reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 11 - LIVESTOCK SHOW FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-1101 — 22-3-1103) › Section 22-3-1103 - Use of showgrounds - National FFA Organization's State Horse Show

(a)
The Arkansas Livestock Show Association shall permit organizations and associations to use the Arkansas Livestock Show Association's showgrounds and facilities for the National FFA Organization's State Horse Show and other related livestock and poultry activities without charge, when the use involves no additional costs to the Arkansas Livestock Show Association.
(b)
When any organization or association is permitted to use the showgrounds and facilities for the National FFA Organization's State Horse Show and other related livestock and poultry activities, the organization or association so using the grounds and facilities shall clean the livestock showgrounds and facilities and remove all trash and debris resulting from that use and shall leave the grounds and facilities in at least as good condition as the grounds and facilities were prior to the activities.
Acts 1975, No. 1002, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Facilities Finance Act of 1983".
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2601.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1202 - Purpose

It has been found by the General Assembly that adequate construction, equipping, maintenance, and operation of facilities for the Division of Correction and the state-supported institutions of higher education are essential to the well-being of this state and that the pledging of the motor vehicles safety inspection fee, the fees derived from the agriculture and livestock activities and rentals of farm properties, the fees collected from the sale or disposition of articles and products manufactured through the operations of the prison industries program, and the rental fees collected by state-supported institutions of higher education from tenants other than state agencies is essential to the fulfillment of the purposes of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1005, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2614.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1204 - Provisions exclusive and overriding

(a)
This subchapter shall be the complete and sole authority for the establishment of the purposes set forth in this subchapter.
(b)
To the extent that there is a conflict between the purposes of this subchapter and Chapter 2 of this title, the provisions of this subchapter shall govern.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2617.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1205 - Powers of Building Authority Division generally

(a)
In addition to the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth elsewhere in this subchapter or in other laws, the Building Authority Division is authorized and empowered to:
(1)
Acquire, construct, repair, renovate, alter, maintain, and equip existing or new buildings and capital improvements and the sites upon which they are situated for use by the Division of Correction for the housing, treatment, care, and rehabilitation of inmates committed to or in the custody of the Division of Correction;
(2)
Acquire, construct, repair, renovate, alter, maintain, and equip existing or new buildings and capital improvements and the sites upon which they are situated for use by the Division of Correction for the prison agriculture and industry programs;
(3)
Acquire, construct, repair, renovate, alter, maintain, and equip existing or new buildings and capital improvements and the sites upon which they are situated for use by state-supported institutions of higher education;
(4)
Redeem or pay and discharge, or provide therefor, the outstanding 1977 Bonds and 1979 Bonds;
(5)
Obtain the necessary funds for accomplishing its powers, purposes, and authorities from any source, including, without limitation, the proceeds of certificates of indebtedness issued under this subchapter; funds appropriated and made available under Chapter 2 of this title; and funds, if any, appropriated for the buildings defined in this subchapter;
(6)
Purchase, lease or rent, and receive the bequests or donations of, or otherwise acquire, sell, trade, or barter any property either real, personal, or mixed, and convert such property into money or other property;
(7)
Contract and be contracted with;
(8)
Apply for, receive, accept, and use any moneys and property from the United States Government, any agency, any state or governmental body or political subdivision, any public or private corporation or organization of any nature, or any individual;
(9)
Invest and reinvest any of the Building Authority Division's moneys in securities selected by the Building Authority Division; and
(10)
Take such other action, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter and to carry out the intent of this subchapter.
(b)
The powers, purposes, and authorities set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be carried out in accordance with the duly promulgated policies of the Building Authority Division, under and pursuant to Chapter 2 of this title.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1009, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 64, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 64, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2603.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1206 - Plan for proposed construction - Hearings and review - Filing of financial statement

(a)
Before certificates of indebtedness as authorized by this subchapter may be issued by the Building Authority Division and purchased by the State Board of Finance, the division shall develop a plan for all proposed construction work to be performed, the location at which the work is to be performed, and the proposed use of the improvements to be carried out under the construction, together with the estimated cost thereof, and shall file a copy thereof with the Legislative Council, the Governor, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State at least sixty (60) days prior to the issuance of the certificates of indebtedness.
(b)
(1)
Upon receipt of a copy of a plan for proposed construction, the Legislative Council shall review the plan and may hold hearings in connection therewith, and upon the conclusion of the hearings and review, the Legislative Council may offer such advice to the division as it deems appropriate in accomplishing the purposes set forth in this subchapter.
(2)
Copies of the advice of the Legislative Council shall be furnished to the division, the Governor, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for their respective review and consideration.
(3)
Nothing in this subsection is intended to prohibit or limit the authority of the division to proceed in accordance with the purposes and intent of this subchapter, but in each instance in which the division shall elect not to follow the advice of the Legislative Council, the division shall file a written statement of the reasons therefor with the Legislative Council within thirty (30) days after receiving the advice of the Legislative Council.
(4)
The Legislative Council shall report to the next following regular session of the General Assembly its advice offered to the division in performing its duties under the provisions of this subchapter and shall attach to the report any statements in writing filed with the Legislative Council by the division setting forth its reasons for not following the advice of the Legislative Council.
(c)
(1)
Whenever any certificates of indebtedness are issued under the provisions of this subchapter, the division shall thereafter quarterly file with the Legislative Council a detailed financial statement reflecting all expenditures or transfers of funds, by major categories, made during the calendar quarter.
(2)
The division shall furnish the Legislative Council additional information concerning the use of funds provided in this subchapter that the Legislative Council may reasonably request.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6197, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 65, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 65, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2618.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1207 - Certificates of indebtedness - Issuance and purchase authorized

(a)
(1)
For the purpose of providing funds for the construction of buildings as authorized in this subchapter, the Director of the Building Authority Division, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, is authorized and empowered to issue, and the State Board of Finance is authorized and empowered to purchase, Building Authority Division certificates of indebtedness of a total principal amount not to exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
(2)
However, this authority shall be continuing, solely for the purposes as authorized in §
22-3-1205(a)(1) and (2)
, so long as the total outstanding principal amount of the Building Authority Division certificates of indebtedness shall not exceed, at any one time, more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
(b)
The sale and purchase price of the certificates shall be at their par value.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6198, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 66, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 66, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 4; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 112, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2604; Acts 1987, No. 652, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1208 - Certificates of indebtedness - Terms and execution

(a)
(1)
The certificates of indebtedness shall be in such form and denomination, and shall have such dates and maturities, and may be issued in such series, as the Building Authority Division shall determine.
(2)
The schedule of principal and interest maturities shall be arranged so that the aggregate amount maturing each year, except for the initial year or portion thereof, shall be equal, to the nearest hundred dollars, to each other annual installment, and that not more than twenty-one (21) years from date of issue will be required to retire all the certificates of any one (1) issue or series of certificates of indebtedness.
(b)
The certificates shall contain a provision providing for their redemption in advance of maturity, at par, in inverse number order, at the option of the division.
(c)
(1)
The certificates shall bear interest from the date of issuance at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8½%) per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1; the payment of the interest is to be evidenced by endorsement on the certificates by the Treasurer of State.
(2)
Payment of the principal of and interest on the certificates shall be made in lawful money of the United States at the office of the Treasurer of State.
(d)
The certificates of indebtedness shall be executed on behalf of the division by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6200, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6199, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 67, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 67, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2605; Acts 1987, No. 652, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1209 - Certificates of indebtedness - Pledge of revenues and restrictions generally

(a)
The certificates shall be the obligations of the Building Authority Division, and the nontax revenues available to the division under the provisions of §
22-3-1210
, as distinguished from any tax moneys which may be made available for the operation of the division, are pledged to secure the payment of the certificates.
(b)
The certificates shall contain a provision that neither the faith nor credit of the State of Arkansas nor any of its revenues are pledged to the payment of the certificates and that the debt is not the obligation of the division.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6201, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 68, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 68, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1211 - Certificates of indebtedness - Tax exemption

Certificates of indebtedness issued under the provisions of this subchapter, and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes. This exemption shall include income, property, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2615.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1212 - Certificates of indebtedness - Funds used for purchase - Retirement

(a)
(1)
The state funds which may be used by the State Board of Finance in making the purchases of the certificates of indebtedness are those specifically referred to under the provisions of the State Treasury Management Law, §
19-3-501
et seq.
(2)
All certificates purchased or received shall be held in trust for the use and benefit of the various state funds used in the purchase.
(b)
With respect to each certificate of indebtedness, at maturity thereof, the Treasurer of State shall:
(1)
Withdraw the certificate from the Securities Account, charge the Securities Account with the principal thereof, and cancel the certificate;
(2)
Withdraw from the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund established by this subchapter the aggregate amount of principal and interest then due on the certificate;
(3)
Deposit into the State Treasury to the credit of the Cash Account that part of the aggregate amount representing the principal indebtedness evidenced by the certificate; and
(4)
Deposit into the Securities Reserve Fund, as nonrevenue receipts, that part of the aggregate amount representing interest then due on the certificate.
(c)
The certificates of indebtedness which have been paid and cancelled by the Treasurer of State shall be delivered to the Building Authority Division.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6203, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1213 - Certificates of indebtedness - Alternative method of payment

(a)
In the event it shall be determined that the procedure set forth in §
22-3-1212
for the retirement of the certificates is unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the Building Authority Division is authorized and directed to establish an account in its name in a bank to be approved by the State Board of Finance and to deposit therein so much of the first moneys received by it each year under the provisions of §
22-3-1210
as shall be required to meet the next ensuing principal and interest maturities of its outstanding certificates, together with such additional amounts as may be necessary to pay any certificates which it shall determine to retire in advance of maturity.
(b)
The division is authorized and directed to reimburse the funds so deposited for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the division's outstanding certificates of indebtedness authorized under this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6204, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 70, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 70, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2608.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1214 - Certificates of indebtedness - Disposition of proceeds

Proceeds from the sale of the certificates of indebtedness shall be deposited into the State Treasury as follows:
(1)
All funds held as a debt service reserve fund in the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund pursuant to the provisions hereof and the earnings thereon shall be applied on or after January 2, 1990, to redeem, to the extent possible, certificates of indebtedness identified as Series B; and
(2)
The remainder thereof shall be credited as trust funds to the "Public Facilities Construction Fund", which is established by this subdivision (2), and shall be used only for the redemption of the 1977 Bonds and the 1979 Bonds and for the construction of buildings authorized under this subchapter.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2606; Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 86, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1216 - Authorizing resolution as enforceable contract - Covenants

Any authorizing resolution shall, together with this subchapter, constitute a contract between the Building Authority Division, and the State Board of Finance, and the Treasurer of State, which contract and all covenants, agreements, and obligations therein shall be promptly performed in strict compliance with its terms and provisions, and the covenants, agreements, and obligations of the division may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding at law or in equity. In this regard, the division is expressly authorized to include in any authorizing resolution all or part of the following covenants:
(1)
That, to the fullest extent possible, the division will continuously operate any and all facilities constructed pursuant to the authority of this subchapter as revenue-producing undertakings, including the maintenance, occupancy, and use of facilities and space so as to avoid any impairment of the security for the certificates of indebtedness; and
(2)
That, to the fullest extent possible, the division will always charge, impose, and collect sufficient revenues, including, without limitation, rentals to meet as due all debt service requirements, and otherwise comply with any provisions of authorizing resolutions concerning revenues and funds.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6205, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 71, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 71, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2613.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 12 - PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING (§§ 22-3-1201 — 22-3-1226) › Section 22-3-1219 - Employment of architects and other professionals - Notice for bids for construction

(a)
The Building Authority Division is authorized to employ architects to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of costs for the construction of any and all facilities authorized by the provisions of this subchapter and to supervise and inspect the construction.
(b)
After the division has approved the plans and specifications prepared by the architect, the division shall proceed to advertise for bids and contract for the construction of facilities in accordance with applicable laws governing the construction of public buildings.
(c)
The division is authorized to engage and pay such professional, technical, and other help as the division determines to be necessary or desirable in assisting the division to carry out effectively the authorities, functions, powers, and duties conferred and imposed upon the division by this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6207, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 74, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 74, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1983, No. 458, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-2616.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Blind" or "blind person" means a person having not more than
20
/
200
visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses, or visual acuity greater than
20
/
200
but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees (20°);
(2)
"Blind operator" and "blind vending facility operator" mean a blind person, as defined in subdivision (1) of this section, who is licensed by the licensing agency to operate a vending facility, as defined in subdivision (8) of this section;
(3)
"Licensing agency" means the Division of State Services for the Blind;
(4)
"Regular vending facility" means a vending facility where food preparation or cooking is not done on state property;
(5)
"State agency" means a department, commission, agency, or instrumentality of state government or operation;
(6)
"State agency administrator" means the head of each department, commission, or agency, or constitutional officer or official, in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of state property;
(7)
"State property" or "state building" means buildings and land owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state, except the cafeteria located in the State Capitol; and
(8)
"Vending facility" means a snack bar, cafeteria, restaurant, cafe, concession stand, vending service from coin-operated machines, vending stands, cart service, or other facilities at which food, drinks, novelties, newspapers, periodicals, confections, souvenirs, tobacco products, or related items are regularly sold.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 13; 1975, No. 906, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2585.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1302 - Applicability

This subchapter is not intended to cover the following vending facilities:
(1)
Vending facilities operated by universities and colleges or the vending facilities provided as an integral part of their services to students or as a training program for students;
(2)
Food service provided by hospitals or residential institutions of the state as a direct service to patients, inmates, correctional staff, trainees, or otherwise institutionalized persons; and
(3)
The cafeteria located in the basement of the State Capitol. However, the exemption of the cafeteria located in the basement of the State Capitol shall in no way affect the continued operation of the blind vending facility on the third floor of the State Capitol.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 12; 1975, No. 906, § 1; 1983, No. 768, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2584.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1303 - Preference to blind persons to operate vending facilities on state property

(a)
For the purpose of assisting blind persons to become self-supporting and to further promote employment of the blind in Arkansas, state agency administrators shall assure that preference is given to the licensing agency in authorizing the operation of vending facilities on state property through the organized vending facility program operated by the licensing agency.
(b)
The licensing agency shall give preference in the assignment of state vending facilities to blind persons in need of employment who have been licensed to operate vending facilities in Arkansas for the dispensing of such items as, but not limited to, newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, and articles, including food and beverages, as may be dispensed automatically or manually and in accordance with all applicable health laws.
(c)
It shall be the duty of state agency administrators to negotiate and cooperate in good faith to accomplish the purpose of this subchapter to ensure that vending facilities operated on state property provide employment opportunities for the blind. Upon request of the licensing agency, state agency administrators shall prescribe rules designed both to assure that these facilities benefit the blind and to assure preference for licensed blind operators.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2360, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 201, §§ 1, 2, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2573, 80-2574, 80-2581.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1304 - License required to operate vending facility

No blind person may operate a vending facility, including any vending machine or other coin-operated device, on state property unless licensed to do so by the licensing agency.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2576.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1305 - Issuance of licenses

(a)
The licensing agency shall issue licenses to operate vending facilities on state property to blind persons who are in need of employment and who are capable of efficiently operating the vending facility in a manner resulting in reasonable satisfaction for all parties concerned.
(b)
No blind person shall be issued a license as an operator until adequate training has been provided by the licensing agency.
(c)
The license is to be issued for an indefinite period of time and may be terminated by the licensing agency for just cause.
(d)
The license shall be issued to qualified blind individuals without regard to race, color, or national origin.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2577.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1306 - Duties of licensing agency upon request for vending facility

Upon written or verbal request from a state agency administrator that a vending facility is desired on state property, or upon its own initiative, the licensing agency shall:
(1)
Survey the property, blueprints, plans, or other available information to determine if the installation of a vending facility would be feasible and profitable and notify the state agency administrator as to the plans of the licensing agency in regard to developing the vending facility; in new construction, the survey shall be conducted before construction contracts are awarded;
(2)
Provide adequate initial inventory and stocks to make vending facilities operational and provide and install proper equipment and fixtures for all regular vending facilities; and
(3)
Supervise the overall installation of equipment for the vending facility and supervise the blind licensed operator in the day-to-day operation and management of the vending facility to ensure compliance with the policies and procedures set down by mutual agreement between the licensing agency and the state agency administrator for whom the vending facility is to be provided.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2575.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1307 - Selection of location - Provision of utilities, space, and services

(a)
The state agency administrators shall cooperate with the licensing agency in the selection of a suitable location for vending facilities and shall provide proper space, plumbing, lighting, and electrical outlets for the vending facility in the original planning and construction or in the alteration and renovation of present state property.
(b)
The state agency administrators shall provide necessary utilities, janitorial service, and garbage disposal for the operation of the vending facility.
(c)
Space for all vending facilities and their operational utility cost shall be provided rent-free by the state agency.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2580.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1308 - State property unable to support vending facility - Coin-operated machines

(a)
State agency administrators of state property where the total number of persons using the property daily would produce insufficient profits, as determined by the licensing agency, to support a vending facility and a living wage for a blind person shall grant a preference to the licensing agency in securing proper coin-operated vending machines for the state property if the property houses or serves fifty (50) persons or more.
(b)
Profits from these coin-operated vending machines shall accrue to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind to be used in the vending facility program for the blind under this subchapter.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2579.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1309 - Vending facilities for state property housing or serving 50 or more persons

(a)
In the design, construction, alteration, or renovation of state property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more, there shall be included a satisfactory site or sites with space and electrical and plumbing outlets suitable for the location and operation of a vending facility. State property housing or serving fifty (50) persons or more shall include any space or building rented, leased, or otherwise acquired for use by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state.
(b)
The licensing agency shall, before the letting of the contract, survey plans or blueprints in accordance with §
22-3-1306(1)
.
(c)
(1)
The vending facility shall be operated by a blind person if sufficient profit potential is available to produce a living wage.
(2)
If sufficient profit potential is not available, coin-operated vending machines may be installed in the site with the profits accruing to the Arkansas Vending Stand Program for the Blind.
(d)
In new construction, major alteration, or renovation of state property where, in the opinion of the state agency administrator, complete meal-type food service or cafeteria service is necessary, the heavy equipment necessary for the preparation, cooking, preserving, and serving of the food shall be furnished and installed as part of the overall construction, alteration, or renovation cost by the state agency.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2582.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1310 - Existing vending facilities operated by blind persons

(a)
On state property where a vending facility is presently being operated by a blind licensed operator and before any additional or different provisions or arrangements are made for the sale or dispensing of articles or services of the type enumerated in §
22-3-1303(b)
, the licensing agency shall be given an opportunity to determine if the articles or services might be sold or dispensed in a manner designed to provide additional income or employment opportunities for the blind through the licensing agency's program.
(b)
The responsibility for securing proper coin-operated vending machines or other vending facilities for the property shall be with the licensing agency, upon request by the state agency administrator.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2578.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1311 - Termination of contracts with sighted vendors

On state property where vending facilities are being operated by those other than the blind, when the present contract or agreement expires or is terminated for any reason or when a change in the present vending facility is imminent, the future planned vending facility for such state property shall be covered by this subchapter, and state agency administrators shall contact the licensing agency to assure preference for the blind. Provided, however, leases executed under §
22-2-114
prior to June 1, 1999, shall not be considered a contract or agreement within this subchapter if the property is owned by the Building Authority Division.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6208, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 201, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2583; Acts 1999, No. 750, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1312 - Maintenance of physical facilities

The Division of State Services for the Blind shall retain a portion of the proceeds derived from the vending stand program to be used for the benefit of maintaining the physical facilities of the vending stand program. The expenditures shall be limited to renovation of existing space, replacement of furniture or equipment, repairs, and other expenses necessary to maintain the vending stand program.
Acts 1987, No. 1049, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 13 - VENDORS (§§ 22-3-1301 — 22-3-1313) › Section 22-3-1313 - Food service training program - Vending facility

(a)
Should a state agency operate or develop as an integral part of its student program a food service training program, the state agency administrator or governing board of the state-supported facility shall notify the licensing agency of the program change.
(b)
The licensing agency shall contract with the state agency administrator or governing board of the state-supported facility for any continuance of the vending facility located at the state agency. Such continuance shall provide for the existence of both the food service student training program and the vending facility, if possible. The state licensing agency shall determine the feasibility of such continuance.
Acts 1991, No. 1022, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "State Agencies Facilities Acquisition Act of 1991".
Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1402 - Construction

(a)
This subchapter shall be construed liberally.
(b)
The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, and things.
Acts 1991, No. 1173, §§ 4, 15, 16; 1993, No. 829, § 1; 1999, No. 1182, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1403 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Agency" or "state agency" means any agency, board, office, commission, department, division, or institution of the State of Arkansas;
(2)
"Authority" means the Arkansas Development Finance Authority created pursuant to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority Act, §
15-5-101
et seq., §§
15-5-201
-
15-5-211
,
15-5-213
, and
15-5-301
-
15-5-316
;
(3)
"Bonds" or "revenue bonds" means any bonds, notes, debentures, interim certificates, grant and revenue anticipation notes, interest in a lease, lease certificates of participation, or evidences of indebtedness, whether or not the interest on them is subject to federal income taxation; and
(4)
"Construct" means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, install, and equip any lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other property, real, personal, or mixed, useful in connection therewith and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith by such methods and in such manner as the Building Authority Division shall determine to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the powers, purposes, and authority set forth in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6209, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 76, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 76, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 2; 1999, No. 1182, § 2; 2007, No. 186, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1404 - Powers

In addition to the purposes, powers, and authority set forth elsewhere in this subchapter or in other laws, the Building Authority Division may:
(1)
Acquire, construct, and equip buildings or by purchase, exchange, barter, gift, long-term lease, or other means, buildings and facilities to house state agencies;
(2)
Exercise the power of eminent domain within Pulaski County only for the purpose of acquiring buildings and facilities and to otherwise carry out the purposes and intent of this subchapter, with such power to be exercised in the manner provided in §
22-2-109
;
(3)
Provide for the housing of state agencies in the buildings and facilities so acquired or constructed to the extent that space and facilities are available for such purpose, under such terms and conditions, and for such rentals and charges, as the division determines;
(4)
Acquire, construct, or cause to be constructed parking facilities, storage facilities, warehouses, garages, and other ancillary and related facilities to serve the facility;
(5)
Purchase, lease, or rent and receive bequests or donations of or otherwise acquire, sell, trade, or barter any property, real, personal, or mixed, and convert such property into money or other property;
(6)
Contract and be contracted with;
(7)
Apply for, receive, accept, and use any moneys and property from the United States Government, any agency, state, governmental body, political subdivision, public or private organization or corporation of any nature, or any individual; and
(8)
Take such other actions not inconsistent with law as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the powers, purposes, and authority as set forth in this section in accordance with the policies promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6211, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6210, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 77, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 77, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 48, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 48, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 3; 1999, No. 1182, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1405 - Duties

In addition to the purposes, powers, and authority set forth elsewhere in this subchapter or in other laws, in connection with the construction and equipping of buildings and facilities in Little Rock, Arkansas, to house state agencies, the Building Authority Division may:
(1)
Obtain the necessary funds for accomplishing the purposes set forth in this subchapter from any source or sources, including without limitation the proceeds of revenue bonds or lease financings as authorized herein, and other funds as may be appropriated or may be available therefor;
(2)
Contract and be contracted with;
(3)
Invest and reinvest any of the proceeds of such revenue bonds as provided in such authorizing resolution or trust indenture, hereinafter authorized; and
(4)
Take such other actions not inconsistent with law as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the powers, purposes, and authority set forth herein, in accordance with the policies promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services as authorized by law.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6213, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6212, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 78, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 78, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 49, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 49, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1407 - Revenue bonds

(a)
Pursuant to the intention of the General Assembly expressed in §
15-5-303
, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, in cooperation with the Building Authority Division, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue revenue bonds at one (1) time or from time to time, and to use the proceeds thereof for defraying the costs of accomplishing all or part of the powers, purposes, and authorities set forth in this subchapter and all expenses incidental thereto, including, without limitation, expenses for the operation and maintenance of such facilities pending completion of the construction, repair, remodeling, or renovation, paying the expenses of authorizing and issuing the bonds, establishing a debt service reserve to secure the payment of the bonds, if the Arkansas Development Finance Authority deems such desirable, and making provision for the payment of debt service on the bonds, including fees of trustees and paying agents, until revenues for the payment thereof are available.
(b)
The bonds outstanding under this subchapter may be in such principal amount as the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the division shall determine to be necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this subchapter.
(c)
The bonds shall be authorized, shall be sold by such means, shall bear such rate or rates of interest, and shall be executed and delivered in such manner as the Arkansas Development Finance Authority may determine pursuant to the provisions of §
15-5-301
et seq.
(d)
(1)
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority is authorized to enter into such authorizing resolutions and trust indentures as it deems necessary to secure the revenue bonds.
(2)
No member of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall be personally liable on the bonds.
(e)
Nothing in the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed to remove, modify, or amend §
15-5-303
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6214, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1173, §§ 5, 6; 1993, No. 829, § 2; 1999, No. 1182, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 22 - PUBLIC PROPERTY (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-10-505) › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES (§§ 22-3-201 — 22-3-2106) › Subchapter 14 - STATE AGENCIES FACILITIES ACQUISITION ACT (§§ 22-3-1401 — 22-3-1416) › Section 22-3-1408 - Required statement on bond - Lien and pledge to secure bonds

(a)
It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter, that the bonds shall be obligations only of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, that in no event shall they constitute indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the State of Arkansas or any of its revenues, within the meaning of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20, are pledged.
(b)
(1)
The principal of, premiums, if any, interest on, and trustees' and paying agents' fees in connection with the bonds shall be secured by a lien on and pledge of and shall be payable from the pledged revenues defined in this section.
(2)
The authorizing resolution or trust indenture shall set forth details of the nature and extent of the lien and pledge, including provisions for the use of surplus revenues, if any, for any other lawful purposes.
Acts 1991, No. 1173, § 6.