Title 14, Local Government

Refunding bonds may be issued and may be sold, exchanged, or hypothecated under the procedure provided in §§ 14-117-414 and 14-117-415.

All bonds issued under the terms of this chapter that are made payable from the proceeds of assessments shall be secured by a lien on all lands in the district unless the district shall be able to sell bonds payable out of water revenue only. The board shall see to it that a tax …

(a) If any bond, or interest coupon on any bond, issued by the board is not paid within thirty (30) days after its maturity, it shall be the duty of the circuit or chancery court of the proper county, on the application of any holder of a bond or interest coupon so overdue, to or…

(a) The board shall also keep the original itemized bills and accounts of all financial transactions and all warrants which have been paid. Each warrant shall state on its face the service for which it was rendered, the person to whom paid, and the amount of the warrant. (b) On o…

(a) The districts shall have authority to levy and collect a tax to secure funds to maintain, repair, and operate all plants, properties, and improvements of the district and to give and maintain proper service for the purposes of its organization. (b) (1) (A) The board of commis…

(a) The amount of the taxes provided for in this chapter shall be annually extended upon the tax books of the county and collected by the collector of the county along with the other taxes, and for his services in making the collection the collector shall receive a commission as …

(a) All taxes levied under the terms of this chapter shall be deemed to be due and payable at any time from the third Monday in February to and including October 1 and shall be payable, at the option of the taxpayer, in installments as follows:(1) The first installment of one-fou…

(a) If any taxes levied in pursuance of this chapter are not paid at maturity, the collector shall not embrace the taxes in the taxes for which he shall sell the lands, but he shall add to the amount of the tax a penalty of ten percent (10%). (b) The board shall enforce the colle…

Notice of the pendency of the suit shall be given by publication weekly for four (4) consecutive weeks before judgment is entered on the sale of the lands in some newspaper published in the county where the suit may be pending, which public notice may be in the following terms: “…

(a) The suit shall stand for trial at the first term of court after the complaint may be filed if the four (4) weeks shall expire either before the first day of the term or during the term of court to which the suit is brought unless a continuance is granted, for good cause shown…

(a) Suits for collection of taxes shall be conducted in the name of the district and in accordance with the practice and proceedings of chancery or circuit courts in this state, except as herein otherwise provided, and neither attorneys ad litem nor guardians ad litem, nor any of…

At any time within two (2) years after the rendition of the final decree of the chancery or circuit court herein provided for, the owner of the lands may file his petition in the court rendering the decree, alleging the payment of taxes on the lands for the year for which they we…

This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.

This subchapter shall be cumulative and shall not repeal any existing law, nor shall it be deemed to take from any levee, drainage, or other improvement district any power or right the district now has to enter into and perform any agreement or contract with the United States Arm…

(a) When the Congress of the United States has enacted a law adopting and authorizing a project for the improvement of any of the rivers, tributaries, or streams of or bordering on this state, ten (10) or more owners of real property within the area embraced within the adopted an…

(a) If lands in more than one (1) county are embraced within the adopted and authorized project and within the proposed district, the petition shall be filed in the circuit court in the judicial district in which the largest portion of the lands are situated and within a county i…

(a) The order of the circuit court establishing the district shall have all of the force and effect of a judgment. (b) Any owner of real property within the district may appeal from the judgment within thirty (30) days after the judgment has been made, but if no appeal is taken w…

(a) When the circuit court has established any improvement district, it shall appoint any number of owners of real property within the district, the number to be fixed by the court, to act as commissioners. At least one (1) shall be appointed from each county containing lands emb…

The plans prepared by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers, or any other federal agency as and when adopted, approved, and authorized by Congress of the United States, shall be the plan of improvement for the district.

(a) The commissioners shall proceed to assess the lands within the district, shall inscribe in a book the description of each tract of land, shall assess the value of the benefits to accrue to each tract by reason of the improvement, and shall enter the assessment of benefits opp…

(a) When the assessment is completed, the commissioners shall subscribe the assessment and deposit it with the clerk of the circuit court where the district was organized. The book shall be kept and preserved as a public record, and a list of the lands and assessments in the coun…

(a) The circuit court shall at the same time that the assessment of benefits is confirmed, or any subsequent time when called upon by the commissioners of the district, enter upon its records an order which shall have all the force of a judgment, providing that there shall be ass…

(a) The amount of the tax provided for shall be annually extended upon the tax books of each county where any lands are embraced within the district. The tax shall be collected by the collector of each county in the same manner and within the same time as other state and county t…

The acquisitions of rights-of-way, payment of damages, construction of bridges, maintenance, or any other payment or contribution required of the local interests by the plan of the district may be hastened by the borrowing of money by the board at a rate of interest not exceeding…

(a) Districts organized under this subchapter shall have all the rights, powers, and privileges of drainage districts organized under existing laws and all amendments of those laws, and specifically under Acts 1909, No. 279, as amended. (b) However, districts organized under this…

(1) Districts formed under this chapter shall have:(1) Full power to enter into contracts of assurance with the federal government or any of its agencies and to do and perform all acts required by that agency in furtherance of the plan of improvement as authorized by the Congress…

This subchapter shall be cumulative and shall not repeal any existing law, nor shall it be deemed to take from any levee, drainage, or other improvement district any power or right the district now has to enter into and perform any agreement or contract with the United States Arm…

(a) There is created as a committee of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission the Red River Commission with the following powers, duties, and responsibilities under this subchapter:(1) To cooperate with the appropriate state and federal agencies for the study and planning of n…

(a) (1) The Red River Commission shall be composed of eight (8) members, appointed by the Governor as follows: Two (2) who are residents and electors of Little River County, two (2) who are residents and electors of Hempstead County, two (2) who are residents and electors of Mill…

(a) Whenever the United States Congress has enacted a law adopting and authorizing a project for the improvement of the main stem of the Red River in Little River County, Hempstead County, Miller County, or Lafayette County in Arkansas, the Red River Commission, after performing …

(a) The order of the circuit court establishing the district shall have all of the force and effect of a judgment. (b) Any owner of real property within the district may appeal from the judgment within thirty (30) days after the judgment has been made, but if no appeal is taken w…

(a) When the circuit court has established the improvement district upon the petition of the Red River Commission under this subchapter, it shall proceed for the appointment of a board of commissioners in the same manner as provided by § 14-118-106. (b) The board of commissioners…

The provisions of §§ 22-9-701 and 22-9-702, which provide for public entities to provide assistance and payments to persons displaced by the acquisition of real property in connection with programs and projects wholly or partially financed by federal funds and to do such other ac…

(a) The Red River Commission may receive and use any federal, state or private funds, donations, and grants made available for the development, use and expansion of the Red River. (b) The commission may share in costs associated with the Red River Valley Association.

This subchapter shall be cumulative and shall not repeal any existing law, nor shall it be deemed to take away from any levee, drainage, or other improvement district any power or right that district now has to enter into and perform any agreement or contract with the United Stat…

This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose.

(a) The enumeration of the specific powers and duties under this subchapter shall not be deemed to be a limitation under the general rights, powers, and privileges conferred by the existing drainage district laws of the State of Arkansas as provided in this subchapter. (b) The di…

When an improvement district has been established by order of the circuit court pursuant to the provisions of §§ 14-118-101 — 14-118-114, commissioners for the improvement district have been appointed by order of the circuit court, an assessment of benefits has been made and appr…

(a) The board of commissioners of such an improvement district, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members thereof, may determine that the improvement district should have those rights, powers, and privileges of drainage districts organized under the existing laws of this…

(a) By the order of the circuit court, the powers of the improvement district shall be enlarged and extended to embrace all the powers, rights, and privileges of drainage districts organized under the existing laws of the State of Arkansas and all amendments to the existing laws …

(a) (1) Upon the order granting the enlarged powers, the commissioners of the improvement district may determine to proceed to assess the lands in the district for the purpose of carrying out the plans of improvement as adopted in the order creating the district.(2) Thereupon, th…

(a) When the assessment is completed, the commissioners shall subscribe the assessment and deposit it with the clerk at the circuit court where the district was organized. The book shall be kept and preserved as a public record, and a list of the lands and assessments in the coun…

(a) Any owner of real property within the district who conceives himself to be aggrieved by the assessment of benefits or damages or deems that the assessment of any lands in the district is inadequate shall present his complaint to the circuit court on the day named in the notic…

(a) The circuit court, at the same time that the assessment of benefits is confirmed or any time when called upon by the commissioners of the district, shall enter upon its records an order which shall have all the force of a judgment, providing that:(1) There shall be assessed u…

The assessment of benefits shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum and shall be payable only in installments as levied.

(a) In order to hasten the work, the board may borrow money at a rate of interest not exceeding the maximum rate prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Arkansas at the time of issuance. The board may issue negotiable bonds therefor signed by the members of the board and m…