Title 14, Local Government

All funds derived from assessments upon real property by a district established under the provisions of this chapter shall be funds of the district and not funds of the municipality. They shall at all times be kept separate and apart from funds of the municipality and shall be us…

(a) The city council of any city of the first or second class and the town council of any incorporated town shall have power to grant to any railroad company a right-of-way through the streets of the city or town, with the right to establish and maintain depots and other necessar…

This chapter may be cited as the “Public Transit System Act.”

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Authority” means the public corporation created pursuant to § 14-334-103;(2) “Capital costs” means the fixed expenses associated with initiating transit operations including, but not limited to, the purchase …

(a) Any combination of two (2) or more entities as defined in § 14-334-102(4), or portions of those entities, are authorized to create and establish one (1) or more authorities for the purpose of acquiring, owning, equipping, leasing, maintaining, licensing, and operating a publi…

(a) Each authority, when created, and the members thereof, shall constitute a public corporation and, as such, shall have perpetual succession, may contract and be contracted with, may sue and be sued, and may have and use a common seal. (b) The exercise of the powers and perform…

Each authority is authorized and empowered to acquire, own, equip, construct, lease, maintain, license, and regulate public and private public transportation and otherwise maintain a public transit system so located and operated to best serve the region in which it is located.

(a) All transit systems formed under this chapter, and all the properties thereof, are declared to be public properties used exclusively for public purposes. (b) The legislative intent of this section is that these transit systems, and all properties thereof, shall be exempt from…

(a) Subject to such limitations as may be contained in the agreement provided for in § 14-334-103, the management and control of each authority, its property, operations, business, and affairs shall be governed by a board comprised of at least:(1) A representative of the county j…

(1) Each authority is given power and authority as follows:(1) To make and adopt all necessary bylaws, rules, and regulations for its organization and operations not inconsistent with law;(2) To elect officers, to appoint committees, and to employ and fix the compensation for per…

(a) (1) The authority is authorized and empowered to issue transit revenue bonds from time to time in principal amounts sufficient to pay capital costs of the system.(2) There may be more than one (1) issue of bonds, or there may be one (1) issue sold and delivered in series.(3) …

(a) The principal of and interest on all bonds issued under the authority of this chapter may be secured by a pledge of, and shall be payable from, transit system revenues or liens on real and personal property of the authority. (b) (1) Each resolution authorizing the issuance of…

(a) (1) Transit revenue bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter.(2) Refunding bonds may be combined into a single issue with revenue bonds issued for the purpose of completing, reconstructing, or expanding the transit …

(a) Revenue bonds issued under the authority of this chapter are made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banks, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in …

The principal of and interest on bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes. This exemption shall include income, inheritance, and estate taxes.

(a) Contributions may be made to authorities from time to time by the various public and private entities and persons, firms, or corporations that shall desire to do so. (b) (1) In order to afford maximum opportunities for contributions, the agreement provided for under § 14-334-…

(a) All funds received by an authority shall be deposited in such banks as the authority may direct and shall be withdrawn therefrom in such manner as the authority may direct. (b) (1) (A) Each authority shall keep a strict account of all its receipts and expenditures and shall, …

All employees of each authority who are eligible shall be deemed to be within the workers' compensation laws of Arkansas, and premiums on their compensation shall be paid by the authority as required by law.

(a) (1) The county court of any county in this state may grant to persons or corporations authority for the construction, maintenance, and operation, for a period of not exceeding fifty (50) years, of electric railroads or railways upon, over, along, and across any public road or…

(a) All street railway companies or corporations operating cars by electricity or by overhead wires shall construct and maintain their wires at a height of not less than twenty-two feet (22′) above the top of the rail or the railroad track crossed by the street railway company. (…

(a) (1) (A) It shall be the duty of every person, firm, or corporation operating any street railway on, along, or across any street or avenue in any city of the first class in the State of Arkansas, under and by virtue of any indeterminate permit issued by the Arkansas Transporta…

(a) All persons, companies, or corporations operating a streetcar line for the transportation of passengers in a city of the first class in this state shall be required to keep every streetcar run by them for the transportation of passengers heated during the fall, winter, and sp…

(a) It shall be the duty of every street railway company or corporation operating a street railway crossing the tracks of a railroad company to bring its cars to a full stop at least ten feet (10′) and not more than twenty feet (20′) before reaching the tracks of the railroad com…

(a) All municipal corporations with a population, according to the last federal census, of one thousand (1,000) people or more, shall paint or prepare a conspicuous sign displaying the name of the municipality so as to be visible to persons traveling by air. (b) The sign shall be…

(a) Any county owning and operating an airport may, by appropriate action of the county court, create a commission for the purpose of operating and managing the airport and its related properties and facilities. (b) The county court of any county desiring to avail itself of the b…

(a) The first commissioners shall be appointed by the county court in the order creating the airport commission. (b) Of the commissioners first appointed, one (1) shall serve for a term of one (1) year, one (1) shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one (1) shall serve for a te…

Any commissioner appointed under the provisions of this chapter may be removed only for cause by the county court after a hearing in which the commissioner proposed to be removed is given reasonable notice and an opportunity to appear.

The county court shall have authority to fix and prescribe the compensation, if any, to be paid to the commissioners.

(a) (1) The commissioners appointed under this chapter shall have full and complete authority to manage, operate, improve, extend, and maintain the airport and its related properties and facilities.(2) The commissioners shall have full and complete charge of the airport and its r…

(a) (1) The commissioners shall adopt such rules and regulations as they deem necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the airport and its related properties and facilities.(2) The commissioners shall have authority to alter, change, or amend these rules…

All revenue derived from the operation of the airport, after paying the operating expenses and maintenance, may be set aside and used for additional improvements on the airport or for any lawful purpose.

(a) (1) The commissioners shall keep a record of all revenues and expenditures of the airport and its related properties and facilities. They shall prepare and file an annual report of the financial affairs and conditions of the airport and its related properties and facilities.(…

Any county in this state may acquire, own, operate, and maintain an airport or flying field in that county and may make, build, and construct all improvements at the airport or flying field as may be deemed necessary for the proper operation thereof.

(a) Counties are authorized to acquire lands for airports or flying fields by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, which is granted to counties for this purpose. (b) The power of eminent domain granted to counties by this section shall be exercised i…

This chapter shall be known as the “Airport Commission Act.”

This chapter shall apply to cities of the first class and of the second class or any group of cities jointly owning or operating a municipal airport.

Any city of the first class or of the second class owning and operating a municipal airport and its relative properties and facilities, or any city of the first class or second class desiring to own and operate a municipal airport, by appropriate action of its city council or oth…

(a) Any city affected by and desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter shall enact by a majority vote of the elected and qualified members of its city council an ordinance creating an airport commission to be composed of seven (7) citizens who are qualified elector…

(a) (1) The commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a three-fourths vote of the elected and qualified members of the city council.(2) In municipalities located in a metropolitan statistical area designated by the United States Bureau of the Census having a …

Any commissioner appointed by the provisions of this chapter may be removed upon a three-fourths (¾) vote of the elected and qualified members of the city council.

The city council shall have authority to fix and prescribe the salaries to be paid to the commissioners.

The commissioners shall meet at least monthly, but other meetings may be held at any time by the commission or upon the call of the mayor and city council.

(a) (1) The commissioners appointed under this chapter shall have full and complete authority to manage, operate, improve, extend, and maintain the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities.(2) The commissioners shall have full and complete charge of the airport…

(a) Upon the appointment of the commissioners as provided in this chapter, the mayor and city council shall execute such instruments and enact such measures as may be necessary to vest complete charge of the municipally owned airport and its related properties and facilities in t…

(a) All cities qualifying under this chapter are authorized to finance improvements of airport facilities as provided in any manner not inconsistent with the Arkansas Constitution and in accordance with any such finance method including, but not limited to, the issuance of bonds,…

The city is expressly authorized to have all the rights of eminent domain as may be necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the municipal airport and its related properties and facilities as is granted by § 14-360-102.