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14-116-102. Purpose.
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14-116-102. Purpose.
Public nonprofit regional water distribution districts may be organized under this chapter for any one (1) or more of the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition of water from wells, lakes, rivers, tributaries, or streams of or bordering this state or from existing reservoirs heretofore created by the construction of dams by or under the direction and supervision of the United States Army Corps of Engineers;
(2) Acquisition of water, water storage facilities, and the storage of the water in reservoirs created by the construction of multipurpose dams by or under the direction and supervision of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, or by the water district with federal financial or other assistance furnished by the United States Secretary of Agriculture under the provisions of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act or any other federal law;
(3) Purification, treatment, and processing of the water;
(4) Furnishing the water to persons desiring it;
(5) Assisting in the installation and operation of the water and transportation facilities of persons who are furnished water by the water district and the acquisition, supply, or installation of equipment necessary therefor;
(6) Transportation and delivery of the water to persons furnished it by the water district;
(7) In the case of a district in existence on January 1, 2001, other than a district the lands within which are subject to assessment under § 14-116-601 et seq., owning, acquiring, operating, constructing, equipping, improving, expanding, contracting, concerning, and otherwise dealing in and with regard to properties, real, personal, or mixed, tangible and intangible, for the purpose of the collecting, transporting, treating, and disposing of sewage and liquid waste, ind
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-116-102
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14-116-102. Purpose.
Public nonprofit regional water distribution districts may be organized under this chapter for any one (1) or more of the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition of water from wells, lakes, rivers, tributaries, or streams of or bordering this state or from existing reservoirs heretofore created by the construction of dams by or under the direction and supervision of the United States Army Corps of Engineers;
(2) Acquisition of water, water storage facilities, and the storage of the water in reservoirs created by the construction of multipurpose dams by or under the direction and supervision of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, or by the water district with federal financial or other assistance furnished by the United States Secretary of Agriculture under the provisions of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act or any other federal law;
(3) Purification, treatment, and processing of the water;
(4) Furnishing the water to persons desiring it;
(5) Assisting in the installation and operation of the water and transportation facilities of persons who are furnished water by the water district and the acquisition, supply, or installation of equipment necessary therefor;
(6) Transportation and delivery of the water to persons furnished it by the water district;
(7) In the case of a district in existence on January 1, 2001, other than a district the lands within which are subject to assessment under § 14-116-601 et seq., owning, acquiring, operating, constructing, equipping, improving, expanding, contracting, concerning, and otherwise dealing in and with regard to properties, real, personal, or mixed, tangible and intangible, for the purpose of the collecting, transporting, treating, and disposing of sewage and liquid waste, industrial, commercial, and residential; and
(8) Carrying out the functions as may be related and appropriate to the accomplishment of the purposes enumerated in this section.
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14-116-601. Assessment of benefits and damages.
(a) After the court issues an order approving the improvement plan, the assessor shall proceed to assess the land within the project area on the basis of benefits accruing to the land from the improvement plan.
(b)(1) Taking into account available funding sources, and in the discretion of the district, the total tax levied against all individual and separate parcels of land within the project area shall be sufficient to pay up to the estimated cost of the improvement, all related costs, including, but not limited to, the interest, bond issuance, legal, accounting, appraisals, the debt issuance and related costs, and up to an additional twenty percent (20%) for unforeseen contingencies.
(2) The amount of interest which will accrue on notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by a water district shall be included in and added to the taxes levied against the land in the project area, but the interest to accrue on the notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness shall not be construed as a part of the costs of construction in determining whether the expenses and the costs of making the improvements exceed the assessment of benefits.
(c) The tax so levied shall be a lien upon the land within the improvement project area from the time that the tax is levied by the court and shall be entitled to preference over all demands, executions, encumbrances, or liens whensoever created. It shall continue until the tax and all related costs and expenses with penalties shall have been paid.
(d)(1) A separate book for each improvement project area shall be maintained with respect to assessments of benefits on the basis of benefits accruing to the land from the improvement plan.
(2) The assessor shall cause to be
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-116-601
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