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14-166-202. Designation of districts.
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14-166-202. Designation of districts.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes as planning and development districts the boundaries of the following eight (8) economic development districts:
(1) Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Benton, Washington, Madison, Carroll, Boone, Newton, Marion, Searcy, and Baxter counties;
(2) North Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, Independence, Jackson, Van Buren, Cleburne, White, and Woodruff counties;
(3) Northeast Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Randolph, Clay, Lawrence, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, and Phillips counties;
(4) Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Grant, Jefferson, Arkansas, Cleveland, Lincoln, Desha, Bradley, Drew, Chicot, and Ashley counties;
(5) Southwest Economic Development District of Arkansas, Inc., consisting of Sevier, Howard, Little River, Hempstead, Nevada, Ouachita, Dallas, Calhoun, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, and Union counties;
(6) Western Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Logan, Scott, and Polk counties;
(7) West Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Johnson, Pope, Conway, Yell, Perry, Montgomery, Garland, Pike, Clark, and Hot Spring counties; and
(8) Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Faulkner, Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, and Monroe counties.
(b)(1) If a municipality is located in two (2) or more counties which are situated in different planning and development districts, then if the governing body of the municipality so determines by ordinance, the entire area
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-166-202
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14-166-202. Designation of districts.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes as planning and development districts the boundaries of the following eight (8) economic development districts:
(1) Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Benton, Washington, Madison, Carroll, Boone, Newton, Marion, Searcy, and Baxter counties;
(2) North Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, Independence, Jackson, Van Buren, Cleburne, White, and Woodruff counties;
(3) Northeast Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Randolph, Clay, Lawrence, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee, and Phillips counties;
(4) Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Grant, Jefferson, Arkansas, Cleveland, Lincoln, Desha, Bradley, Drew, Chicot, and Ashley counties;
(5) Southwest Economic Development District of Arkansas, Inc., consisting of Sevier, Howard, Little River, Hempstead, Nevada, Ouachita, Dallas, Calhoun, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, and Union counties;
(6) Western Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Logan, Scott, and Polk counties;
(7) West Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Johnson, Pope, Conway, Yell, Perry, Montgomery, Garland, Pike, Clark, and Hot Spring counties; and
(8) Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc., consisting of Faulkner, Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, and Monroe counties.
(b)(1) If a municipality is located in two (2) or more counties which are situated in different planning and development districts, then if the governing body of the municipality so determines by ordinance, the entire area of the municipality may be deemed attached to the planning and development district which has the county with the highest proportion of the population of the municipality.
(2) The population of the municipality shall be based upon the most recent federal decennial or special census data available for the municipality.
(c)(1) Nothing in this subchapter is intended to change or conflict with the status of regional and metropolitan planning commissions or councils of governments established under § 14-17-301 et seq. and § 14-56-501 et seq.
(2) This subchapter does not change the designation of urban and metropolitan planning organizations presently recognized by the Department of Finance and Administration for programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any other department of the United States Government.
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14-17-301. Provisions supplemental.
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to remove or limit the powers of the cooperating cities and counties as provided by state law.
(b) All legislative power with respect to zoning and other planning legislation shall remain with the governing body of the cooperating cities and counties.
(c) Each participating city or county may continue to have its own planning commission or board, but under the joint agreement and in the interest of economy and efficiency and in the interest of uniform standards and procedures, may request the metropolitan or regional planning commission to assume duties and functions of local planning agencies, in whole or in part.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-17-301
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14-56-501. Provisions supplemental.
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to remove or limit the powers of the cooperating cities and counties as provided by state law.
(b) All legislative power with respect to zoning and other planning legislation shall remain with the governing body of the cooperating cities and counties.
(c) Each participating city or county may continue to have its own planning commission or board but may, under the joint agreement and in the interest of economy and efficiency and in the interest of uniform standards and procedures, request the metropolitan or regional planning commission to assume duties and functions of local planning agencies, in whole or in part.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-56-501
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-56-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.