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14-169-706. Assistance by municipalities and other public bodies.
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14-169-706. Assistance by municipalities and other public bodies.
(a) Any municipality or other public body is authorized, without limiting any provision in § 14-169-705, to do any and all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning and undertaking of any urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act, including the furnishing of such financial and other assistance as the municipality or public body is authorized by § 14-169-601 et seq. to furnish for, or in connection with, a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project.
(b) A housing authority is authorized to delegate to a municipality or other public body any of the powers or functions of the authority with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act. The municipality or public body is authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the authority.
(c) Any public body is authorized to enter into agreements which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with any other public bodies respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this subchapter including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-706
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14-169-706. Assistance by municipalities and other public bodies.
(a) Any municipality or other public body is authorized, without limiting any provision in § 14-169-705, to do any and all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning and undertaking of any urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act, including the furnishing of such financial and other assistance as the municipality or public body is authorized by § 14-169-601 et seq. to furnish for, or in connection with, a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project.
(b) A housing authority is authorized to delegate to a municipality or other public body any of the powers or functions of the authority with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which the municipality or public body is authorized to act. The municipality or public body is authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the authority.
(c) Any public body is authorized to enter into agreements which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with any other public bodies respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this subchapter including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project.
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14-169-601. Legislative declarations.
It is found and declared that:
(1) There exists in many communities within this state blighted areas, as defined in § 14-169-604, or areas in the process of becoming blighted;
(2)(A) Such areas impair economic values and tax revenues;
(B) Such areas cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state; and
(C) These conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;
(3) The clearance, replanning, and preparation for rebuilding of these areas and the prevention or the reduction of blight and its causes are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of state concern;
(4)(A) Redevelopment activities will stimulate residential construction which is closely correlated with general economic activity; and
(B) Such undertakings authorized by this subchapter will aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhood and community development at lower costs and will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction, which will assist materially in achieving and maintaining full employment; and
(5)(A) It is in the public interest that advance preparation for such projects and activities be made; and
(B) The necessity in the public interest for the provisions enacted in this subchapter is declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-601
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 14-169-601. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-169-705. Powers generally — Definitions.
(a) A housing authority or an urban renewal agency shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to undertake and carry out urban renewal plans and urban renewal projects, including the authority to acquire and dispose of property, to issue bonds and other obligations, to borrow and accept grants from the United States Government or other source, and to exercise the other powers which § 14-169-601 et seq. confers on an authority with respect to redevelopment projects.
(b)(1) In connection with the planning and undertaking of any urban renewal plan or urban renewal project, the urban renewal agency, the housing authority, the municipality, and all public and private officers, agencies, and bodies shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities that each has with respect to a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project under § 14-169-601 et seq.
(2)(A) For such purposes:
(i) The word “redevelopment” as used in this subchapter, except in this section and in the definition of “redevelopment project” in § 14-169-604, shall mean “urban renewal”;
(ii) The word “slum” and the word “blighted” as used in this subchapter, except in this section and in the definitions in § 14-169-604, shall mean “blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating”; and
(iii) The finding prescribed in § 14-169-604 with respect to a blighted area shall not be required.
(B) Any disaster area referred to in § 14-169-703 shall constitute a “blighted area,” and this subsection shall not change the corporate name of the authority or the short title of Acts 1945, No. 212, or amend any section of it.
(c) In addition to the surveys and plans which an authority is otherwise authorized to make, an authority is specifically authorized to make:
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-705
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 14-169-705. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.