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14-334-102. Definitions.
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14-334-102. Definitions.
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 of land, vehicles, facilities, and equipment;
(3) “Chairman” or “chairman of the board” or “chairman of the board of the authority” means the presiding officer of the authority, as selected pursuant to § 14-334-107;
(4) “Public transit system” means a transit system owned and operated by any municipality, county, regional authority, state, or other governmental agency including school districts, and any transit system created or licensed by a government agency or managed by a private management firm under contract to the government agency owner. Excluded from the jurisdiction of any public transit system created by this chapter is any intercity bus transportation system subject to the rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the regulations of the United States Surface Transportation Board;
(5) “Transit system” means the facilities, equipment, personnel, and procedures needed to provide and maintain public transportation services to the public;
(6) “Public transportation” means the transportation of persons within and through the authority; and
(7) “Improvement district” means a district as authorized pursuant to § 14-334-108(8) and for the purpose of upgrading and otherwise improving public transit, and their creation and operation shall, to the extent consistent with this chapter, be in accordance with the procedures established by law for the creation and operation of municipal improvement districts.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-334-102
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14-334-102. Definitions.
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 of land, vehicles, facilities, and equipment;
(3) “Chairman” or “chairman of the board” or “chairman of the board of the authority” means the presiding officer of the authority, as selected pursuant to § 14-334-107;
(4) “Public transit system” means a transit system owned and operated by any municipality, county, regional authority, state, or other governmental agency including school districts, and any transit system created or licensed by a government agency or managed by a private management firm under contract to the government agency owner. Excluded from the jurisdiction of any public transit system created by this chapter is any intercity bus transportation system subject to the rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the regulations of the United States Surface Transportation Board;
(5) “Transit system” means the facilities, equipment, personnel, and procedures needed to provide and maintain public transportation services to the public;
(6) “Public transportation” means the transportation of persons within and through the authority; and
(7) “Improvement district” means a district as authorized pursuant to § 14-334-108(8) and for the purpose of upgrading and otherwise improving public transit, and their creation and operation shall, to the extent consistent with this chapter, be in accordance with the procedures established by law for the creation and operation of municipal improvement districts.
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14-334-103. Creation of authorities.
(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 public transit system.
(b) No entity shall participate in such an authority unless and until its governing body so provides and enters into an agreement with the other participating entities. This agreement shall establish the terms and conditions for the operation of the authority within the limitations provided in this chapter and such other laws of the State of Arkansas which may be applicable.
(c) To the extent that it is consistent with this chapter, the agreement shall specify the information provided for in § 25-20-104(c) of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, § 25-20-101 et seq.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-334-103
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 14-334-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-334-107. Board of authority.
(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 judge of each participating county; and
(2) A representative for one (1) mayor from each participating county selected by the mayors within the participating county.
(b) In the event an authority is established by a single county, representatives of three (3) mayors shall be selected to serve with the representative of the county judge and one (1) citizen representative who holds no public office, who shall be selected by the county judge and mayors serving as described in this section, to form a board having a minimum of five (5) members.
(c)(1) The members of the board shall serve as such throughout their terms in office.
(2) If any member of the board ceases, for any reason, to be a member, that member shall be replaced by the elected official succeeding the member or as may be provided further in the bylaws created under § 14-334-108(1).
(d) The members of the board shall be solely responsible for selecting the chairman of the board.
(e) All members of the board of each authority shall be qualified electors within the judicial boundaries of the authority which the members represent. They do not necessarily have to be bona fide residents of the area served by the authority.
(f)(1) No member of the board of an authority shall receive any compensation, whether in form of salary, per diem allowance, or otherwise, for or in connection with his services as such a member.
(2) Each member shall, however, be entitled to reimbursement by the authorit
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-334-107
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 14-334-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-334-108. Powers generally.
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 personnel necessary for its operation;
(3) To enter into contracts with any person, governmental department, firm, or corporation, including both public and private corporations, and generally to do any and all things necessary or convenient for the purpose of acquiring, owning, equipping, leasing, licensing, constructing, maintaining, improving, extending, financing, operating, and governing a surface public transit system covering all publicly and privately owned public transportation service provided within its boundaries to best serve the region in which it is located;
(4) To delegate any authority given to it by law to any of its officers, committees, agents, or employees;
(5) To apply for, receive, and use grants-in-aid, appropriated funds, donations, and contributions from any source, including without limitation the United States Government and any agency thereof, the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the State of Arkansas and any agency thereof, and to accept and use bequests, devises, gifts, and donations from any person, firm, or corporation;
(6) To acquire lands and hold title thereto in its own name;
(7) To acquire, own, hold, lease as lessor or as lessee, sell, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise deal in and with any facilities or real, personal, or mixed property, wherever located;
(8)(A) To constitute the authority or a committee thereof as improvement district commissioners and to create and operate an improvement district, compo
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-334-108
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 14-334-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.