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18-15-1505. Urban renewal agencies.
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18-15-1505. Urban renewal agencies.
(a)(1)(A) From and after the passage of this act, any urban renewal agency in this state created pursuant to the provisions of §§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609, 14-169-701 — 14-169-713, and 14-169-801 shall have the power of eminent domain to carry out urban renewal plan objectives.
(B) The procedure to be followed by the urban renewal agency to acquire property by eminent domain shall be that the board of commissioners shall, by resolution, declare that:
(i) The acquisition of certain real property is necessary for urban renewal plan objectives which have been approved by the governing body of the municipal government after a public hearing;
(ii) Negotiations for acquisition have been unsuccessful; and
(iii) Suit is authorized to condemn the property.
(2)(A) An urban renewal agency may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by law for condemnation by railroad corporations in this state as prescribed by §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207 and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
(B) The urban renewal agency may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
(b) It is the intent of this section to affirm the power of urban renewal agencies to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire real property to carry out urban renewal plan objectives.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1505
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18-15-1505. Urban renewal agencies.
(a)(1)(A) From and after the passage of this act, any urban renewal agency in this state created pursuant to the provisions of §§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609, 14-169-701 — 14-169-713, and 14-169-801 shall have the power of eminent domain to carry out urban renewal plan objectives.
(B) The procedure to be followed by the urban renewal agency to acquire property by eminent domain shall be that the board of commissioners shall, by resolution, declare that:
(i) The acquisition of certain real property is necessary for urban renewal plan objectives which have been approved by the governing body of the municipal government after a public hearing;
(ii) Negotiations for acquisition have been unsuccessful; and
(iii) Suit is authorized to condemn the property.
(2)(A) An urban renewal agency may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by law for condemnation by railroad corporations in this state as prescribed by §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207 and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
(B) The urban renewal agency may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
(b) It is the intent of this section to affirm the power of urban renewal agencies to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire real property to carry out urban renewal plan objectives.
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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
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14-169-609. Use of land in project.
(a)(1) The authority may make land in a redevelopment project available for use by private enterprise or public agencies in accordance with the redevelopment plan.
(2) The land may be made available at its use value, which represents the value, whether expressed in terms of rental or capital price, at which the authority determines the land should be made available in order that it may be developed or redeveloped for the purposes specified in the plan.
(b)(1) To assure that land acquired in a redevelopment project is used in accordance with the redevelopment plan, an authority, upon the sale or lease of the land, shall obligate purchasers or lessees to:
(A) Use the land for the purpose designated in the redevelopment plan;
(B) Begin the building of their improvements within a period of time which the authority fixes as reasonable; and
(C) Comply with such other conditions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(2) Any such obligations by the purchaser shall be covenants and conditions running with the land where the authority so stipulates.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-609
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 14-169-609. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-169-701. Legislative findings.
It is found and declared that:
(1) There exist in municipalities of this state slum, blighted, or deteriorated areas which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of this state, and the findings and declarations heretofore made in § 14-169-601 with respect to slum and blighted areas are affirmed and restated;
(2) Certain slum, blighted, or deteriorated areas, or portions of them, may require acquisition and clearance, as provided in this subchapter, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or rehabilitation, but other areas or portions of them, through the means provided in this subchapter, may be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be eliminated, remedied, or prevented, and that such blighted areas can be conserved and rehabilitated through appropriate public action and the cooperation and voluntary action of the owners and tenants of property in such areas; and
(3) All powers conferred by this subchapter are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and such other powers exercised, and the necessity in the public interest for the provisions of this subchapter is declared as a matter of legislative determination. A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of areas by private enterprise.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-701
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 14-169-701. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-169-713. Interest of commissioner or employee in project or property or contract in connection with project.
(a) No commissioner or employee of an agency shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any urban renewal project nor in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any urban renewal project.
(b)(1) If any commissioner or employee of an agency owns or controls a direct or indirect interest in any property included or planned to be included in any urban renewal project, he immediately shall disclose it, in writing, to the agency. This disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the agency.
(2) Failure so to disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-713
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 14-169-713. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.