Arkansas Code Title 25, Chapter 20, Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems

• § 25-20-501 - Title.
  This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the "Consolidated Wastewater Systems Act".
• § 25-20-502 - Creation.
  (a) Any two (2) or more public agencies entering into an interlocal agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, § 25-20-101 et seq., for the...
• § 25-20-503 - Contributions of Public Agency Properties.
  (a) Participating public agencies are authorized to contribute to a public body created under this subchapter such real and personal property of the participating...
• § 25-20-504 - Board of Commissioners.
  (a) (1) Each public body created under this subchapter shall have a board of commissioners consisting of at least three (3) commissioners, with each...
• § 25-20-505 - Powers and Duties of Board of Commissioners.
  (a) All powers, business, and affairs of any public body under this subchapter shall be exercised and managed under the direction of its board...
• § 25-20-506 - General Powers of Public Body.
  (a) In addition to other powers under this subchapter and unless the certificate of incorporation or interlocal agreement provides otherwise, each public body under...
• § 25-20-507 - Operation of Consolidated Wastewater System.
  (a) "Consolidated wastewater system" means and includes a wastewater and collection system in its entirety, or any integral part thereof, including land, mains, interceptors,...
• § 25-20-508 - Out-Of-area Sales and Services.
  (a) A public body under this subchapter may extend its collection system and provide wastewater services to any customer located outside the jurisdictions of...
• § 25-20-509 - Eminent Domain.
  (a) A public body under this subchapter may acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property, rights, easements, franchises,...
• § 25-20-510 - Improvements -- Financing With Bonds.
  (a) If a public body under this subchapter owns or operates a consolidated wastewater system and desires to construct improvements, betterments, and extensions thereto,...
• § 25-20-511 - Lien in Favor of Bondholders.
  (a) The payment of the principal of bonds issued under this subchapter and the interest thereon may be secured by a lien on and...
• § 25-20-512 - Refunding Bonds.
  (a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any obligations issued under this subchapter or otherwise. Such refunding bonds may be combined...
• § 25-20-513 - Securing Deposit of Public Funds.
  Bonds issued under this subchapter shall be eligible to secure the deposit of public funds.
• § 25-20-514 - No Personal Liability.
  A commissioner or officer of the public body shall not be liable personally for any reason arising from the issuance of bonds under this...
• § 25-20-515 - Sewer Payments by Public Agencies.
  The public agencies shall be subject to the same rates and charges established by the public body for services rendered to the public agencies...
• § 25-20-516 - Zoning Exemption.
  A public body maintaining facilities in an area zoned after the construction of the facilities may add to, alter, expand, or change the facilities...
• § 25-20-517 - Tax-Exempt Status of Property Owned and Income.
  Each public body under this subchapter is performing functions as and is a public instrumentality of the participating public agencies, and all properties at...
• § 25-20-518 - Immunity.
  (a) This subchapter does not affect the immunity of the participating public agencies.(b) Immunity extends to any public body created under this subchapter and...
• § 25-20-519 - Franchise Fees.
  (a) A participating public agency that is an Arkansas municipality or county, acting by ordinance or resolution of its governing body, may require a...
• § 25-20-520 - Payments in Lieu of Taxes.
  (a) A public body under this subchapter shall make annual payments to the general fund of each participating public agency that is an Arkansas...
• § 25-20-521 - Annual Report and Audit.
  (a) Within the first ninety (90) days of each calendar year, each public body under this subchapter shall make a written report to the...
• § 25-20-522 - Provisions Supplemental and Controlling.
  This subchapter provides an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and is supplemental and additional to powers conferred...
• § 25-20-523 - Construction.
  This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its intent and purposes and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of its...
• § 25-20-524 - Property of Public Body.
  (a) Regardless of the beginning date thereof, adverse possession or adverse use of lands or easements owned by a public body created hereunder shall...

Last modified: November 15, 2016