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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) As used in this section, “system” means a water system, sewer system, or combined water and sewer system.
(b) Revenue bonds may be issued on behalf of a municipality, public facilities board, or public water authority that owns a system for which a receiver has been appointed to pay or refinance the following costs related to the system:
(1) Operating costs incurred before or during the receivership;
(2) Necessary capital improvements to the system;
(3) Necessary repairs and replacements to the system;
(4) Refunding indebtedness incurred before or during the receivership;
(5) The costs of water purchases;
(6) The costs of treating wastewater; and
(7) Any other costs related to the system that are approved by the court having jurisdiction over the receivership.
(c)(1) Revenue bonds may be issued on behalf of a municipality, public facilities board, or public water authority owning a system by a receiver under subsection (b) of this section only with the approval of the court having jurisdiction over the receivership.
(2) The municipality, public facilities board, or public water authority that owns the system for which revenue bonds are issued under this section shall pay the indebtedness and interest on the indebtedness from the revenues of the system during the term of the revenue bonds.
(d) Revenue bonds authorized under this section may be issued and secured as provided in the following:
(1) For a municipality, one (1) or more of the following:
(A) The Local Government Capital Improvement Revenue Bond Act of 1985, § 14-164-401 et seq.;
(B) The statutes governing waterworks and water supply, § 14-234-201 et seq.; and
(C) The statutes governing municipal sewage systems, § 14-235-201 et seq.;
(2) For a public facilities board, the Public Facilities Boards Act, § 14-137-101 et seq.; and
(3) For a public water authority, the Water Authority Act, § 4-35-101 et seq.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-72-104. Revenue bonds when receiver appointed for water, sewer, or combined water and sewer system--Definition - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-14-local-government/ar-code-sect-14-72-104/
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