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Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-4-3611. Decertification

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) If a qualified equity investment is certified under § 15-4-3605, the qualified equity investment shall not be decertified unless the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met.

(2) Until all qualified equity investments issued by a qualified community development entity are decertified under this section, the qualified community development entity shall not distribute to its equity holders or make cash payments on long-term debt securities that have been designated as qualified equity investments in an amount that exceeds the sum of:

(A) The cumulative operating income, as determined under 26 C.F.R. § 1. 45D-1, as it existed on January 1, 2013, earned by the qualified community development entity since issuance of the qualified equity investment, before giving effect to any expense from interest on long-term debt securities designated as qualified equity investments; and

(B) Fifty percent (50%) of the purchase price of the qualified equity investments issued by the qualified community development entity.

(b) To be decertified, a qualified equity investment shall:

(1) Be beyond its seventh credit allowance date;

(2)(A) Have been in compliance with § 15-4-3607 up through its seventh credit allowance date, including any cures under § 15-4-3608.

(B) The requirement under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section is satisfied if no recapture action has been commenced by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission as of the seventh credit allowance date; and

(3) Have invested its proceeds in qualified active low-income community investments such that the total qualified active low-income community investments made, cumulatively including reinvestments, exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%) of all qualified equity investments issued by the issuer.

(c)(1) A qualified community development entity that seeks to have a qualified equity investment decertified under this section shall send notice to the commission of its request for decertification along with evidence supporting the request.

(2)(A) A request under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be unreasonably denied and shall be responded to within thirty (30) days of receiving the request.

(B) If the request is denied for any reason, the burden of proof shall be on the commission in any administrative or legal proceeding that follows to establish that the request was not unreasonably denied.

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