§ 14-164-303 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

14-164-303. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Bonds" means bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter or under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 62, if issued prior to the enactment hereof;

(2) "Capital improvements of a public nature" or "capital improvements" for the purposes of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 62, and this subchapter means whether obtained by purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, restoration, improvement, alteration, repair, or other means:

(A) Any physical public betterment or improvement or any preliminary plans, studies, or surveys relative thereto;

(B) Land or rights in land, including, without limitation, leases, air rights, easements, rights-of-way, or licenses; and

(C) Any furnishings, machinery, vehicles, apparatus, or equipment for any public betterment or improvement, which shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition, the following:

(i) City or town halls, courthouses, and administrative, executive, or other public offices;

(ii) Court facilities;

(iii) Jails;

(iv) Police and sheriff stations, apparatus, and facilities;

(v) Firefighting facilities and apparatus;

(vi) Public health facilities and apparatus;

(vii) Hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities;

(viii) Facilities for nonprofit organizations engaged primarily in public health, health systems support, safety, disaster relief, and related activities;

(ix) Residential housing for low and moderate income, elderly, or individuals with disabilities and families;

(x) Parking facilities and garages;

(xi) Animal control facilities and apparatus;

(xii) Economic development facilities;

(xiii) Education and training facilities;

(xiv) Auditoriums;

(xv) Stadiums and arenas;

(xvi) Convention, meeting, or entertainment facilities;

(xvii) Ambulance and other emergency medical service facilities;

(xviii) Civil defense or early warning facilities and apparatus;

(xix) Air and water pollution control facilities;

(xx) Drainage and flood control facilities;

(xxi) Storm sewers;

(xxii) Arts and crafts centers;

(xxiii) Museums and related audiovisual facilities;

(xxiv) Libraries;

(xxv) Public parks, playgrounds, or other public open space;

(xxvi) Marinas;

(xxvii) Swimming pools, tennis courts, golf courses, camping facilities, gymnasiums, and other recreational facilities;

(xxviii) Tourist information and assistance centers;

(xxix) Historical, cultural, natural, or folklore sites;

(xxx) Fair and exhibition facilities;

(xxxi) Streets and street lighting, alleys, sidewalks, roads, bridges, and viaducts;

(xxxii) Airports, passenger or freight terminals, hangars, and related facilities;

(xxxiii) Barge terminals, ports, harbors, ferries, wharves, docks, and similar marine services;

(xxxiv) Slack water harbors, water resource facilities, waterfront development facilities, and navigational facilities;

(xxxv) Public transportation facilities;

(xxxvi) Public water systems and related transmission and distribution facilities, storage facilities, wells, impounding reservoirs, treatment plants, lakes, dams, watercourses, and water rights;

(xxxvii) Sewage collection systems and treatment plants;

(xxxviii) Maintenance and storage buildings and facilities;

(xxxix) Incinerators;

(xl) Garbage and solid waste collection disposal, compacting, and recycling facilities of every kind;

(xli) Facilities for the generation, transmission, and distribution of television communications;

(xlii) Gas and electric generation, transmission, and distribution systems, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydroelectric generating facilities, dams, powerhouses, and related facilities;

(xliii) Social and rehabilitative service facilities; and

(xliv) Communications facilities and apparatus;

(3) "Chief executive" means the mayor of a municipality or the county judge of a county;

(4) "Clerk" means the clerk or recorder of a municipality or county clerk of a county;

(5) "County" means any county in the State of Arkansas;

(6) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration or any successor to the duties thereof and any authorized agent thereof;

(7) "Federal reserve rate" means the rate for primary credit, or its functional equivalent, in effect at the federal reserve bank for the federal reserve district in which Arkansas is located;

(8) "Industrial development bonds" means bonds specified in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 62, 2 and 3, issued for the public purpose of financing facilities for the securing and developing of industry;

(9) "Industrial facilities" means:

(A) Land, interests in land, buildings, facilities, equipment, or related improvements necessary or useful for the securing, developing, preserving, or maintaining of economic activity within or near the municipality or county, including, but not limited to, manufacturing facilities;

(B) Warehouse and storage facilities;

(C) Distribution facilities;

(D) Repair and maintenance facilities;

(E) Communications facilities;

(F) Facilities for computer and data processing equipment and related services;

(G) Agricultural storage, processing, packaging, shipping, and other agricultural facilities;

(H) Transportation facilities;

(I) Tourism facilities;

(J) Corporate and management offices for industry; and

(K) Industrial parks;

(10) "Issuer" means a municipality or a county;

(11) "Legislative body" means the quorum court of a county or the council, board of directors, board of commissioners, or similar elected governing body of a city or town;

(12) "Local sales and use tax", as used in 14-164-327 -- 14-164-339, means a tax on the receipts from sales at retail within a municipality or county of all items and services which are subject to taxation under the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, 26-52-101 et seq., and a tax on the receipts for storing, using, or consuming tangible personal property or taxable services under the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949, 26-53-101 et seq.;

(13) "Municipality" means any city or incorporated town in the State of Arkansas; and

(14) "Ordinance" means an ordinance, resolution, or other appropriate legislative enactment of a legislative body.