{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-217-102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-217-102","heading":"Purpose of chapter","body":"(a) It has been found and determined by the General Assembly that: (1) There exists a great deal of uncertainty and confusion in the laws of this state pertaining to municipal improvement districts created for the construction and operation of consolidated utility systems as defined in § 14-217-103 ; (2) Some of these districts were created by special acts which can no longer be amended; (3) The uncertainty and confusion contained in existing laws retards the creation of new districts and the growth and development of existing districts; (4) This uncertainty and confusion can be corrected only by the enactment of a general law defining and clarifying the functions and powers of such districts. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter, therefore, to provide a uniform and workable definition of the powers and functions of such districts. Acts 1975, No. 490, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1902.\n\n(a) It has been found and determined by the General Assembly that: (1) There exists a great deal of uncertainty and confusion in the laws of this state pertaining to municipal improvement districts created for the construction and operation of consolidated utility systems as defined in § 14-217-103 ; (2) Some of these districts were created by special acts which can no longer be amended; (3) The uncertainty and confusion contained in existing laws retards the creation of new districts and the growth and development of existing districts; (4) This uncertainty and confusion can be corrected only by the enactment of a general law defining and clarifying the functions and powers of such districts.\n\n(1) There exists a great deal of uncertainty and confusion in the laws of this state pertaining to municipal improvement districts created for the construction and operation of consolidated utility systems as defined in § 14-217-103 ;\n\n(2) Some of these districts were created by special acts which can no longer be amended;\n\n(3) The uncertainty and confusion contained in existing laws retards the creation of new districts and the growth and development of existing districts;\n\n(4) This uncertainty and confusion can be corrected only by the enactment of a general law defining and clarifying the functions and powers of such districts.\n\n(b) It is the purpose of this chapter, therefore, to provide a uniform and workable definition of the powers and functions of such districts.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 217"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"4e31fd3f14ef94db9a9daeb54531d849baae6aca98dce50cc34054580ef7efc8","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-217-101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-217-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}