§ 14-320-119. Contracts with federal government, highway commission, local governments, or other states
(a) For the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this chapter, the board of commissioners shall have full power and authority to: (1) Negotiate and enter into contracts with the federal government or any of its agencies, the State Highway Commission, or the state highway commission of any adjoining state where […]
§ 14-320-120. Acquisition of real property — Eminent domain
(a) The board of commissioners acting for and on behalf of the district shall have the right, power, and authority to purchase, hold, and possess real estate necessary for the purposes for which the district was organized. In addition thereto, the district organized under this chapter shall have the right of eminent domain. (b) If […]
§ 14-320-101. Scope
The terms and provisions of this chapter shall only be applicable for the creation of bridge districts for the construction, operation, and maintenance of interstate bridges and approaches thereto over and across the navigable rivers where the river forms a state boundary. Bridges to be constructed under the terms and provisions of this chapter can […]
§ 14-320-102. Board of commissioners
(a) When the circuit court has established the bridge district, it shall appoint five (5) owners of real property within the district to act as commissioners. (b) Each commissioner shall take the oath of office required by the Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, Section 20, and shall also swear that he will not, directly or indirectly, […]
§ 14-320-103. Employment of personnel
The board of commissioners shall have the power to employ engineers, attorneys, auditors, manager, or superintendent, and such other employees as may be necessary for the orderly functioning of the district and to fix their respective compensation.
§ 14-320-104. Plans — Map and specifications
(a) As soon as the board of commissioners shall have formed plans for the bridge and the approaches thereto, and shall have ascertained the cost thereof, it shall file the plans with the circuit clerk. (b) The plans shall be accompanied by a map showing the location of the bridge and the approaches thereto, together […]
§ 14-320-105. Petition for district establishment — Contents and signatures
(a) When twenty-five (25) or more owners of real property within a proposed district shall petition the circuit court of the county in which the largest portion of the lands of the proposed district are situated to establish a bridge district to construct, maintain, and operate an interstate bridge and the approaches thereto embracing their […]
§ 14-320-106. Petition — Notice, hearing, and appeal
(a) The circuit clerk shall thereupon give notice by publication for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and having a general circulation in the counties within which the lands of the proposed district are situated, calling upon all persons owning property therein to appear before the court on the day and date fixed by […]
§ 14-320-107. Assessment of lands — Procedure
(a) The board of commissioners shall proceed to assess the lands within the district and shall inscribe in a book the description of each tract, piece, and parcel of land and assess the benefits to accrue to each tract, piece, and parcel of land by reason of such improvement and shall enter the assessment of […]
§ 14-320-108. Notice and filing of assessment — Hearing and appeal
(a) When the assessment of benefits is completed, the board of commissioners shall subscribe the assessment and file it with the circuit clerk where it shall be kept and preserved as a public record. (b) Upon the filing of the assessment of benefits, the circuit clerk shall give notice of filing by publication for two […]