§ 8-15-113. Financing projects
(a) A property assessed energy improvement district may establish a PACE program to provide loans for the initial acquisition and installation of energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy projects, and water conservation improvements with consenting real property owners of existing real property and new construction. (b) (1) The district may authorize by resolution the issuance of […]
§ 8-15-114. Program guidelines
The board of directors of a property assessed energy improvement district, together with any third-party administrator it may select, shall determine: (1) The guidelines of the PACE program, including without limitation that: (A) The base energy performance evaluation shall be completed by a certified and qualified energy evaluation professional to determine existing energy use and […]
§ 8-15-115. Payment by special assessments
The credit and taxing power of the State of Arkansas shall not be pledged for the debt evidenced by the bonds, which are payable solely from the revenues received from the special assessments on the participants’ real property under this chapter.
§ 8-15-116. Bonds
(a) A property assessed energy improvement district may: (1) Issue bonds to provide the PACE program loans authorized by this chapter; and (2) Create a debt reserve fund of legally available moneys from nonstate sources as partial security for the bonds. (b) Bonds issued under this chapter and income from the bonds, including any profit […]
§ 8-15-117. Sale
The bonds may be sold in such a manner, either at public or private sale, and upon such terms as the board of directors of a property assessed energy improvement district shall determine to be reasonable and expedient for effectuating the purposes of this chapter.
§ 8-15-118. Revolving fund
(a) A property assessed energy improvement district may maintain a revolving fund to be held in trust by a banking institution chosen by the board of directors of the district separate from any other funds and administered by the board. (b) A district may transfer into its revolving fund money from any permissible source, including: […]
§ 8-15-119. Notice to mortgage lender
At least thirty (30) days before the execution of an agreement with a property assessed energy improvement district, an owner shall provide written notice to each mortgage lender holding a lien on the owner’s property of the owner’s application to participate in a PACE program.
§ 8-15-105. Authority to create
(a) A governmental entity legally authorized to issue general revenue bonds may create a property assessed energy improvement district by adoption of an ordinance. (b) A combination of governmental entities may create a district by each governmental entity: (1) Adopting an ordinance that provides for the governmental entity’s participation in the district; and (2) Entering […]
§ 8-15-106. Membership in an existing district
(a) To become a member of an existing property assessed energy improvement district, the governing body of a governmental entity shall: (1) Adopt an ordinance that provides for the participation of the governmental entity in the district; and (2) Enter into an agreement with the other participating members of the district. (b) The agreement between […]
§ 8-15-107. Board of directors
(a) A property assessed energy improvement district created under this chapter shall be operated and controlled by a board of directors. (b) The board of directors shall manage and control each district, including without limitation the operations, business, and affairs of the district. (c) The board of directors shall be solely responsible for selecting the […]