§7-25-18. Exemption of Public Property From Assessments
No lots or parcels of land owned or controlled by the United States, this state, any municipality, county, county board of education, resort area district or other public body shall be subject to any assessments under this article.
§7-25-19. Assessment Bonds and Resort Service Fee Bonds; Sinking Fund for Assessment Bonds and Resort Service Fee Bonds; Tax Exemption
(a) For constructing and acquiring any project authorized by this article the board of any such district is hereby authorized to borrow money, from time to time, and in evidence thereof issue the bonds of such district, payable from the proceeds of the assessments or resort service fees granted under this article. Such bonds shall […]
§7-25-20. Indebtedness of Resort Area District
No constitutional or statutory limitation with respect to the nature or amount of or rate of interest on indebtedness which may be incurred by municipalities, counties or other public or governmental bodies shall apply to the indebtedness of a resort area district. No indebtedness of any nature of a resort area district shall constitute an […]
§7-25-21. Payment of Assessments to Sheriff; Report to Resort Area District; Collection of Delinquent Assessments
(a) The assessments authorized to be imposed pursuant to this article will not be considered to be ad valorem taxes or the equivalent of ad valorem taxes under any provision of this code: Provided, That for the exclusive purposes of collection of the assessments authorized to be imposed under this article and enforcement of the […]
§7-25-22. Liens; Recording Notice of Liens; Priority; Release of Lien; Notice to Future Property Owners
(a) With the exception of property exempt from assessment pursuant to 7-25-18 of this code, there shall be a lien on all real property located within the resort area district for the assessments imposed by 7-25-17 of this code, which shall attach to those parcels made subject to the assessment on the date specified in […]
§7-25-8. Powers of Resort Area District
Each resort area district may: (a) Have and use a corporate seal, and alter the same; (b) Sue and be sued, and be a party to suits, actions and proceedings; (c) Purchase insurance; (d) Enter into agreements, contracts or other transactions with any person or governmental agency necessary or incident to the provision of services […]
§7-25-9. Official Name of Resort Area Districts
The official name of a resort area district created under the provisions of this article may contain the name of the resort area or county in which it is located.
§7-25-10. Resort Area Boards
(a) The powers of each resort area district shall be vested in and exercised by a resort area board which shall be composed of seven members, the composition of which shall be as set forth in subsection (b) of this section. Board members need not be residents of the district or landowners, except where specifically […]
§7-25-11. Election Procedure for Initial Members of Resort Area Board; Subsequent Elections; Elections and Procedures to Fill Board Vacancies
(a) Within ninety days of the adoption of the order creating the resort area district, a public meeting shall be held at which elections for the initial members of the board shall be held. the meeting shall be held at a location within the district not less than twenty days after the publication of the […]
§7-25-12. Resort Area Districts Authorized to Levy Resort Service Fee; Procedure for Implementation and Cessation of Resort Service Fee; Abstract and Notice of Implementing Resolution; Rate of Resort Service Fee; Permissible Uses; Limitations on Imposition
(a) Resort area districts are hereby authorized to impose a resort service fee within such district by following the procedures set forth in this section. (b) No resort service fee shall be implemented within a resort area district without approval by six sevenths of the board. If six sevenths of the board has approved the […]