§7-23-3. Flexibility for County Commissions, Municipalities and County Boards of Education
(a) Application for waiver of policies, rules and regulations. (1) The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure by which county commissions, municipalities and county boards of education may apply for waiver of a policy, rule or regulation the commission, municipality or board believes is preventing it from carrying out its duties and […]
§7-22-22. Exemption From Taxation
The revenue bonds and notes issued pursuant to this article and the income therefrom are exempt from taxation except inheritance, estate and transfer taxes; and the real and personal property which a county commission or district board acquires pursuant to the provisions of this article are exempt from taxation by the state, or any county, […]
§7-22-23. Joint Economic Opportunity Development Districts
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the citizens of the state would benefit from coordinated road construction efforts by county commissions and municipalities. (b) Notwithstanding any other section of this code to the contrary, any two or more county commissions, any two or more municipalities, or any combination thereof, may: (1) Create a […]
§7-22-24. Application by Division of Highways
(a) The Commissioner of Highways may propose the creation by a county commission of an economic opportunity development district and project plans, or propose amendments to existing project plans. This plan may include related infrastructure that is necessary or convenient to economic development adjacent to the proposed project. (b) Projects proposed by the Commissioner of […]
§7-23-1. Short Title
This article may be cited as the Local Government Flexibility Act of 2005. No inference, implication or presumption of legislative construction shall be drawn or made by reason of the location or grouping of any particular section, provision or portion of this article. No legal effect shall be given to any descriptive matter or heading […]
§7-23-2. Legislative Intent and Findings
(a) Legislative intent. -– It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to provide a framework within which new ideas can be explored to see if they can or should be implemented on a statewide basis. (b) Legislative findings. -– The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) County commissions, municipalities and county […]
§7-22-12. Special District Excise Tax Authorized
(a) General. — The county commission of a county, authorized by the Legislature to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of an economic opportunity development district, may, by order entered of record, impose that tax on the privilege of selling tangible personal property and rendering select services in the district in accordance […]
§7-22-13. Requisition of District Subaccount Funds
Sixty days after collection of a special district excise tax begins, the State Auditor shall, upon receipt of a monthly requisition from the district board, issue his or her warrant on the State Treasurer for the funds requested from the district's subaccount, which funds are applied for the purposes described in section five of this […]
§7-22-14. Modification of Included Area; Notice; Hearing
(a) General. — The order creating an economic opportunity development district may not be amended to include additional contiguous property until after the amendment is approved by the executive director of the Development Office in the same manner as an application to approve the establishment of the district is acted upon under section seven of […]
§7-22-15. Abolishment and Dissolution of District; Notice; Hearing
(a) General. — (1) Except upon the express written consent of the Executive Director of the Development Office and of all the holders or obligees of any indebtedness or other instruments the proceeds of which were applied to any development expenditures or any indebtedness the payment of which is secured by revenues payable into the […]