Arkansas Code
Subchapter 3 - Community Redevelopment — Creation and Procedures
§ 14-168-317. Redevelopment bonds or notes — Terms, conditions, etc

(a)
(1) Redevelopment bonds or notes may not be issued in an amount exceeding the estimated aggregate project costs, including all costs of issuance of the bonds or notes.
(2) The redevelopment bonds and notes shall not be included in the computation of the constitutional debt limitation of a local government.

(b)
(1) The bonds or notes shall mature over a period not exceeding the date of termination of the redevelopment district, as determined pursuant to § 14-168-308.
(2) The bonds or notes may contain a provision authorizing their redemption, in whole or in part, at stipulated prices, at the option of the local government on any interest payment date and, if so, shall provide the method of selecting the bonds or notes to be redeemed.
(3) The principal and interest on the bonds and notes may be payable at any place set forth in the resolution, trust indenture, or other document governing the bonds.
(4) The bonds or notes shall be issued in registered form.
(5) The bonds or notes may be in any denominations.
(6) Each such bond or note is declared to be a negotiable instrument.

(c) The bonds or notes may be sold at public or private sale.
(d) Insofar as they are consistent with subdivision (a)(1) of this section and subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the provisions of §§ 14-169-220 and 14-169-221 relating to procedures for issuance, form, contents, execution, negotiation, and registration of municipal bonds and notes are incorporated by reference in subdivision (a)(1) of this section and subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(e)
(1) The bonds may be refunded or refinanced and refunding bonds may be issued in any principal amount.
(2) Provided, that the last maturity of the refunding bonds shall not be later than the last maturity of the bonds being refunded.