(a) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority, when requested to do so by a state agency or a political subdivision, is authorized and empowered to engage an underwriter or underwriters to facilitate the issuance and sale of bonds to accomplish the financing of a specific activity or a particular project of the state agency or political subdivision permitted to be financed hereunder, or other activities and projects for which no state agency or political subdivision is authorized by law to obtain such financing, which the authority determines to be consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and §§ 15-5-101 — 15-5-106, 15-5-201 — 15-5-211, and 15-5-213.
(b) In the furtherance thereof, the authority is also authorized and empowered to engage in connection therewith such legal counsel and other experts as may be recommended by the underwriter or underwriters.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally
Chapter 5 - Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Development Finance Authority Act — Bonds
§ 15-5-301. Power to issue bonds
§ 15-5-302. Underwriters and experts
§ 15-5-303. Exclusive issuer of revenue bonds for public facilities
§ 15-5-304. Exclusive issuer of mortgage bonds
§ 15-5-305. Authorized investors
§ 15-5-307. Request to issue certain bonds
§ 15-5-308. Notice of issue — Disapproval
§ 15-5-309. Authorizing resolution and trust indenture — Terms and qualities of bonds
§ 15-5-312. Statement on face of bond — Security
§ 15-5-313. Pledge valid and binding — Lien
§ 15-5-315. Securing deposit of public funds
§ 15-5-316. No personal liability
§ 15-5-317. Power to enter into an interest rate exchange agreement or similar agreement or contract