(a) The law governing the validity, enforceability, attachment, perfection, priority, exercise of remedies, and venue with respect to the sale, assignment, or transfer of an interest or right or the creation of a security interest in any storm recovery property shall be exclusively the laws of this state, without applying this state's law on conflicts of laws and notwithstanding any contrary contractual provision. The validity, enforceability, attachment, perfection, priority, and exercise of remedies with respect to the sale, assignment, or transfer of an interest or right or the creation of a security interest in any storm recovery property shall be governed by this subchapter, and solely to the extent not addressed by this subchapter, by the Uniform Commercial Code — Secured Transactions, § 4-9-101 et seq., and other laws of this state.
(b) In the event of conflict between this subchapter and any other law regarding the attachment, creation, perfection, the effect of perfection, or priority of, and sale, assignment, or transfer of, or security interest in, storm recovery property, or the exercise of remedies with respect thereto, this subchapter shall govern to the extent of the conflict.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 18 - Light, Heat, And Power Utilities
Subchapter 9 - Arkansas Electric Utility Storm Recovery Securitization Act
§ 23-18-901. Short title — Purpose
§ 23-18-904. Exceptions to commission jurisdiction
§ 23-18-905. Storm recovery property
§ 23-18-907. Security interests
§ 23-18-908. Choice of law — Conflicts
§ 23-18-909. Storm recovery bonds not public debt — Legal investments
§ 23-18-911. State pledge — Definition
§ 23-18-912. Assignee or financing party not an electric utility