Arkansas Statutes

§ 18-15-401 — Right to acquire property

Arkansas § 18-15-401

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Ark. Code Ann. § 18-15-401 (2026).

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(a)A municipality operating a waterworks system under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the right to acquire any property useful for municipal waterworks purposes by following the eminent domain proceedings set forth in this subchapter.
(b)A municipality's right of eminent domain shall be exercised by the operating authority of the municipal waterworks system.
(c)This subchapter shall be cumulative to any other laws of eminent domain in favor of municipalities operating municipal waterworks systems.

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Related

City of Fort Smith v. Carter
216 S.W.3d 594 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2005)
21 case citations
City of Bryant v. Springhill Water & Sewer Services, Inc.
749 S.W.2d 295 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1988)
1 case citations
Delta Regional Airport Authority v. Gunn
386 S.W.3d 693 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2011)
Giles v. Ozark Mountain Reg'l Pub. Water Auth.
2014 Ark. 171 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2014)
Opinion No.
(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 1997)

Legislative History

Acts 1957, No. 269, §§ 2, 14; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 35-908, 35-908n.

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