11-54B-48
Section 11-54B-48 Collection of special assessment. (a) The self-help business improvement
district ordinance adopted by the municipality pursuant to Section 11-54B-46 shall provide
that the special assessment levied on the owners of the real property located within the geographical
area of the district shall be collected by the district management corporation, by the offices
of the municipal revenue department, or by the offices of the revenue commissioner, who may
be compensated for the service. Except in the case of an assessment against a designated class
of business, the ordinance shall also provide that the amount of any outstanding special assessment
levied on a parcel of real property, together with any accrued interest and penalties, shall
constitute a lien on the property. The lien shall take precedence over all other liens, whether
created prior or subsequent to the date of the special assessment, except a lien for any of
the following: (1) State, county, or municipal taxes....
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11-54B-6
Section 11-54B-6 Mailing of proposed ordinance and notice of hearing. At least twenty (20)
days prior to the date set for a public hearing on the proposed self-help business improvement
district plan, notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, with a description of the
geographical area proposed to be included in the district, the proposed ordinance, and the
self-help business improvement district plan shall be mailed to all known owners of real property
located within the geographical area proposed to be included in the district. Such notice
shall be mailed to all known owners of such real property at the address listed in the county
property tax assessment records. In addition, a copy of such notice shall be posted in at
least three (3) places located within the geographical area proposed to be included in the
district. A property owner's failure to receive a copy of such notice shall not constitute
grounds upon which such owner may contest the validity of a self-help...
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11-54B-16
Section 11-54B-16 District management corporation contracts. The municipality may, by ordinance,
authorize the district management corporation to contract work to be done on any street or
streets, or on other municipal property, included in the self-help business improvement district.
In the event that the municipality elects to contract with the district management corporation
with respect to such work, the district management corporation shall, solely with respect
to such contract, be subject to the statutory rules and regulations applicable to the letting
of contracts by a municipality. Further, the plans and specifications of any construction
work to be contracted shall be approved by the municipal engineer prior to initiation of any
actions for the awarding of a contract under this article. (Acts 1994, No. 94-677, §16.)...

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11-54B-15
Section 11-54B-15 Furniture, structure of facility not deemed nuisance. Any movable furniture,
structure, facility, or appurtenance or activity located or permitted in connection with a
self-help business improvement district shall not, by reason of such location or use, be deemed
a nuisance or unlawful obstruction or condition, notwithstanding any rule or regulation or
principle of negligence law pertaining to the use of public streets and highways and neither
the municipality nor any user acting under permit shall be liable for any injury to person
or property, unless such furniture, structure, facility or use shall be negligently constructed,
maintained, or operated. (Acts 1994, No. 94-677, §15.)...
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11-54B-17
Section 11-54B-17 Operation in other designated project areas. This article shall not prohibit
a municipality from including a self-help business improvement district within the bounds
of any area, district, or zone including enterprise zones established pursuant to law which
has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the construction of improvements or the rehabilitation
of properties located within those boundaries, or the inducement of private enterprises to
locate within those boundaries, whether by tax credits, exemptions, or abatements, or by special
public financing arrangements. (Acts 1994, No. 94-677, §17.)...
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11-54B-54
Section 11-54B-54 Furniture, structure of facility not deemed nuisance. Any movable furniture,
structure, facility, or appurtenance or activity located or permitted in connection with a
self-help business improvement district shall not, by reason of location or use, be deemed
a nuisance or unlawful obstruction or condition, notwithstanding any rule or regulation or
principle of law pertaining to the use of public streets and highways and neither the municipality
nor any user acting under permit shall be liable for any injury to person or property, unless
the furniture, structure, facility, or use shall be negligently constructed, maintained, or
operated. (Act 2004-382, p. 626, §15.)...
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11-54B-56
Section 11-54B-56 Operation in other designated project areas. This article shall not prohibit
a municipality from including a self-help business improvement district within the bounds
of any area, district, or zone including any enterprise zone established pursuant to law which
has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the construction of improvements or the rehabilitation
of properties located within those boundaries, or the inducement of private enterprises to
locate within those boundaries, whether by tax credits, exemptions, or abatements, or by special
public financing arrangements. (Act 2004-382, p. 626, §17.)...
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11-54B-58
Section 11-54B-58 Sunset provision. (a) Within 90 days after the adoption and approval of the
fifth annual budget for any self-help business improvement district, the municipality shall
set a hearing to determine whether the district should be continued, modified, or terminated.
At least 20 days before the hearing, notice of the date, place, and time of the hearing shall
be posted in at least three places within the district and mailed, along with the new district
management plan, which shall contain the items described in subdivision (4) of Section 11-54B-44,
to each real property or business owner who paid assessments to the district during the previous
year as certified by an officer of the district management corporation collecting such assessments,
the officers of the municipal revenue department, or the offices of county tax assessor and
county tax collector, if they are the billing and collecting agency. (b) At this hearing,
if a petition presented to the municipality objecting...
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11-49A-1
Section 11-49A-1 Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature has found and determined
and does hereby declare that in Class 3 municipalities the following conditions exist: (1)
That the constant growth of private vehicular traffic in such counties in which such municipalities
are located is placing excessive burdens upon the road systems and parking facilities, especially
in commercial and industrial districts and in areas of high population density; (2) That the
continued economic growth of such municipalities and the general health and welfare of the
citizens of such counties require the availability of public facilities for mass transportation;
and (3) That it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the citizens of such
municipalities that provisions be made for the establishment in such counties of public corporations
to provide public transportation service. The legislature does hereby further declare its
intention, by the passage of this chapter, to promote...
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45-49A-64
Section 45-49A-64 Purpose; legislative findings. (a) The Legislature has found and determined
and does hereby declare that in municipalities having a population of not less than 175,000
nor more than 250,000 the following conditions exist: (1) That the constant growth of private
vehicular traffic in such counties is placing excessive burdens upon the road systems and
parking facilities, especially in commercial and industrial districts and in areas of high
population density. (2) That the continued economic growth of such municipalities and the
general health and welfare of the citizens of such counties require the availability of public
facilities for mass transportation. (3) That it is necessary and desirable and in the best
interests of the citizens of such municipalities that provisions be made for the establishment
in such counties of public corporations to provide public transportation service. (4) The
Legislature does hereby further declare its intention, by the passage of this...
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