Opinion No.

Honorable R. Bynum Gibson, Jr. State Representative Gibson Gibson, P.A. P. O. Drawer 499 Dermott, Arkansas 71638

Dear Representative Gibson:

This is in response to your letter of January 9, 1987, wherein you request an opinion on the following issues:

1. Is there a legal mechanism by which a `board' or `authority' can be created under our statutory system to borrow monies, enter into contracts on land and any other things necessary to create, construct and operate a regional jail facility . . . . If so, what is that procedure or statutory mechanism, and what are the limitations on its powers.

2.…