AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1020 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 7
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF 9
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 10
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF 15
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 16
2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 22
Arkansas Department of Transportation for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 23
following maximum number of regular employees and the maximum annual salary 24
for such employees; and no greater salary than that established herein shall 25
be paid to any employee from appropriations hereinafter made for said 26
department. The annual salaries to be paid to each employee authorized herein 27
shall be determined by the Arkansas State Highway Commission within the 28
limitations as set out in this Section and the funds and the appropriations 29
made available for such purposes. All positions established herein shall be 30
exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act 31
(Arkansas Code § 21-5-201, et seq.), or its successor, but shall not be 32
exempt from the provisions of the Regular Salaries Procedures and 33
Restrictions Act. Provided further that the salaries for the pay period 34
beginning June 2026 and ending July 2026 can be paid from the salaries and 35
overtime authorized for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. 36
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Maximum Annual 2
Maximum Salary Rate 3
Item No. of Fiscal Year 4
No. Title Employees 2026-2027 5
(1) Director 1 $290,815 6
(2) Chief Engineer - Preconstruction 1 $254,483 7
(3) Chief Engineer - Operations 1 $254,483 8
(4) Chief - Administration 1 $254,483 9
(5) Assistant Chief - Administration 1 $231,348 10
(6) Assistant Chief Engineer - Const 1 $231,348 11
(7) Assistant Chief Engineer - Design 1 $231,348 12
(8) Assistant Chief Engineer - Maint 1 $231,348 13
(9) Assistant Chief Engineer - Planning 1 $231,348 14
(10) Assistant Chief Engineer - Prog Del 1 $231,348 15
(11) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $210,317 16
(12) Chief Legal Counsel 1 $210,317 17
(13) Chief of Highway Police 1 $210,317 18
(14) State Construction Engineer 1 $210,317 19
(15) State Maintenance Engineer 1 $210,317 20
(16) Alternative Delivery Administrator 1 $191,197 21
(17) ASHERS Executive Secretary 1 $191,197 22
(18) Chief Auditor 1 $191,197 23
(19) District Engineer 10 $191,197 24
(20) Division Head 18 $191,197 25
(21) Special Projects Coordinator 1 $191,197 26
SALARY LEVEL XX $173,815 27
(22) Administrative Officer Pool 10 $173,815 28
Administrative Officer V $173,815 29
Administrative Officer IV $155,979 30
Administrative Officer III $133,299 31
Administrative Officer II $118,062 32
Administrative Officer I $104,307 33
(23) Alternative Delivery Manager 1 $173,815 34
(24) Assistant Division Head 24 $173,815 35
(25) Data Governance Officer 1 $173,815 36
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(26) Deputy Chief Counsel 1 $173,815 1
(27) District Construction Engineer 11 $173,815 2
(28) District Maintenance Engineer 11 $173,815 3
(29) Estimating & Scheduling Admin 1 $173,815 4
(30) Governmental Relations Officer 1 $173,815 5
SALARY LEVEL XIX $165,327 6
(31) Engineering Pool 295 $165,327 7
Staff Engineer $165,327 8
Senior Engineer $141,497 9
Advanced Engineer $125,490 10
Engineer $111,004 11
Engineering Technician $96,826 12
(32) Enterprise System Administrator 1 $165,327 13
(33) Legal and Legislative Pool 11 $165,327 14
Senior Staff Attorney $165,327 15
Staff Attorney $155,979 16
Attorney II $141,497 17
Attorney I $133,299 18
Legal Administrator $133,299 19
Legislative Specialist $133,299 20
Legislative Analyst $118,062 21
(34) Police Supervisory Pool 56 $165,327 22
Arkansas Highway Police Captain $165,327 23
Arkansas Highway Police Lieutenant $155,979 24
Arkansas Highway Police Sergeant $141,497 25
Motor Carrier Safety Inspector $141,497 26
(35) Section Head Pool 43 $165,327 27
Section Head - Technical & IT $165,327 28
Section Head $155,979 29
(36) Senior Right of Way Project Manager 2 $165,327 30
(37) Staff GIS & Mapping Administrator 1 $165,327 31
(38) Staff Land Surveyor 1 $165,327 32
SALARY LEVEL XVIII $155,979 33
(39) Equipment and Procurement Officer 1 $155,979 34
(40) Materials Specifications Coord 1 $155,979 35
(41) Media Communications Manager 1 $155,979 36
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(42) Program Management Database Admin 1 $155,979 1
(43) TSMO Data Coordinator 1 $155,979 2
SALARY LEVEL XVII $141,497 3
(44) Assistant Enterprise System Admin 1 $141,497 4
(45) Assistant GIS - Mapping Admin 1 $141,497 5
(46) Assistant Section Head Pool 15 $141,497 6
Assistant Section Head - Tech & IT $141,497 7
Assistant Section Head $133,299 8
(47) Information Technology Pool 54 $141,497 9
IT Administrator $141,497 10
HR Systems Administrator $133,299 11
IT Analyst $133,299 12
Senior Maint Mngmnt Sys Admin $133,299 13
Assistant HR Systems Administrator $118,062 14
Fleet Management System Admin $118,062 15
IT Coordinator $118,062 16
Maintenance Management System Admin $118,062 17
IT Specialist $104,307 18
IT Technician $89,872 19
(48) Laboratory Facility Manager 1 $141,497 20
(49) Planning Pool 34 $141,497 21
Traffic Safety Data Mngmnt Coord $141,497 22
Public Transport Grants Off $133,299 23
Public Transport Prog Mngmnt Off $133,299 24
Public Transport Safe & Secur Off $133,299 25
Railroad Crossing Coordinator $133,299 26
Senior Traffic Safety Analyst $133,299 27
Senior Transportation Planner $133,299 28
Advanced Traffic Safety Analyst $118,062 29
Assistant Railroad Crossing Coord $118,062 30
Public Transportation Prog Mngr $118,062 31
Safety Information Coordinator $118,062 32
Transportation Planner $118,062 33
Public Transportation Asset Spec $104,307 34
Public Transportation Program Spec $104,307 35
Traffic Safety Analyst $104,307 36
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Planning Contract Specialist $89,872 1
Traffic Safety Technician $89,872 2
(50) Right of Way Project Manager 1 $141,497 3
SALARY LEVEL XVI $133,299 4
(51) Accounting and Financial Pool 42 $133,299 5
Consultant Specialist $133,299 6
Contract Auditor $133,299 7
Fiscal Coordinator $133,299 8
IT Auditor $133,299 9
Reviewing Auditor $133,299 10
Senior Accountant $133,299 11
Senior Retirement Admin (ASHERS) $133,299 12
Accountant $118,062 13
Assistant Fiscal Coordinator $118,062 14
Financial Analyst $118,062 15
Retirement Administrator $118,062 16
Staff Auditor $118,062 17
Contract Specialist $104,307 18
Maintenance Inventory Coordinator $104,307 19
(52) Admin Support Supervisory Pool 31 $133,299 20
Creative Services Manager $133,299 21
Office Manager $118,062 22
Purchasing Manager $118,062 23
Mail & Supply Supervisor $104,307 24
Records Supervisor $104,307 25
Storeroom Supervisor $104,307 26
(53) Bridge Mngmnt and Inspection Pool 71 $133,299 27
Statewide Bridge Inspector $133,299 28
Senior Bridge Inspector $125,490 29
Bridge Management Analyst $118,062 30
Advanced Bridge Inspector $111,004 31
Bridge Management Specialist $104,307 32
Bridge Inspector $96,826 33
(54) Civil Rights Pool 9 $133,299 34
Lead Civil Rights Coordinator $133,299 35
Civil Rights Coordinator $118,062 36
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DBE Supportive Services Specialist $104,307 1
EEO Specialist $104,307 2
OJT Supportive Services Specialist $104,307 3
DBE Program Specialist $89,872 4
(55) Environmental Pool 41 $133,299 5
Lead Cultural Resources Specialist $133,299 6
Lead Environmental Impact Analyst $133,299 7
Lead GIS-Data Management Specialist $133,299 8
Lead Natural Resources Specialist $133,299 9
Lead Public Involvement Specialist $133,299 10
Advan Cultural Resources Specialist $118,062 11
Advan Environmental Impact Analyst $118,062 12
Advan GIS-Data Mngmnt Specialist $118,062 13
Advan Natural Resources Specialist $118,062 14
Advan Public Involvement Specialist $118,062 15
Cultural Resources Specialist $104,307 16
Environmental Impact Analyst $104,307 17
GIS-Data Management Specialist $104,307 18
Natural Resources Specialist $104,307 19
Public Involvement Specialist $104,307 20
Environmental Technician $89,872 21
(56) Geodetic Surveys Coordinator 1 $133,299 22
(57) Field Construction Pool 370 $133,299 23
Senior Construction Project Coord $133,299 24
Construction Project Coordinator $125,490 25
Senior Inspector $111,004 26
Construction Materials Inspector $96,826 27
District Surveys Coordinator $96,826 28
Inspector $96,826 29
Advanced Construction Aide $83,405 30
District Surveys Technician $83,405 31
Construction Aide $70,200 32
(58) Geospatial Pool 22 $133,299 33
Senior Geospatial Specialist $133,299 34
Program Management GIS Analyst $118,062 35
Advanced Geospatial Specialist $118,062 36
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Geospatial Specialist $104,307 1
GIS Technician $89,872 2
(59) Land Surveyor 5 $133,299 3
(60) Lead Alt Proj Delivery Coord 1 $133,299 4
(61) Local Tech Assistance Prgrm Mngr 1 $133,299 5
(62) Maintenance Professionals Pool 8 $133,299 6
Traffic Services Specialist $133,299 7
Lead Agronomist $125,490 8
Maintenance Management Coordinator $125,490 9
Sign Developer/Designer $125,490 10
Traffic Investigator $118,062 11
Agronomist $111,004 12
(63) Maintenance Supervisor Pool 316 $133,299 13
District Maintenance Superintendent $133,299 14
HBM Superintendent $133,299 15
Area Maintenance Supervisor $125,490 16
Bridge Maintenance Superintendent $125,490 17
HBM Supervisor $125,490 18
Pavement Profiling Superintendent $125,490 19
Sealing Superintendent $125,490 20
Signing Superintendent $125,490 21
Sign Shop Supervisor $125,490 22
Special Maintenance Superintendent $125,490 23
Striping Superintendent $125,490 24
Assistant Maintenance Supervisor $111,004 25
Assistant Signing Superintendent $111,004 26
Assistant Striping Superintendent $111,004 27
Ferry Boat Supervisor $111,004 28
Sign Crew Supervisor $111,004 29
Assistant Sign Shop Supervisor $104,307 30
(64) Photogrammetry Pool 9 $133,299 31
Photogrammetric Specialist $133,299 32
Advanced Photogrammetry Technician $118,062 33
Photogrammetry Technician $104,307 34
Aerial Photographer $76,518 35
(65) Preconstruction Pool 16 $133,299 36
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Advanced Program Management Spec $133,299 1
Federal Programs Coordinator $133,299 2
Program Management Data Specialist $133,299 3
Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator $118,062 4
Program Management Specialist $118,062 5
Local Programs Technician $104,307 6
Program Management Technician $104,307 7
(66) Research Support Supervisor 1 $133,299 8
(67) Right of Way Pool 99 $133,299 9
Broadband Utility Coordinator $133,299 10
Relocation Specialist $133,299 11
Reviewing Appraiser $133,299 12
ROW Acquisition Specialist $133,299 13
ROW Engineering Specialist $133,299 14
Utilities Specialist $133,299 15
Utilities Inspection Coordinator $125,490 16
Advanced District Permit Officer $118,062 17
Closing Agent $118,062 18
Lead Abstractor $118,062 19
Lead Beautification Coordinator $118,062 20
Lead Realty Appraiser $118,062 21
Lead Relocation Coordinator $118,062 22
Lead ROW Acquisition Agent $118,062 23
Lead ROW Billing Coordinator $118,062 24
Lead ROW Plans Designer $118,062 25
Lead Utilities Coordinator $118,062 26
Property Manager $118,062 27
Abstractor $104,307 28
Beautification Coordinator $104,307 29
District Permit Officer $104,307 30
Realty Appraiser $104,307 31
Relocation Coordinator $104,307 32
ROW Acquisition Agent $104,307 33
ROW Billing Coordinator $104,307 34
Utilities Coordinator $104,307 35
ROW Plans Designer $89,872 36
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Utility Billing Coordinator $89,872 1
Abstractor Aide $76,518 2
(68) Roadway Design Review Coordinator 1 $133,299 3
(69) Skilled Trades Supervisory Pool 32 $133,299 4
Facilities Management Super $133,299 5
Fleet Manager $133,299 6
Central Office Facilities Manager $118,062 7
Equipment Maintenance Supervisor $118,062 8
Equipment Specialist $118,062 9
Facilities Management Project Coord $111,004 10
Shop Supervisor $111,004 11
(70) Surveys Technical Coordinator 1 $133,299 12
(71) System Information Pool 37 $133,299 13
Asset Mngmnt & Pave Data Analyst $133,299 14
System Information Data Specialist $133,299 15
Advanced Data Qual Mngmnt Analyst $118,062 16
Geophysical Data Analyst $118,062 17
System Information Analyst $118,062 18
Assistant Geophysical Data Analyst $104,307 19
Data Quality Management Analyst $104,307 20
Lead Data Collection Technician $104,307 21
Lead System Information Technician $104,307 22
Advanced Data Collection Technician $96,826 23
Advanced System Info Technician $96,826 24
Data Collection Technician $89,872 25
System Information Technician $89,872 26
(72) System Information Supervisor 2 $133,299 27
SALARY LEVEL XV $125,490 28
(73) Construction Systems Specialist 1 $125,490 29
(74) Creative Professionals Pool 11 $125,490 30
Senior Creative Professional $125,490 31
Advanced Graphic Design Specialist $118,062 32
Community Relations Coordinator $118,062 33
Digital Content Coordinator $111,004 34
External Information Coordinator $111,004 35
Photographer $111,004 36
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Publications Specialist $111,004 1
Videographer $111,004 2
Writer $111,004 3
Graphic Design Specialist $104,307 4
(75) District Materials Supervisor 11 $125,490 5
(76) Geologist Pool 2 $125,490 6
Advanced Geologist $125,490 7
Geologist $111,004 8
(77) Traffic Safety Supervisory Pool 10 $125,490 9
ITS Operations Supervisor $125,490 10
TMC Manager $125,490 11
Traffic Operations Supervisor $125,490 12
Assistant ITS Operations Supervisor $111,004 13
Assistant TMC Manager $111,004 14
Assistant Traffic Operations Super $111,004 15
SALARY LEVEL XIV $118,062 16
(78) Construction Earthwork Coordinator 1 $118,062 17
(79) Designer Pool 17 $118,062 18
Advanced Designer $118,062 19
Advanced Estimator $118,062 20
Designer $104,307 21
Estimator $104,307 22
Design Technician $89,872 23
(80) Geotechnical Drill Crew Supervisor 3 $118,062 24
(81) Human Resources Pool 36 $118,062 25
Classification & Compensation Spec $118,062 26
Employee Relations Coordinator $118,062 27
Safety Program Coordinator $118,062 28
Senior Health & Safety Officer $118,062 29
Senior HR Specialist $118,062 30
Talent Acquisition Coordinator $118,062 31
Workforce Development Coordinator $118,062 32
Health & Safety Officer $104,307 33
HR Specialist $104,307 34
HR Systems Technician $104,307 35
Workforce Development Specialist $104,307 36
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HR Generalist $89,872 1
Training Coordinator $89,872 2
Wellness Coordinator $89,872 3
(82) Materials Testing Pool 29 $118,062 4
Lead Chemist $118,062 5
Laboratory Coordinator $111,004 6
Chemist $96,826 7
Steel Fabrication Inspector $96,826 8
Testing Equipment Specialist $96,826 9
Materials Stockroom Coordinator $89,872 10
District Laboratory Technician $83,405 11
Senior Materials Technician $83,405 12
Materials Technician $70,200 13
(83) Police and Security Pool 151 $118,062 14
Ark Highway Police Corporal $118,062 15
Ark Highway Police Ptrl Off 1st Cls $104,307 16
Ark Highway Police Patrol Officer $89,872 17
Motor Carrier Safety Auditor $89,872 18
Ark Highway Police Security Super $83,405 19
Ark Highway Police Security Guard $70,200 20
Security Guard $59,088 21
(84) Research Pool 6 $118,062 22
Librarian $118,062 23
Research Financial Analyst $118,062 24
Advanced Research Assistant $104,307 25
Research Assistant $89,872 26
(85) Surveys Crew Supervisor 12 $118,062 27
SALARY LEVEL XIII $111,004 28
(86) Construction Office Pool 76 $111,004 29
Advanced Subcontract Administrator $111,004 30
Estimates Analyst $111,004 31
Advanced Resident Office Technician $104,307 32
Subcontract Administrator $104,307 33
Construction Systems Technician $96,826 34
Resident Office Technician $89,872 35
Construction Office Specialist $83,405 36
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Advanced Field Clerk $76,518 1
Estimates Technician $76,518 2
Field Clerk $70,200 3
(87) Emergency Management Pool 3 $111,004 4
Emergency Management Coordinator $111,004 5
Emergency Management Planner $96,826 6
Emergency Management Technician $83,405 7
SALARY LEVEL XII $104,307 8
(88) Administrative Support Pool 235 $104,307 9
Adv Motor Carrier Safety Data Spec $104,307 10
Executive Assistant $104,307 11
Fuel Management Specialist $104,307 12
Legal Specialist $104,307 13
Maintenance Management Specialist $104,307 14
Maintenance Services Coord $104,307 15
Purchasing Specialist $104,307 16
Senior Permit Technician $104,307 17
Accounting Specialist $89,872 18
Administrative Assistant $89,872 19
Advanced Permit Technician $89,872 20
Bookkeeper $89,872 21
Legal Assistant $89,872 22
Motor Carrier Safety Data Spec $89,872 23
Planning Technician $89,872 24
Retirement Specialist $89,872 25
Advanced Maintenance Services Spec $83,405 26
Lead Storeroom Assistant $83,405 27
Print Services Coordinator $83,405 28
Publications Technician $83,405 29
Accounting Assistant $76,518 30
Advanced District Clerk $76,518 31
Advanced Motor Carrier Safety Spec $76,518 32
Computer Technician $76,518 33
Fleet Management Analyst $76,518 34
HR Assistant $76,518 35
Legal Tech Support $76,518 36
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Office Assistant $76,518 1
Permit Technician $76,518 2
Purchasing Clerk $76,518 3
Records Specialist $76,518 4
District Clerk $70,200 5
Legal Aide $70,200 6
Mail & Supply Assistant $70,200 7
Storeroom Assistant $70,200 8
Data Entry Operator $64,404 9
Motor Carrier Safety Specialist $64,404 10
Office Aide $64,404 11
Records Technician $64,404 12
Mail Courier $59,088 13
Parts Runner $59,088 14
(89) Communications and ITS Pool 28 $104,307 15
Senior ITS Specialist $104,307 16
Senior Traffic Operations Spec $104,307 17
ITS Specialist $96,826 18
Traffic Operations Specialist $96,826 19
(90) Skilled Trades Pool 179 $104,307 20
Fleet Elec & Diagnostics Tech $104,307 21
Senior Skilled Tradesperson $104,307 22
Advanced Skilled Tradesperson $96,826 23
CNC Machinist $96,826 24
AHP Technician $89,872 25
Electrician $89,872 26
Electronics Technician $89,872 27
Mechanic $89,872 28
Plumber $89,872 29
Body Repairer & Painter $83,405 30
Carpenter $83,405 31
Electrical Plumbing & Mech Repairer $83,405 32
Welder $83,405 33
Skilled Trades Apprentice $70,200 34
Skilled Trades Trainee $59,088 35
(91) Surveys Pool 41 $104,307 36
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Advanced Surveys Technician $104,307 1
Surveys Research Technician $89,872 2
Surveys Technician $89,872 3
Advanced Surveys Aide $76,518 4
Surveys Aide $64,404 5
SALARY LEVEL XI $96,826 6
(92) District Maintenance Pool 1,687 $96,826 7
Crew Leader $96,826 8
Ferry Boat Pilot $83,405 9
Janitorial Staff Coordinator $83,405 10
Lead Bridge Repairer $83,405 11
Maintenance Specialist $83,405 12
Advan Area Headquarters Attendant $76,518 13
Landscape Technician $76,518 14
Tractor Trailer Driver $76,518 15
Area Headquarters Attendant $70,200 16
Bridge Repairer $70,200 17
Lead Station Attendant $70,200 18
Maintenance Aide II $70,200 19
Pilot - Deck Hand $70,200 20
Rest Area Attendant II $70,200 21
Sign Erector II $70,200 22
District Caretaker II $64,404 23
Rest Area Attendant $64,404 24
Sign Erector $64,404 25
Deck Hand $59,088 26
District Caretaker $59,088 27
Janitor II $59,088 28
Maintenance Aide I $59,088 29
Station Attendant $59,088 30
General Laborer $54,733 31
Janitor $54,733 32
(93) Geotechnical Pool 9 $96,826 33
Senior Geotechnical Aide $96,826 34
Geotechnical Specialist $89,872 35
Advanced Geotechnical Aide $83,405 36
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Geotechnical Aide $70,200 1
(94) Traffic Management Center Pool 35 $96,826 2
Senior Customer Service Rep $96,826 3
Senior TMC Operator $96,826 4
Senior Communications Operator $83,405 5
TMC Operator $83,405 6
Communications Operator $70,200 7
Customer Service Representative $70,200 8
SALARY LEVEL X $89,872 9
(95) Sign Shop Pool 9 $89,872 10
Sign Fabrication Specialist $89,872 11
Advanced Sign Fabricator $76,518 12
Sign Fabricator $64,404 13
(96) Statewide Maintenance Pool 76 $89,872 14
Highway Zoner $89,872 15
Lead Heavy Bridge Repairer $89,872 16
Statewide Maintenance Specialist $89,872 17
Heavy Bridge Repairer $76,518 18
Statewide Maintenance Aide II $76,518 19
Statewide Maintenance Aide I $64,404 20
SALARY LEVEL IX $83,405 21
SALARY LEVEL VIII $76,518 22
SALARY LEVEL VII $70,200 23
SALARY LEVEL VI $64,404 24
SALARY LEVEL V $59,088 25
(97) Temporary Employee Pool 144 $59,088 26
Senior Intern $59,088 27
Advanced Intern $54,733 28
Intern $49,732 29
Extra Help $45,626 30
Seasonal Employee $41,858 31
SALARY LEVEL IV $54,733 32
SALARY LEVEL III $49,732 33
SALARY LEVEL II $45,626 34
SALARY LEVEL I $41,858 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4,558 36
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 2
to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be payable from the State 3
Highway and Transportation Department Fund, for the administration and 4
operation of the Arkansas Department of Transportation; for construction, 5
reconstruction, maintenance, betterments, replacement, and operation of 6
roads, bridges, ferries, and all other facilities by the Arkansas Department 7
of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 8
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2026-2027 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $280,000,000 12
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 140,000,000 13
(03) OVERTIME 10,000,000 14
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 280,000,000 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 500,000 17
(C) PROF. FEES 130,000,000 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,800,000,000 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
(05) TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS & AID 70,000,000 21
(06) DEBT SERVICE 50,000,000 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,760,500,000 23
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE AID ROADS PROGRAM. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be payable 26
from the State Aid Road Fund, for construction, reconstruction, and 27
improvement of roads on the State Aid Road System as authorized by Arkansas 28
Code Title 27, Chapter 72, for transfer of engineering and other expenses to 29
the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund, and for refunds to 30
counties, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 31
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE $4,000,000 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 2
(C) PROF. FEES 0 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
(02) GRANTS AND AID 30,000,000 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $34,000,000 7
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS PUBLIC TRANSIT TRUST FUND PROGRAM. 9
There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, 10
to be payable from the Arkansas Public Transit Trust Fund, for acquiring 11
federal matching funds for the purchase of public transportation vehicles, 12
public transit equipment or facilities, and for the operation of the United 13
States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Assistance 14
Programs, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 15
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) GRANTS AND AID $7,000,000 20
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE AID STREETS PROGRAM. There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be payable 23
from the State Aid Street Fund, for construction, reconstruction, and 24
improvement of roads and expenses of state aid for municipalities in the 25
State Aid Street System as authorized by Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 72, 26
for transfer of engineering and other expenses to the State Highway and 27
Transportation Department Fund, and for refunds to municipalities, by the 28
Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 29
2027, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,000,000 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
(02) GRANTS AND AID 32,000,000 4
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $34,000,000 5
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND 7
IMPROVEMENT BOND ACCOUNT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the 8
Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be payable from the State Highway 9
and Transportation Department Fund, for repayment of bonds, transfer to 10
trustees for debt service, bond redemption, investment in accordance with 11
applicable resolutions or trust indentures, and funding additional four-lane 12
highway construction and improvements, as provided in Amendment 91 of the 13
Constitution of the State of Arkansas, by the Arkansas Department of 14
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,000,000 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
(C) PROF. FEES 30,000,000 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000,000 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $435,000,000 25
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND 27
GRANTS PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of 28
Transportation, to be payable from the Road and Bridge Repair, Maintenance, 29
and Grants Fund, for road and bridge repair, maintenance, and grants for 30
damages resulting from trucks and other heavy machinery used in the 31
extraction of natural gas, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for 32
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE 1
AND GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS $5,000,000 2
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY AND EDUCATION 4
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of 5
Transportation, to be payable from the Commercial Truck Safety and Education 6
Fund, for personal services, maintenance and operating expenses, capital 7
outlay, and grants for improving the safety of the commercial trucking 8
industry through cooperative public and private programs focusing on 9
increased enforcement, regulatory compliance, industry training, and 10
educational programs to ensure the safe movement of goods on state highways, 11
by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 12
30, 2027, the following: 13
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $100,000 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
(C) PROF. FEES 0 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(02) GRANTS AND AID 6,900,000 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,000,000 24
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be 27
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for use in the 28
preparation of project applications, program developments, and as matching 29
monies for the United States Department of Transportation funds and other 30
federal funds, and for capital improvements to, and operating assistance for, 31
the Public Transportation Programs serving transportation-dependent persons, 32
by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 33
30, 2027, the following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36
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(01) DEPARTMENT FUNDING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 2
TO RURAL & URBAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES $350,000 3
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - NOAA WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM. There is 5
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be 6
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses 7
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Warning Radio 8
System, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 9
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $4,000 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 0 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,000 20
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES' 22
RETIREMENT SYSTEM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department 23
of Transportation, to be payable from the Arkansas State Highway Employees' 24
Retirement System Fund, for annuities, investments, benefits, refunds, and 25
expenses of the Arkansas Department of Transportation - Arkansas State 26
Highway Employees' Retirement System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 27
2027, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,000,000 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
(C) PROF. FEES 15,000,000 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(02) BENEFITS AND SYSTEM EXPENSES 250,000,000 2
(03) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000,000 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $270,000,000 4
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - INTERMODAL FACILITIES GRANTS PROGRAM. 6
There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, 7
to be payable from the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund, for 8
grants to regional intermodal facilities, by the Arkansas Department of 9
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) INTERMODAL FACILITIES GRANTS $525,000 14
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - TRANSPORTATION RELATED RESEARCH AND 16
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the 17
Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be payable from the Future 18
Transportation Research and Workforce Development Fund, for grants to 19
publicly funded institutions of higher education for transportation related 20
research or workforce development, by the Arkansas Department of 21
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2026-2027 25
(01) FUTURE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND 26
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANTS $1,500,000 27
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SECTION 14. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFERS 30
AUTHORIZED. Any savings in the amount appropriated in the Operations 31
appropriation section for the Regular Salaries line item, Overtime line item, 32
Personal Services Matching line item, or any sub-item of the Maintenance and 33
General Operation line item, may be transferred by the Director of the 34
Arkansas Department of Transportation to any sub-item of the Maintenance and 35
General Operation line item, upon review by the Arkansas Legislative Council 36
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or Joint Budget Committee and by notifying the Secretary of the Department of 1
Finance and Administration and the Auditor of State to transfer said savings 2
to a specific sub-item of the Maintenance and General Operation line item and 3
make it available for said purpose during the then current fiscal year. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 5
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 6
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SECTION 15. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PERSONAL 9
SERVICES MATCHING TRANSFER. Provided that in the event amounts appropriated 10
in the Personal Services Matching line item of the Operations appropriation 11
section are insufficient in the fiscal year to pay the amounts at the rates 12
stipulated by law to be paid for each of these items, an additional amount as 13
determined and requested by the Director of the Arkansas Department of 14
Transportation, and upon review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 15
Budget Committee, will be transferred by the Secretary of the Department of 16
Finance and Administration and the Auditor of State from the Maintenance and 17
General Operation line items to the Personal Services Matching line item of 18
the Operations appropriation section to enable the Arkansas Department of 19
Transportation to pay the required matching funds. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 21
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 22
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SECTION 16. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 24
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 25
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 26
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 27
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 28
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 29
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 30
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 31
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 32
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SECTION 17. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 34
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 35
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which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 1
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 2
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 3
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 4
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 5
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SECTION 18. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 7
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 8
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 9
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 10
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 11
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 12
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 13
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 14
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 15
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 16
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 17
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