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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1029 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR MAKING PAYMENTS 9
FOR CITY-COUNTY TOURIST FACILITIES AS REQUIRED BY THE 10
CITY-COUNTY TOURIST MEETING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11
FACILITIES ASSISTANCE LAW BY THE OFFICE OF THE 12
TREASURER OF STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 13
30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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Subtitle 17
AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF 18
STATE - CITY-COUNTY TOURIST MEETING AND 19
ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES ASSISTANCE 20
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 21
YEAR. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - CITY AND COUNTY TOURIST FACILITIES 27
ASSISTANCE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Treasurer of 28
State, to be payable from the City-County Tourist Facilities Aid Fund, for 29
making payments as authorized by law for publicly owned eligible facilities 30
as authorized by the City-County Tourist Meeting and Entertainment Facilities 31
Assistance Law, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) FACILITY DEBT SERVICE AND OPERATING 36
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EXPENSES $887,908 1
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SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 3
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 4
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 5
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 6
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 7
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 8
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 9
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 10
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 11
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 13
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 14
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 15
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 16
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 17
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 18
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 19
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 20
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 22
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 23
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 24
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 25
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 26
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 27
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 28
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 29
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 30
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 31
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 32
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