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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1098 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 7
AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL 8
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 9
PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - STATE PARKS AND 10
TOURISM DIVISIONS ; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 15
HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - STATE PARKS AND 16
TOURISM DIVISIONS REAPPROPRIATION. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - NCRC GRANT. There is hereby appropriated, 22
to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, to be payable from the 23
Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the 24
Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism 25
Divisions the following: 26
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 27
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 28
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 29
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ..................$20,000,000. 30
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SECTION 2. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 32
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 33
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 34
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 35
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 36
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donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 1
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 2
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 3
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 4
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 5
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 6
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 7
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 8
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 9
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 10
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 11
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 12
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 13
otherwise by law. 14
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 16
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 17
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 18
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 19
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 20
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 21
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 22
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 23
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 25
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 26
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 27
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 28
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 29
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 30
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 31
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 32
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 33
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 34
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 35
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