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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1102 3
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By: Representatives McAlindon, K. Brown, Duke 5
By: Senator J. Dotson 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRANT TO THE 9
VETERANS COUNCIL OF NW ARKANSAS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 16
AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 17
FISCAL YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - VETERANS COUNCIL OF NW ARKANSAS - GRANT. 23
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs, to be 24
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 25
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for a grant to the Veterans Council of 26
NW Arkansas for costs associated with the construction, renovation, upgrade 27
and expansion of the Veterans Wall of Honor in Bella Vista, Arkansas for the 28
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2026-2027 32
(01) CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, UPGRADE AND EXPANSION 33
OF THE VETERANS WALL OF HONOR $400,000 34
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 1
TRANSFER. Immediately upon the effective date of the Act, The Chief Fiscal 2
Officer of the State shall transfer on his or her books and those of the 3
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of the State the sum of four hundred 4
thousand ($400,000) from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to a cash 5
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 6
Officer of the State for costs associated with the construction, renovation, 7
upgrade and expansion of the Veterans Wall of Honor in Bella Vista, Arkansas. 8
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 10
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 11
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 12
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 13
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 14
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 15
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 16
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 17
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 18
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 20
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 21
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 22
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 23
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 24
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 25
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 26
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 27
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 29
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 30
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 31
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 32
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 33
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 34
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 35
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 36
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programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 1
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 2
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 3
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