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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 16 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 PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 10
HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - CAPITOL ZONING DISTRICT 11
COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 12
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 17
HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - CAPITOL ZONING 18
DISTRICT COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR 19
THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 25
Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning District 26
Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 27
regular employees. 28
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Maximum Annual 30
Maximum Salary Rate 31
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 32
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 33
(1) RPA24P PRKS, HERITAGE, & TOURISM PROG. COR 1 GRADE SGS06 34
(2) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 GRADE SGS05 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 36
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 2
of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning District Commission for the 3
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 4
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 5
herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employee, when 6
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 7
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 8
appropriate classification. 9
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 11
to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, to be payable from the 12
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 13
expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning 14
District Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 15
the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $176,446 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 938 21
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 63,700 22
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,956 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 25
(C) PROF. FEES 0 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $257,040 29
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUND OPERATIONS. There is hereby 31
appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, to be 32
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 33
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the 34
Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning District 35
Commission - Cash Fund Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 36
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the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 7
(C) PROF. FEES 0 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,000 11
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 13
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 14
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 15
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 16
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 17
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 18
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 19
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 20
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 21
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 32
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 33
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 34
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 35
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 36
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the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 1
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 2
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 6
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