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

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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/21/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 36 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 10
AGRICULTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 17
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. REGULAR SALARIES - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 23
established for the Department of Agriculture - Shared Services for the 2026-24
2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 30
(1) ESE01A SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 1 GRADE EXE04 31
(2) EEX09A CHIEF OF STAFF I 1 GRADE EXE01 32
(3) LAT08C CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL I 1 GRADE SPC10 33
(4) FAC08C CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER I 1 GRADE SPC09 34
(5) SLA01C LABORATORY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC09 35
(6) CPR01C CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS I 1 GRADE SPC06 36
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(7) FAC10C CONTROLLER 1 GRADE SPC06 1
(8) HDH02C HR ADMINISTRATOR I 1 GRADE SPC05 2
(9) SLA02C LABORATORY MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC05 3
(10) CMA02C MARKETING DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC05 4
(11) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 3 GRADE SPC05 5
(12) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 3 GRADE SPC02 6
(13) FFS01C FISCAL SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE SGS10 7
(14) FFS03C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 2 GRADE SGS09 8
(15) PAG05P AGRICULTURE PROGRAM SUPV/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 9
(16) PAG08P FARM SCHOOL COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 10
(17) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 11
(18) CME03P GRAPHIC ARTIST 1 GRADE SGS07 12
(19) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 13
(20) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 14
(21) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 15
(22) PAG04P AGRICULTURE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS06 16
(23) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS06 17
(24) CPR07P PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 18
(25) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 19
(26) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS05 20
(27) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 21
(28) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 6 GRADE SGS04 22
(29) CMA03P MARKETING SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS04 23
(30) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 24
(31) MVE03P VETERINARY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE MED09 25
(32) SAL03C AGRICULTURE LAW ENFORCEMENT CHIEF 1 GRADE LES08 26
(33) SAL02P AGRICULTURE ENFORCEMENT AGENT II 2 GRADE LES04 27
(34) SAL01P AGRICULTURE ENFORCEMENT AGENT I 3 GRADE LES03 28
(35) IIA01C CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER I 1 GRADE IST10 29
(36) IDM01P DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST09 30
(37) IAS05P APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II 1 GRADE IST08 31
(38) IAS01P APPLICATIONS ANALYST I 1 GRADE IST07 32
(39) IIS04P IT INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYST 4 GRADE IST06 33
(40) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IST04 34
(41) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS07 35
(42) FGM04P GRANTS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS06 36
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(43) EEX02A AGRICULTURE DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE01 1
(44) IDN01P DATA ANALYST 1 GRADE IST07 2
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 67 3
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby authorized, 5
for the Department of Agriculture - Shared Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal 6
year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be 7
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 8
purposes: three (3) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates 9
of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 10
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 11
classification. 12
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 14
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 15
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 16
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 17
Shared Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,316,379 22
(02) EXTRA HELP 21,900 23
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,483,662 24
(04) UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 140,000 25
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,162,067 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 33,500 28
(C) PROF. FEES 704,500 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(06) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 60,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,122,008 33
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 35
for the Department of Agriculture for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 36
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following maximum number of regular employees. 1
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Maximum Annual 3
Maximum Salary Rate 4
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 5
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 6
(1) EEX02A AGRICULTURE DIVISION DIRECTOR 4 GRADE EXE01 7
(2) PAV02P PILOT 2 GRADE SPC08 8
(3) PAG01C AGRICULTURE DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE SPC07 9
(4) PAV01P AVIATION MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC07 10
(5) PAG02C AGRICULTURE DIVISION MANAGER 12 GRADE SPC06 11
(6) SEN02P ENGINEER SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE SPC06 12
(7) PAG10C FORESTER MANAGER 2 GRADE SPC05 13
(8) SLA02C LABORATORY MANAGER 2 GRADE SPC05 14
(9) SGE02P GEOLOGIST SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC04 15
(10) PAG03C AGRICULTURE DIV SUPV/EXPERT 2 GRADE SPC03 16
(11) PAG07C DISTRICT FORESTER 7 GRADE SPC03 17
(12) SEN01P ENGINEER 5 GRADE SPC03 18
(13) SLA03P LABORATORY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 9 GRADE SPC03 19
(14) SGE05P PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST 1 GRADE SPC03 20
(15) FAU04P AUDITOR II 1 GRADE SPC02 21
(16) SBI02P BIOLOGIST II 18 GRADE SPC02 22
(17) SCH02P CHEMIST II 11 GRADE SPC02 23
(18) SCN01I ARCHAEOLOGIST 8 GRADE SPC01 24
(19) SCN02P ECOLOGIST 1 GRADE SPC01 25
(20) PAG09P FORESTER 44 GRADE SPC01 26
(21) SGE01P GEOLOGIST 1 GRADE SPC01 27
(22) SLA06P LABORATORY TECHNICIAN III 2 GRADE SGS08 28
(23) PAG05P AGRICULTURE PROGRAM SUPV/EXPERT 24 GRADE SGS07 29
(24) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS07 30
(25) SAL06P FOREST RANGER SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 59 GRADE SGS07 31
(26) IIN05P INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 5 GRADE SGS07 32
(27) SLA05P LABORATORY TECHNICIAN II 6 GRADE SGS07 33
(28) CPR05P PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 34
(29) CTR02P TRAINER 3 GRADE SGS07 35
(30) PAS04C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE SGS06 36
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(31) TAT11I TRUCK DRIVER 2 GRADE SGS06 1
(32) PAG04P AGRICULTURE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 33 GRADE SGS06 2
(33) SIA13P DISPATCHER SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS06 3
(34) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS06 4
(35) SAL05P FOREST RANGER II 64 GRADE SGS06 5
(36) IIN03P INSPECTOR III 31 GRADE SGS06 6
(37) SLA04P LABORATORY TECHNICIAN I 1 GRADE SGS06 7
(38) TAT06P MECHANIC 4 GRADE SGS06 8
(39) CPR07P PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 9
(40) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 32 GRADE SGS05 10
(41) SIA12P DISPATCHER 9 GRADE SGS05 11
(42) SAL04P FOREST RANGER I 44 GRADE SGS05 12
(43) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 11 GRADE SGS05 13
(44) IIN02P INSPECTOR II 54 GRADE SGS05 14
(45) CME04P MEDIA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 15
(46) TAT02I CALIBRATION TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE SGS04 16
(47) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 10 GRADE SGS04 17
(48) PEP01P CONSERVATION SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 18
(49) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 2 GRADE SGS04 19
(50) IIN01P INSPECTOR I 47 GRADE SGS04 20
(51) TST07P TRADES SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 21
(52) TIW03P INVENTORY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS03 22
(53) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 12 GRADE SGS02 23
(54) PAG11P FORESTRY TECHNICIAN 5 GRADE SGS02 24
(55) MVE01C STATE VETERINARIAN 1 GRADE MED10 25
(56) MVE03P VETERINARY SPECIALIST 5 GRADE MED09 26
(57) IGI01P GIS ANALYST 1 GRADE IST05 27
(58) SBI03P BIOLOGIST SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC04 28
(59) EEP02C EDUCATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPCO7 29
(60) FACOlP ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE SPCO1 30
(61) EEP06P EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS10 31
(62) PQA02C QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 3 GRADE SGS09 32
(63) PQA04P QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS08 33
(64) EEP03P EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 34
(65) FGM03C GRANTS MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS07 35
(66) PQA0lP QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 14 GRADE SGS07 36
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(67) EEP05P EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 1
(68) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 5 GRADE SGS06 2
(69) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 7 GRADE SGS05 3
(70) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 2 GRADE SGS05 4
(71) TIW0lP INVENTORY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 5
(72) EEC04P EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS04 6
(73) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 673 8
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SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 10
the Department of Agriculture - Operations for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 11
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 12
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 13
hundred eighty-two (182) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at 14
rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 15
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 16
classification. 17
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 19
to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Department of 20
Agriculture Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the 21
Department of Agriculture - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 22
2027, the following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $10,204,491 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 74,131 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,062,221 29
(04) OVERTIME 21,571 30
(05) UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 3,200 31
(06) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,716,272 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 33,613 34
(C) PROF. FEES 33,500 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(07) PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES 6,148 2
(08) BOLL WEEVIL PROGRAM 5,000 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,160,147 4
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - ANIMAL HEALTH - DISEASE CONTROL AND 6
ERADICATION PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 7
Agriculture, to be payable from the Animal Health Disease and Pest Control 8
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 9
Agriculture - Animal Health - Animal Disease Control and Eradication Program 10
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $543,206 15
(02) EXTRA HELP 55,000 16
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 245,853 17
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 213,846 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 20
(C) PROF. FEES 0 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 120,000 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,177,905 24
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - ANIMAL HEALTH - EGG GRADING PROGRAM. There 26
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from 27
the Poultry and Egg Grading Fund, for personal services and operating 28
expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Animal Health for the fiscal year 29
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,550,361 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 67,500 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 745,484 36
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(04) OVERTIME 300,000 1
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 252,971 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,350 4
(C) PROF. FEES 0 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
(06) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 1,594,968 8
(07) EGG PROMOTION EXPENSE 64,500 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,694,134 10
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - AGRI LABORATORY TESTING. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Animal 13
Health Special Revenue Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 14
the Department of Agriculture - Agri Laboratory Testing for the fiscal year 15
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $265,600 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 34,500 21
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 115,019 22
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,696,745 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 0 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 310,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,446,864 29
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - ANIMAL HEALTH - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA. 31
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 32
from the Animal Health Equine Infectious Anemia Control Fund, for personal 33
services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Animal 34
Health - Equine Infectious Anemia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 35
the following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $76,551 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 29,560 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 233,046 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $439,157 12
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - ANIMAL HEALTH. There is hereby 14
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 15
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 16
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 17
Animal Health for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $389,331 22
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,311 23
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 167,396 24
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 118,111 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,350 27
(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $688,499 31
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - ADMINISTRATION/PEST CONTROL. 33
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 34
from the Plant Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 35
the Department of Agriculture - State Plant Board - Administration/Pest 36
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Control for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 1
2
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,379,338 5
(02) EXTRA HELP 800,000 6
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,871,563 7
(04) OVERTIME 250,000 8
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,158,314 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 103,613 11
(C) PROF. FEES 594,510 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,200,000 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(06) PROJECT PLANNING, EDUCATION, AND 15
OUTREACH GRANTS AND AID 394,140 16
(07) PEST ERADICATION 1,000,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,751,478 18
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - PUBLIC GRAIN WAREHOUSE 20
INSPECTION PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 21
Agriculture, to be payable from the Plant Board Fund, for personal services 22
and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - State Plant Board - 23
Public Grain Warehouse Inspection Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 24
2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $202,230 29
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 79,407 30
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 60,614 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,613 33
(C) PROF. FEES 1,200 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $348,064 1
2
SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - PESTICIDE SURVEILLANCE. 3
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 4
from the Plant Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 5
the Department of Agriculture - State Plant Board - Pesticide Surveillance 6
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 7
8
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $179,529 11
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,932 12
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 40,783 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000 15
(C) PROF. FEES 0 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $300,244 19
20
SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - APIARY. There is hereby 21
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Plant 22
Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 23
Agriculture - State Plant Board - Apiary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 24
2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $112,555 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 43,391 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,170 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
(C) PROF. FEES 0 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $208,116 2
3
SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - AGRI PRODUCT MARKETING PROGRAM. There is 4
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 5
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 6
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 7
Agri Product Marketing Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 8
following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,869,935 13
(02) EXTRA HELP 50,000 14
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 666,688 15
(04) OVERTIME 13,000 16
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 461,112 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 538,083 19
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(06) PRODUCT MARKETING GRANTS & AID 854,899 23
(07) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 5,000 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,508,717 25
26
SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - REFUNDS/TRANSFERS. There is 27
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 28
cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for operating expenses, 29
refunds, and transfers to the State Treasury by the Department of Agriculture 30
- State Plant Board - Refunds/Transfers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 31
2027, the following: 32
33
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE $500 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 2
(C) PROF. FEES 0 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $50,500 7
8
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - PESTICIDE/PLANT REGULATORY 9
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 10
be payable from the Abandoned Agricultural Pesticide and Plant Regulator 11
Disposal Trust Fund, for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 12
- State Plant Board - Pesticide/Plant Regulatory Program for the fiscal year 13
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,500,000 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 20
(C) PROF. FEES 0 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,500,000 24
25
SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - AGRI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. There is hereby 26
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Agri 27
Scholarship Program Fund, for grants for internships and scholarships of the 28
Department of Agriculture - Agri Scholarship Program for the fiscal year 29
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) AGRI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM $970,000 34
35
SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 36
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appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the State 1
Forestry Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 2
of Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - Operations for the fiscal year 3
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 4
5
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2026-2027 7
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,084,408 8
(02) EXTRA HELP 255,855 9
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,989,693 10
(04) OVERTIME 52,400 11
(05) UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 0 12
(06) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,710,744 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 100,000 15
(C) PROF. FEES 280,000 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,663,000 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
(07) FORESTRY GRANTS AND AID 269,981 19
(08) DISTRICT OFFICE REPLACEMENT 400,000 20
(09) FOREST ACTION PLAN 70,000 21
(10) FEDERAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM 138,512 22
(11) UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH 500,000 23
(12) OUTREACH AND PLANTING AID 225,000 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,739,593 25
26
SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION 27
- FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, 28
to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal 29
Officer of the State, for personal services, operating expenses and federal 30
matching grants to purchase firefighting equipment of the Department of 31
Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - Rural Community Fire Protection - 32
Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 33
34
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) REGULAR SALARIES $108,363 1
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 41,414 2
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 399,816 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5
(C) PROF. FEES 60,000 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 270,000 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
(04) RURAL COMMUNITY MATCH GRANTS 822,563 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,702,156 10
11
SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - URBAN FORESTRY SERVICES - 12
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 13
be payable from the State Forestry Fund, for personal services, operating 14
expenses and urban forestry matching grants of the Department of Agriculture 15
- State Forestry Commission - Urban Forestry Services - Federal for the 16
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 17
18
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2026-2027 20
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $67,500 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 23
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
(02) URBAN FORESTRY MATCHING GRANTS AND AID 82,000 27
(03) URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY 1,875,000 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,074,500 29
30
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - RURAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE 31
LOANS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be 32
payable from the Rural Fire Protection Revolving Fund, for loans to 33
communities for fire protection by the Department of Agriculture - State 34
Forestry Commission - Rural Fire Protection Service Loans for the fiscal year 35
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) RURAL FIRE PROTECTION LOANS $1,200,000 4
5
SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - STATE FORESTRY TRUST PROGRAM. 6
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 7
from the State Forestry Trust Fund, for management and operating expenses, 8
fire control, communications, contracting for assistance, and other services 9
of the Department of Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - State Forestry 10
Trust Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $200,000 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 17
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,250,000 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
(02) FIRE CONTROL/COMMUNICATE 900,000 21
(03) MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS 300,000 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,750,000 23
24
SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PREVENTION. 25
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 26
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 27
State, for grants by the Department of Agriculture - State Forestry 28
Commission - Southern Pine Beetle Prevention for the fiscal year ending June 29
30, 2027, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE GRANTS AND AID $230,000 34
35
SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - FOREST LEGACY. There is hereby 36
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appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 1
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 2
operating expenses, grants and aid by the Department of Agriculture - State 3
Forestry Commission - Forest Legacy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 4
the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $6,599 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,800 11
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(02) FOREST LEGACY ADMINISTRATION 157,000 15
(03) WHITE RIVER HEADWATERS PROJECT 1,455,000 16
(04) FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM 6,000,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,625,399 18
19
SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - SILVICULTURAL NON-POINT PROGRAM. 20
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 21
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 22
State, for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - State 23
Forestry Commission - Silvicultural Non-Point Program for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $36,000 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $40,000 35
36
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SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - AGRICULTURE CASH OPERATING FUND. There is 1
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 2
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 3
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 4
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $40,000 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 200,000 11
(C) PROF. FEES 0 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(02) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 2,000 15
(03) BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED GRANTS & 16
PROJECTS 160,682 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $402,682 18
19
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH PROGRAM. There is 20
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 21
Arkansas Industrial Hemp Program Fund, for personal services and operating 22
expenses to administer the Industrial Hemp Program of the Department of 23
Agriculture - State Plant Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 24
following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH PROGRAM $99,500 29
30
SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - REGISTERED FORESTERS. There 31
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from 32
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 33
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 34
the Department of Agriculture - Registered Foresters for the fiscal year 35
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) EXTRA HELP $37,000 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,064 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,329 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $46,393 12
13
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - VETERINARY MEDICINE. There is 14
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 15
Veterinary Examiners Fund, for personal services, operating expenses and 16
scholarships of the Department of Agriculture - Veterinary Medicine for the 17
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $61,131 22
(02) EXTRA HELP 21,000 23
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,830 24
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,996 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 281 27
(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
(05) RURAL VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP 31
PROGRAM 30,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $168,238 33
34
SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - RURAL FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM. 35
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 36
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from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses of the 1
Department of Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - Rural Fire Protection 2
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 3
4
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2026-2027 6
(01) RURAL FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM $70,000 7
8
SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM. There is hereby 9
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the State 10
Meat Inspection Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 11
the Department of Agriculture - State Meat Inspection Program for the fiscal 12
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM $606,083 17
18
SECTION 34. APPROPRIATION - MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM - GENERAL REVENUE. 19
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 20
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and 21
operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - State Meat Inspection 22
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $150,000 27
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 85,000 28
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,000 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,000 35
36
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SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - FERAL HOG ERADICATION. There is hereby 1
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Feral 2
Hog Eradication Fund, for expenses associated with the eradication efforts to 3
eliminate feral hogs by the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year 4
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) FERAL HOG ERADICATION $200,000 9
10
SECTION 36. APPROPRIATION - AGRI FAIR FUNDING PROGRAM. There is hereby 11
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Agri 12
Fair Fund, for personal services, fair funding and operating expenses of the 13
Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 14
following: 15
16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) ARKANSAS STATE FAIR $84,000 19
(02) ARKANSAS YOUTH EXPO 48,000 20
(03) ARKANSAS-OKLAHOMA FAIR 54,000 21
(04) COUNTY FAIRS 1,095,272 22
(05) DISTRICT JR LIVESTOCK SHOWS 27,000 23
(06) NORTHEAST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 24
(07) NORTHWEST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 25
(08) SOUTHWEST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 26
(09) SOUTHEAST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 27
(10) NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT FAIR ` 54,000 28
(11) FOUR STATES FAIR 54,000 29
(12) PROGRAM OPERATION EXPENSES 23,000 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,655,272 31
32
SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FORESTERS FOR THE FUTURE 33
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 34
Agriculture, to be payable from the Arkansas Foresters for the Future 35
Scholarship Fund, for scholarships of the Department of Agriculture - 36
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Arkansas Foresters For The Future Scholarship Program for the fiscal year 1
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) SCHOLARSHIPS $40,000 6
7
SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - FOOD AND NUTRITION - CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM 8
- FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 9
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 10
of the State, for personal services, operating expenses, aid and 11
reimbursement of the Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Division 12
- Child Nutrition Program - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 13
the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,470,239 18
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 963,383 19
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,172,100 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 22
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
(04) SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE/NUTRITION ED 425,099,000 26
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 450,000 27
(06) FOOD AND NUTRITION FEDERAL EXPENSES 78,087,515 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $508,402,237 29
30
SECTION 39. APPROPRIATION - FOOD AND NUTRITION - CHILD NUTRITION 31
PROGRAM - STATE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 32
Agriculture, to be payable from the Department of Agriculture Fund Account, 33
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 34
- Food and Nutrition Division - Child Nutrition Program - State for the 35
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $833,116 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 331,339 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 20,000 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,500 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,187,955 12
13
SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - FOOD AND NUTRITION - CHILD NUTRITION 14
PROGRAM - COMMODITY - DISTRIBUTION AND SALVAGE CONTAINER - CASH. 15
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 16
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 17
Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of 18
Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Division - Child Nutrition Program - 19
Commodity Distribution and Salvage Container - Cash for the fiscal year 20
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2026-2027 24
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $130,186 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 9,490 27
(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $139,676 31
32
SECTION 41. APPROPRIATION - FOOD AND NUTRITION - GRANTS AND AID TO 33
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby appropriated, to 34
the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Department of 35
Agriculture Fund Account, for grants and aid to local school districts and 36
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special programs of the Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition 1
Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027; the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) FREE BREAKFAST PROGRAM $14,700,000 6
(02) SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES 7,650,000 7
(03) SCHOOL FOOD LEGISLATIVE AUDIT 75,000 8
(04) SURPLUS COMMODITIES 1,125,065 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $23,550,065 10
11
SECTION 42. APPROPRIATION - FOOD AND NUTRITION - CHILD NUTRITION 12
PROGRAM - CONFERENCES. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 13
Agriculture, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 14
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 15
and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition 16
Division - Child Nutrition Program - Conferences for the fiscal year ending 17
June 30, 2027, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) FOOD AND NUTRITION CONFERENCE AND EXPENSES $273,923 22
23
SECTION 43. APPROPRIATION - FOOD AND NUTRITION - HUNGER COALITION. 24
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 25
from the Department of Agriculture Fund Account, for grant payments of the 26
Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Division - Hunger Coalition 27
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 28
29
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) HUNGER COALITION GRANTS AND AID $995,113 32
33
SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - NRC - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 34
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 35
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 36
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expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources 1
Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,237,928 6
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 448,479 7
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 193,182 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,165 10
(C) PROF. FEES 0 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
(04) SURVEYS & INVESTIGATIONS 3,900 14
(05) WATER PLANNING 130,981 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,024,635 16
17
SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, 18
to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the cash fund deposited 19
in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 20
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 21
- Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 22
2027, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,403,959 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 30,800 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 510,968 29
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 377,298 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 27,000 32
(C) PROF. FEES 910,002 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 225,000 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
(05) SOIL & WATER GRANTS & LOANS 6,202,017 36
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,687,044 1
2
SECTION 46. APPROPRIATION - NRC - DAM INVENTORY. There is hereby 3
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 4
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 5
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 6
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Dam Inventory for the fiscal year 7
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 8
9
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2026-2027 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $90,158 12
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 13
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 29,394 14
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 49,216 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 17,000 17
(C) PROF. FEES 130,000 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 10,000 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
(05) GRANTS & AID DAM - SAFETY PROJECTS 76,997 21
(06) HIGH HAZARD DAMS REHAB 226,803 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $639,568 23
24
SECTION 47. APPROPRIATION - NRC - FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 26
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 27
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 28
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Flood Insurance Program for the 29
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $160,867 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 65,508 36
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(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 268,504 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 32,571 3
(C) PROF. FEES 1,700,000 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 25,000 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
(05) GRANTS & AID - FLOOD HAZARD 7
MITIGATION GRANTS 3,000,000 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,262,450 9
10
SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER QUALITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 11
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 12
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and 13
operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 14
Resources Commission - Water Quality Plan Implementation for the fiscal year 15
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $317,076 20
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 104,333 21
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,089 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,000 24
(C) PROF. FEES 0 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
(04) WATER QUALITY MATCH GRANTS 500,000 28
(05) WATER QUALITY TECHNICIAN 750,000 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,675,498 30
31
SECTION 49. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND POLLUTION 32
ABATEMENT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 33
Agriculture, to be payable from the Water, Waste Disposal, Pollution 34
Abatement, Administrative and Research Facilities Construction Fund, for 35
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 36
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Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution 1
Abatement Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $137,764 6
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 45,731 7
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,400 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 10
(C) PROF. FEES 0 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
(04) PROJECT DISBURSEMENTS 90,000,000 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $90,187,895 15
16
SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - NRC - NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL 17
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 18
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 19
of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 20
of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Nonpoint Source 21
Pollution Control Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 22
following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $294,446 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 113,166 29
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 282,774 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 50,000 32
(C) PROF. FEES 706,630 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
(05) NON POINT SOURCE POLLUTION GRANTS 5,642,276 36
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(06) HYPOXIA NUTRIENT REDUCTION 200,000 1
(07) SMALL/ DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES 637,000 2
(08) SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE 1,606,373 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,607,665 4
5
SECTION 51. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE REVOLVING 6
LOAN FUND PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 7
Agriculture, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 8
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 9
the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - 10
Construction Assistance Revolving Loan Fund Program for the fiscal year 11
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 12
13
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $631,141 16
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 233,934 17
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 111,841 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 12,219 20
(C) PROF. FEES 13,500 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,002,635 24
25
SECTION 52. APPROPRIATION - NRC - BEAVER ERADICATION PROGRAM. There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 27
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for grants to the conservation districts 28
for beaver control programs within the districts of the Department of 29
Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Beaver Eradication 30
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) GRANTS FOR BEAVER CONTROL PROGRAMS $150,000 35
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SECTION 53. APPROPRIATION - NRC - GRANTS & ATTORNEY SERVICES. There is 1
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 2
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses of the Department 3
of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Grants and Attorney 4
Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) RIVER BASIN COMPACT $42,820 9
(02) LEGAL COUNSEL 5,871 10
(03) COMMITTEE/COMMISSION EXPENSES 10,000 11
(04) CONSERVATION PROJECTS 3,500 12
(05) ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT 17,800 13
(06) RED RIVER COMPACT 11,720 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $91,711 15
16
SECTION 54. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAM GRANTS. 17
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 18
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services matching 19
and grants to conservation districts of the Department of Agriculture - 20
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Conservation District Program Grants 21
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 22
23
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2026-2027 25
(01) GRANTS TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS $250,000 26
(02) CONSERVATION DISTRICT GRANTS & 27
ASSISTANCE 1,522,672 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,772,672 29
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SECTION 55. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER RESEARCH. There is hereby 31
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 32
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses of the Department 33
of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Water Research for 34
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) WATER RESEARCH/CONTRACT $42,800 3
4
SECTION 56. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER, SEWER, AND SOLID WASTE - 5
REVOLVING. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, 6
to be payable from the Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Revolving Fund, for 7
water, sewer, and solid waste grants of the Department of Agriculture - 8
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste - 9
Revolving for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE GRANTS & 14
AID $6,000,000 15
16
SECTION 57. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER, SEWER, AND SOLID WASTE - 17
STATE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be 18
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for water, sewer, and 19
solid waste grants or loans that will be repaid to the water, sewer and solid 20
waste revolving appropriation of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas 21
Natural Resources Commission - Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste - State for the 22
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE GRANTS $84,296 27
28
SECTION 58. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER USE PROGRAM. There is hereby 29
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 30
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 31
reporting expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 32
Resources Commission - Water Use Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 33
2027, the following: 34
35
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NO. 2026-2027 1
(01) WATER USE DATA REPORTING $125,000 2
3
SECTION 59. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 4
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 5
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 6
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 7
Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Conservation Technical 8
Assistance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $164,013 13
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 61,434 14
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 120,246 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 17
(C) PROF. FEES 0 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 40,000 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
(04) RESOURCE GRANTS 906,637 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,292,330 22
23
SECTION 60. APPROPRIATION - NRC - UNPAVED ROADS PROGRAM. There is 24
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 25
Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program Fund, for grants or operating expenses of the 26
Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Unpaved 27
Roads Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 28
29
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) UNPAVED ROADS GRANTS & AID OR 32
OPERATING EXPENSES $600,000 33
34
SECTION 61. APPROPRIATION - NRC - FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL - 35
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 36
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be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 1
of the State, for expenses associated with the eradication efforts to 2
eliminate feral swine by the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 3
Resources Commission - Feral Swine Eradication and Control - Federal for the 4
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL $1,500,000 9
10
SECTION 62. APPROPRIATION - NRC - OPERATIONS - SOIL CLASSIFIERS. There 11
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from 12
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 13
Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of 14
Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Soil Classifiers for 15
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,296 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 22
(C) PROF. FEES 0 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,296 26
27
SECTION 63. APPROPRIATION - NRC - ALLIANCE LANDOWNER CONSERVATION 28
PRACTICES - FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 29
Agriculture, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 30
Fiscal Officer of the State, for expenses associated with Alliance Landowner 31
Conservation Practices of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 32
Resources Commission - Alliance Landowner Conservation Practices - Federal 33
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 34
35
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NO. 2026-2027 1
(01) ALLIANCE LANDOWNER CONSERVATION 2
PRACTICES $2,445,538 3
4
SECTION 64. APPROPRIATION - WATER AND SEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES 5
GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 6
be payable from the Water and Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program Fund, 7
for water and sewer treatment facilities grants of the Department of 8
Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for the fiscal year 9
ending June 30, 2027, the sum of.................................$50,000,000. 10
11
SECTION 65. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 13
FAIR FUND TRANSFER. On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as is 14
practical, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may transfer the amount 15
needed for distribution by the Department of Agriculture to fund fairs from 16
the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account to the Agri Fair Fund. 17
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 18
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 19
20
SECTION 66. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 22
SHARED SERVICES. 23
(a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create paying accounts 24
on his or her books and on the books of the Treasurer of the State and 25
Auditor of State for the payment of all personal services and operating 26
expenses of the Department of Agriculture. 27
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 28
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 29
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 30
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 31
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 32
subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 33
the department's appropriation act or between other appropriations acts 34
authorized for the department. 35
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the date 36
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of passage through June 30, 2026 2027. 1
2
SECTION 67. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 4
FUND TRANSFER. The Deputy Director of the Board of Animal Health, with prior 5
approval of the Arkansas Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee, 6
the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and for the 7
reimbursing of documented expenditures designated by law to be made from the 8
transferred special revenue, may transfer funds among the Animal Health 9
Equine Infectious Anemia Control Fund, Animal Health Disease and Pest Control 10
Fund, Animal Health Special Revenue Fund, Animal Health Commission Swine 11
Testing Fund, and the Poultry and Egg Grading Fund or from these funds to the 12
Animal Health Fund Account. The purpose of these transfers shall only be for 13
accurate allocation of incurred costs between the funds. Requests for fund 14
transfer will at least include the total amount to be transferred, to and 15
from which funds, the nature, purpose, and time period of the expenditures 16
being reimbursed, and any other information requested by the Legislative 17
Council or the Joint Budget Committee. 18
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 19
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 20
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 21
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 22
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 23
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 24
has determined that the Arkansas Agriculture Department - Animal Health may 25
operate more efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Arkansas 26
Agriculture Department - Animal Health authorizing broad powers under this 27
Section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General 28
Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative 29
Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The 30
requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 31
is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by 32
the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional 33
by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 34
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 35
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 36
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SECTION 68. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 3
TRANSFER PROVISION - PEST ERADICATION. If the State Plant Board determines 4
that the demands of pest eradication efforts require additional personnel 5
expenses, with the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and 6
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, appropriations 7
may be transferred from the Pest Eradication Program special line item to the 8
line items for Regular Salaries, Extra Help, Overtime, and Personal Services 9
Matching. 10
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 11
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 12
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 13
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 14
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 15
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 16
has determined that the State Plant Board may operate more efficiently if 17
some flexibility is provided to the State Plant Board authorizing broad 18
powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate 19
that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of 20
the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this 21
section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 22
Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 23
of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 24
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 25
void. 26
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 27
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 28
29
SECTION 69. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 31
PROVISION. If the State Forestry Commission determines that temporary 32
firefighters, dispatchers, or pilots are required to meet the demands of a 33
wildfire season, and upon approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 34
appropriations may be transferred from either Extra Help or Professional Fees 35
and Services to the proper character code for the employment of such 36
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personnel. 1
If the State Forestry Commission determines that the deployment of air 2
tankers for fighting wildfires requires additional Professional Fees and 3
Services, and upon the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 4
excess appropriation in Regular Salaries or Personal Services Matching may be 5
transferred to Professional Fees and Services in the Operations and Forestry 6
- Rural Community Fire Protection - Federal appropriation sections. 7
If the State Forestry Commission determines that the most effective way for 8
it to cooperate in the growing and distribution of forest planting stock is 9
by contracting work with private vendors and/or hiring temporary employees 10
for seasonal work, the Commission is hereby authorized, upon approval by the 11
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to transfer the necessary appropriation 12
authorized for Extra Help and Maintenance and General Operation in the 13
Operations and Forestry - Rural Community Fire Protection - Federal 14
appropriation sections. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 16
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 17
18
SECTION 70. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 20
REFUND TO EXPENDITURE. The Arkansas Forestry Commission is authorized to 21
charge fees to federal agencies and other states to reimburse the Commission 22
for expenditures made on behalf of these governmental units. These fees 23
shall be deposited into the State Forestry Fund in the State Treasury as a 24
refund to expenditure. 25
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 26
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 27
28
SECTION 71. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 30
FORWARD. Notwithstanding any law pertaining to the transfer of year-end fund 31
balances or any law to the contrary, any funds up to $500,000 which remain in 32
the Department of Agriculture Fund Account at the end of a fiscal year shall 33
remain in the Department of Agriculture Fund Account and be made available to 34
fund appropriation(s) authorized by law to be made for maintenance and 35
operating costs associated with wildfire suppression, as well as the purchase 36
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of fire suppression equipment for the Forestry Division and made payable from 1
the Department of Agriculture Fund Account for the following fiscal year. 2
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding up to $500,000 as 3
authorized herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 4
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027, the Agency shall by written statement set 5
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 6
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 7
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 8
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee all 9
amounts carried forward by the September Arkansas Legislative Council or 10
Joint Budget Committee meeting which report shall include the name of the 11
Agency, Board, Commission or Institution and the amount of the funding 12
carried forward, from the first fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the 13
program name or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a 14
copy of the written request set forth in (1) above: 15
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 16
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 17
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 18
statement as so the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 19
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 20
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 21
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 22
Committee; and 23
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 24
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 25
statement of noncompliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 26
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 2026 27
through June 30, 2026 2027. 28
29
SECTION 72. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 31
TRANSFER. (A)(1) If the Arkansas Department of Agriculture determines 32
additional funding is required to support the purchase of firefighting 33
equipment and forest fire suppression activities, to include the maintenance 34
and operations costs associated with fire suppression, the Department of 35
Agriculture with prior approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, may 36
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transfer the sum of one million one hundred eighty thousand one hundred 1
dollars ($1,180,100) of the amount authorized for transfer by Act 154 of 2
2012, to the State Forestry Fund. 3
(2) The transfer authority provided to the department in subdivision (A)(1) 4
of this section may be used in furtherance of the State Forestry Trust 5
Program. 6
(3) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the date of 7
passage through June 30, 2026 2027. 8
9
SECTION 73. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 10
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 11
REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. The Department of Agriculture provides a wide 12
range of services to all Arkansans. The specific service needs, along with 13
staffing required to meet them, can vary significantly due to factors such as 14
natural disasters, changing federal mandates, and job market variations like 15
wildland firefighters, dispatchers, foresters, engineers, and 16
microbiologists' shortages. These factors make it challenging for the 17
Department to accurately predict the exact needs for positions across its 18
different appropriations throughout any fiscal year. To respond swiftly to 19
changing needs and to utilize resources effectively, the Department of 20
Agriculture is authorized to reallocate resources as necessary. Upon 21
determining that a reallocation is essential for the efficient and effective 22
operation of the department, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, 23
with the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and Legislative 24
Council or the Joint Budget Committee, if meeting in Legislative Session, may 25
request to transfer positions between existing business areas of the 26
department. Transfer authority shall be limited to no more than 5% of the 27
total authorized department positions in any fiscal year. 28
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 29
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 30
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 31
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 32
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 33
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly has 34
determined that the Department of Agriculture may operate more efficiently if 35
some flexibility is provided to the Department of Agriculture authorizing 36
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broad powers under the Reallocation of Resources provisions herein. 1
Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 2
maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 3
Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of 4
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 5
severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 6
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 7
court jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 8
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 9
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 10
11
SECTION 74. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 13
TRANSFER PROVISION - NRC. At the end of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal 14
Officer of the State shall authorize the transfer of obligated water, sewer, 15
and solid waste funds, as provided in the appropriation act for the Natural 16
Resources Commission in the appropriation entitled "Water, Sewer and Solid 17
Waste - State", from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, to the Water, 18
Sewer and Solid Waste Revolving Fund. 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 20
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 21
22
SECTION 75. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 24
FORWARD - NRC. At the end of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of 25
the State shall authorize the carry forward of funds to support the amount of 26
obligated grants that are certified by the Natural Resources Commission for 27
Matching Grants in the appropriation entitled "Water Quality Plan 28
Implementation". 29
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 30
be carried forward under the following conditions: 31
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement set 32
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 33
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 34
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 35
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 36
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September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 1
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 2
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward from the first 3
fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the 4
funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the written request set 5
forth in (1) above; 6
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 7
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 8
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 9
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 10
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 11
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 12
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 13
Committee; and 14
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 15
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 16
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 17
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 18
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 19
20
SECTION 76. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 22
FORWARD - NRC. At the end of the fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 23
State shall authorize the carry forward of funds to support the amount of 24
obligated grants that are certified by the Natural Resources Commission for 25
Water Quality Technicians in the appropriation entitled "Water Quality Plan 26
Implementation". 27
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 28
be carried forward under the following conditions: 29
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement set 30
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 31
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 32
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 33
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 34
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 35
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 36
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Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward from the first 1
fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the 2
funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the written request set 3
forth in (1) above; 4
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 5
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 6
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 7
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 8
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 9
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 10
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 11
Committee; and 12
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 13
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 14
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 16
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 17
18
SECTION 77. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 19
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 20
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 21
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 22
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 23
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 24
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 25
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 26
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 27
28
SECTION 78. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 29
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 30
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 31
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 32
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 33
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 34
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 35
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 36
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1
SECTION 79. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 2
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 3
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 4
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 5
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 6
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 7
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 8
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 9
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 10
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 11
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 12
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