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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 61 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL 9
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
AGRICULTURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 15
REAPPROPRIATION. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - NCRC GRANT. There is hereby appropriated, 21
to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and 22
Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the Department of Agriculture -23
Forestry the following: 24
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 25
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 26
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 27
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed .....................$950,889. 28
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 29
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 30
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 31
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed .....................$415,000. 32
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SECTION 2. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 34
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 35
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 36
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therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 1
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 2
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 3
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 4
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 5
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 6
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 7
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 8
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 9
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 10
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 11
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 12
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 13
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 14
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 15
otherwise by law. 16
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 18
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 19
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 20
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 21
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 22
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 23
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 24
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 25
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 27
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 28
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 29
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 30
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 31
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 32
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 33
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 34
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 35
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 36
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and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 1
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