AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION REAPPROPRIATION.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 62 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 INSTITUTIONS OF 10
HIGHER EDUCATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 15
EDUCATION 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 - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. There is 21
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from the 22
Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Arkansas State University the 23
following: 24
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 25
in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of a 26
College of Veterinary Medicine facility, in a sum not to exceed ..$4,000,000. 27
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Item (B) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 29
Center for Advanced Materials and Steel Manufacturing, in a sum not to exceed 30
..................................................................$3,000,000. 31
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 32
in Item (C) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for campus buildings deferred 33
maintenance, in a sum not to exceed ..............................$2,000,000. 34
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 35
in Item (D) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for campus wide building 36
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entrance security and card access, in a sum not to exceed ........$1,000,000. 1
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (E) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 3
sum not to exceed ..................................................$740,000. 4
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 5
in Item (F) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 6
sum not to exceed ................................................$5,210,000. 7
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 8
in Item (G) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 9
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 10
..................................................................$4,509,554. 11
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 12
in Item (H) of Section 1 of Act 258 of 2025, for construction, renovation, 13
maintenance, equipment, personal services and operating expenses of the 14
various institutions and entities of the Arkansas State University System, in 15
a sum not to exceed .............................................$25,000,000. 16
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SECTION 2. REAPPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SUSTAINABLE 18
BUILDING DESIGN. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State 19
University, to be payable from the Sustainable Building Design Revolving Loan 20
Fund, for the Arkansas State University the following: 21
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 22
in Section 19 of Act 777 of 2025, for construction, renovation, maintenance 23
and operating expenses, in a sum not to exceed ...................$2,900,000. 24
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SECTION 3. REAPPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SOUTHERN 26
TENANT FARMERS MUSEUM GRANT BIN RESTORATION AND INTERPRETATION. There is 27
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from the 28
Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the 29
Arkansas State University the following: 30
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 31
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 32
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 33
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ...................$1,272,000. 34
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SECTION 4. REAPPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY. There is hereby 36
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appropriated, to the Arkansas Tech University, to be payable from the 1
Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Arkansas Tech University the 2
following: 3
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 4
in Item (A) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for Witherspoon interior 5
renovation, in a sum not to exceed ...............................$2,875,000. 6
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 7
in Item (B) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for utility upgrades, in a sum 8
not to exceed ....................................................$3,032,000. 9
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 10
in Item (C) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for technology upgrades, in a 11
sum not to exceed ................................................$4,093,000. 12
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 13
in Item (D) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 14
sum not to exceed ................................................$3,620,000. 15
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 16
in Item (E) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 17
sum not to exceed ................................................$4,100,000. 18
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 19
in Item (F) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 20
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 21
..................................................................$1,321,412. 22
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 23
in Item (G) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for Collegiate Center roof 24
replacement and interior renovation, in a sum not to exceed ........$691,900. 25
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 26
in Item (H) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance for the 27
Ozark Campus, in a sum not to exceed ................................$20,000. 28
(I) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 29
in Item (I) of Section 2 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance for the 30
Ozark Campus, in a sum not to exceed ...............................$210,000. 31
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SECTION 5. REAPPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY - HUGHES HALL 33
RENOVATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Tech University, 34
to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and 35
Trust Fund, for the Arkansas Tech University the following: 36
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(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 1
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 2
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 3
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ...................$1,756,906. 4
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SECTION 6. REAPPROPRIATION - HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY. There is 6
hereby appropriated, to the Henderson State University, to be payable from 7
the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Henderson State University the 8
following: 9
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 10
in Item (A) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Newberry Hall, 11
in a sum not to exceed ...........................................$1,200,000. 12
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 13
in Item (B) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for Womack Hall, in a sum not to 14
exceed .............................................................$800,000. 15
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 16
in Item (C) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Russell 17
Fine Arts Building, in a sum not to exceed .......................$1,000,000. 18
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 19
in Item (D) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Smith Hall, in 20
a sum not to exceed ..............................................$2,500,000. 21
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 22
in Item (E) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Wells Gym, in 23
a sum not to exceed ..............................................$2,000,000. 24
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 25
in Item (F) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Huie Library, 26
in a sum not to exceed ...........................................$1,500,000. 27
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Item (G) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 29
sum not to exceed ................................................$3,120,000. 30
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 31
in Item (H) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 32
sum not to exceed ................................................$2,440,000. 33
(I) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 34
in Item (I) of Section 3 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 35
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 36
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SECTION 7. REAPPROPRIATION - HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY - DUKE WELLS 3
RENOVATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Henderson State University, 4
to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and 5
Trust Fund, for the Henderson State University the following: 6
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 7
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 8
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 9
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ...................$1,192,409. 10
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SECTION 8. REAPPROPRIATION - SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY. There is 12
hereby appropriated, to the Southern Arkansas University, to be payable from 13
the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Southern Arkansas University 14
the following: 15
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 16
in Item (A) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of HVAC upgrades, in a 17
sum not to exceed ................................................$3,783,000. 18
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 19
in Item (B) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for technology upgrades, in a 20
sum not to exceed ................................................$3,559,250. 21
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 22
in Item (C) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for storm drain lines, in a sum 23
not to exceed ....................................................$1,000,750. 24
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 25
in Item (D) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for sewer lines, in a sum not to 26
exceed .............................................................$657,000. 27
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Item (E) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 29
sum not to exceed ..................................................$540,000. 30
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 31
in Item (F) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 32
sum not to exceed ................................................$3,410,000. 33
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 34
in Item (G) of Section 4 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 35
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 36
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..................................................................$1,227,623. 1
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SECTION 9. REAPPROPRIATION - SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY - TALBOT HALL 3
RENOVATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Southern Arkansas 4
University, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources 5
Grant and Trust Fund, for the Southern Arkansas University the following: 6
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 7
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 8
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 9
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ...................$1,189,647. 10
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SECTION 10. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL 12
SCIENCES. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for 13
Medical Sciences, to be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund, 14
for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences the following: 15
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 16
in Item (A) of Section 5 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 17
sum not to exceed ................................................$4,900,000. 18
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 19
in Item (B) of Section 5 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 20
sum not to exceed ...............................................$13,600,000. 21
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 22
in Item (C) of Section 5 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 23
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 24
..................................................................$2,535,302. 25
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SECTION 11. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS. There is hereby 27
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the 28
Development and Enhancement Fund, for the University of Arkansas the 29
following: 30
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 31
in Item (A) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for restoration of the 32
Agriculture Building, in a sum not to exceed .....................$2,000,000. 33
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 34
in Item (B) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for restoration/addition to the 35
John A. White, Jr. Engineering Hall, in a sum not to exceed ......$2,000,000. 36
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(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 1
in Item (C) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for restoration of the Fine Arts 2
Center and University Theatre, in a sum not to exceed ............$2,000,000. 3
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 4
in Item (D) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for restoration of Memorial 5
Hall, in a sum not to exceed .....................................$2,000,000. 6
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 7
in Item (E) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Kimpel Hall 8
and the Office Tower, in a sum not to exceed .....................$2,000,000. 9
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 10
in Item (F) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Business 11
Building, in a sum not to exceed .................................$2,000,000. 12
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 13
in Item (G) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance for the 14
U of A - Fayetteville, in a sum not to exceed ....................$1,850,000. 15
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 16
in Item (H) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance for the 17
U of A - Fayetteville, in a sum not to exceed ....................$9,010,000. 18
(I) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 19
in Item (I) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 20
and renewal of equipment and library holdings for the U of A - Fayetteville, 21
in a sum not to exceed ...........................................$7,782,624. 22
(J) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 23
in Item (J) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for HVAC system replacement of 24
the Arkansas Archeological Survey, in a sum not to exceed ........$1,175,000. 25
(K) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 26
in Item (K) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for archeological data/object 27
security and accessibility, in a sum not to exceed .................$396,400. 28
(L) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 29
in Item (L) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for remote sensing and 30
archeological object analysis, in a sum not to exceed ..............$306,989. 31
(M) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 32
in Item (M) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance of the 33
Arkansas Archeological Survey, in a sum not to exceed ..............$120,000. 34
(N) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 35
in Item (N) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance of the 36
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Arkansas Archeological Survey, in a sum not to exceed ...............$90,000. 1
(O) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (O) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for telecommunications shelter 3
power reliability, in a sum not to exceed ..........................$285,000. 4
(P) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 5
in Item (P) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for telecommunications shelter 6
facility upgrades, in a sum not to exceed ...........................$39,000. 7
(Q) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 8
in Item (Q) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for telecommunications shelter 9
security enhancements, in a sum not to exceed .......................$91,500. 10
(R) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 11
in Item (R) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for fiber optic network 12
transmission equipment lifecycle management, in a sum not to exceed 13
....................................................................$450,000. 14
(S) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 15
in Item (S) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 16
Downtown Arts Center, in a sum not to exceed .....................$1,150,000. 17
(T) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 18
in Item (T) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 19
Wellness Center, in a sum not to exceed ..........................$1,000,000. 20
(U) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 21
in Item (U) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for STEM Research Lab upgrades, 22
in a sum not to exceed .............................................$350,000. 23
(V) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 24
in Item (V) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction for 25
System Office expansion, in a sum not to exceed ..................$2,198,000. 26
(W) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 27
in Item (W) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Pines 28
Cabin, in a sum not to exceed ......................................$302,000. 29
(X) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 30
in Item (X) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for construction, renovation, 31
maintenance, equipment, personal services and operating expenses of the 32
various institutions and entities of the University of Arkansas System, in a 33
sum not to exceed ...............................................$25,000,000. 34
(Y) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 35
in Item (Y) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance for the 36
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U of A - System, in a sum not to exceed .............................$50,000. 1
(Z) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (Z) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance for the 3
U of A - System, in a sum not to exceed .............................$50,000. 4
(AA) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 5
in Item (AA) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of 6
the Lonoke Extension Center expansion, in a sum not to exceed ....$2,100,000. 7
(AB) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 8
in Item (AB) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance for 9
the U of A - Division of Agriculture, in a sum not to exceed .......$910,000. 10
(AC) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 11
in Item (AC) of Section 6 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance for 12
the U of A - Division of Agriculture, in a sum not to exceed .....$1,930,000. 13
(AD) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 14
in Item (J) of Section 12 of Act 79 of 2025, for construction, renovation, 15
maintenance, equipment, personal services and operating expenses of the 16
various institutions and entities of the University of Arkansas System, in a 17
sum not to exceed ................................................$7,300,000. 18
(AE) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 19
in Item (X) of Section 12 of Act 79 of 2025, for personal services and 20
general operating expenses of the Partners for Inclusive Communities - Sickle 21
Cell Anemia Task Force, in a sum not to exceed ......................$60,000. 22
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SECTION 12. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - ARCHEOLOGICAL 24
SURVEY - ZEBREE: DOCUMENTING LOST SITES. There is hereby appropriated, to 25
the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and 26
Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of Arkansas - 27
Archeological Survey the following: 28
(A) 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 .....................$125,820. 32
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SECTION 13. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - ARCHEOLOGICAL 34
SURVEY - HIGHLIGHTING HORTICULTURE HISTORY. There is hereby appropriated, to 35
the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and 36
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Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of Arkansas - 1
Archeological Survey the following: 2
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 3
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 4
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 5
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ......................$92,207. 6
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SECTION 14. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - ARCHEOLOGICAL 8
SURVEY - SOTO IN SEARK. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of 9
Arkansas, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources 10
Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of Arkansas - Archeological Survey 11
the following: 12
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 13
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 14
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 15
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed .....................$101,270. 16
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SECTION 15. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - CHRONICLING THE 18
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CCC AT LAKE CATHERINE STATE PARK. There is hereby 19
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the Arkansas 20
Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of 21
Arkansas the following: 22
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 23
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 24
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 25
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed .....................$157,526. 26
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SECTION 16. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - GARVAN WOODLAND 28
GARDENS: WHIPPLE CENTER PHASE II AND REDESIGN. There is hereby appropriated, 29
to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural and 30
Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of Arkansas the 31
following: 32
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 33
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 34
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 35
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ...................$1,200,000. 36
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SECTION 17. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH. 2
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, to 3
be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the University of 4
Arkansas at Fort Smith the following: 5
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 6
in Item (A) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for hazardous waste storage, in 7
a sum not to exceed ..............................................$2,000,000. 8
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 9
in Item (B) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for Sebastian Commons columns, 10
in a sum not to exceed ...........................................$2,000,000. 11
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 12
in Item (C) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Center for 13
Workforce Development, in a sum not to exceed ....................$2,000,000. 14
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 15
in Item (D) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for cold and hot water district 16
loops, in a sum not to exceed ....................................$2,000,000. 17
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 18
in Item (E) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 19
sum not to exceed ..................................................$940,000. 20
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 21
in Item (F) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 22
sum not to exceed ................................................$1,020,000. 23
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 24
in Item (G) of Section 7 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 25
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 26
....................................................................$747,453. 27
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SECTION 18. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK. 29
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 30
to be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the University 31
of Arkansas at Little Rock the following: 32
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 33
in Item (A) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for technology infrastructure 34
improvements, in a sum not to exceed .............................$2,000,000. 35
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 36
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in Item (B) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for campus security 1
improvements, in a sum not to exceed .............................$2,000,000. 2
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 3
in Item (C) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Speech 4
Building, in a sum not to exceed .................................$2,000,000. 5
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 6
in Item (D) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 7
Nanotechnology Center (CINS), in a sum not to exceed .............$2,000,000. 8
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 9
in Item (E) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for classroom technology 10
improvements, in a sum not to exceed .............................$2,000,000. 11
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 12
in Item (F) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 13
sum not to exceed ...............................................$14,190,000. 14
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 15
in Item (G) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 16
sum not to exceed ................................................$8,130,000. 17
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 18
in Item (H) of Section 8 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 19
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 20
..................................................................$2,041,488. 21
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SECTION 19. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK - 23
PROCESSING OF PAUL DEMAIN PAPERS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 24
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, to be payable from the Arkansas 25
Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of 26
Arkansas at Little Rock the following: 27
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 29
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 30
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed ......................$66,947. 31
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SECTION 20. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO. 33
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Monticello, to 34
be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the University of 35
Arkansas at Monticello the following: 36
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(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 1
in Item (A) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 2
Allied Health Building, in a sum not to exceed ...................$2,500,000. 3
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 4
in Item (B) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for HVAC upgrades for the 5
Memorial Classroom Building and Babin Business Center, in a sum not to exceed 6
..................................................................$2,000,000. 7
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 8
in Item (C) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Fine Arts 9
Center, in a sum not to exceed ...................................$2,000,000. 10
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 11
in Item (D) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of the Music 12
Building, in a sum not to exceed .................................$2,000,000. 13
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 14
in Item (E) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 15
sum not to exceed ................................................$6,520,000. 16
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 17
in Item (F) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 18
sum not to exceed ................................................$2,900,000. 19
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 20
in Item (G) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 21
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 22
....................................................................$543,508. 23
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 24
in Item (H) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 25
Workforce/Collegiate Center on the Crossett campus, in a sum not to exceed 26
..................................................................$2,500,000. 27
(I) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Item (I) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance for the 29
Crossett campus, in a sum not to exceed ............................$120,000. 30
(J) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 31
in Item (J) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance for the 32
Crossett campus, in a sum not to exceed ............................$140,000. 33
(K) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 34
in Item (K) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of the 35
General Education Building on the McGehee campus, in a sum not to exceed 36
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..................................................................$2,500,000. 1
(L) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (L) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance for the 3
McGehee campus, in a sum not to exceed .............................$220,000. 4
(M) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 5
in Item (M) of Section 9 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance for the 6
McGehee campus, in a sum not to exceed .............................$170,000. 7
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1954 STUDENT UNION BUILDING - PHASE II. There is hereby appropriated, to the 10
University of Arkansas at Monticello, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural 11
and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the University of Arkansas 12
at Monticello the following: 13
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 14
in Section 24 of Act 297 of 2025, for the acquisition, management, 15
stewardship, or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, 16
structures, or objects, in a sum not to exceed .....................$800,000. 17
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SECTION 22. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF. 19
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, to 20
be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the University of 21
Arkansas at Pine Bluff the following: 22
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 23
in Item (A) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation for fire 24
protection, in a sum not to exceed ...............................$2,000,000. 25
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 26
in Item (B) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of dormitory, in 27
a sum not to exceed ..............................................$2,000,000. 28
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 29
in Item (C) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of police 30
station, in a sum not to exceed ..................................$2,000,000. 31
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 32
in Item (D) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of restrooms, in 33
a sum not to exceed ................................................$500,000. 34
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 35
in Item (E) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for domestic water upgrades, in 36
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a sum not to exceed ................................................$500,000. 1
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (F) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for elevator upgrades and 3
modernization, in a sum not to exceed ..............................$500,000. 4
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 5
in Item (G) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for campus security fencing, in 6
a sum not to exceed ................................................$500,000. 7
(H) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 8
in Item (H) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 9
sum not to exceed ..................................................$540,000. 10
(I) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 11
in Item (I) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 12
sum not to exceed ................................................$2,390,000. 13
(J) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 14
in Item (J) of Section 10 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 15
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 16
....................................................................$421,268. 17
(K) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 18
in Item (L) of Section 26 of Act 79 of 2025, for matching funds for the 1890 19
Research and Extension Programs, in a sum not to exceed ............$700,000. 20
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SECTION 23. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF - 22
POLICE STATION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION. There is hereby appropriated, to the 23
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, to be payable from the cash fund 24
deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 25
the State, for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff the following: 26
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 27
in Section 1 of Act 381 of 2025, for construction expenses of a police 28
station facility, in a sum not to exceed .........................$3,000,000. 29
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SECTION 24. REAPPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. There is 31
hereby appropriated, to the University of Central Arkansas, to be payable 32
from the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the University of Central 33
Arkansas the following: 34
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 35
in Item (A) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for costs of construction of a 36
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multi-purpose sports facility, in a sum not to exceed ............$2,500,000. 1
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (B) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation/replacement of 3
the Lewis Science Center, in a sum not to exceed .................$2,500,000. 4
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 5
in Item (C) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Mashburn 6
Hall, in a sum not to exceed .....................................$2,500,000. 7
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 8
in Item (D) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for renovation of Old Main, in 9
a sum not to exceed ..............................................$2,500,000. 10
(E) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 11
in Item (E) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for critical maintenance, in a 12
sum not to exceed ................................................$3,400,000. 13
(F) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 14
in Item (F) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for deferred maintenance, in a 15
sum not to exceed ................................................$7,540,000. 16
(G) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 17
in Item (G) of Section 11 of Act 258 of 2025, for the purchase, replacement, 18
and renewal of equipment and library holdings, in a sum not to exceed 19
..................................................................$2,627,252. 20
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SECTION 25. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 22
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 23
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 24
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 25
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 26
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 27
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 28
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 29
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 30
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 31
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 32
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 33
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 34
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 35
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 36
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this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 1
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 2
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 3
otherwise by law. 4
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SECTION 26. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 6
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 7
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 8
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 9
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 10
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 11
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 12
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 13
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SECTION 27. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 15
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 16
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 17
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 18
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 19
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 20
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 21
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 22
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 23
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 24
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 25
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