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Act 618 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/3/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1089 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 COMMERCE 10
- ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 16
ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION 17
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 18
YEAR. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 24
for the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Waterways Commission for the 2025 -25
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 26
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Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 31
(1) B009C ACOM DIRECTOR WATERWAYS COMMISSION 1 GRADE GS11 32
(2) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 33
(3) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 34
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 35
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 36 As Engrossed: H4/3/25 HB1089
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to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies 1
Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 2
of Commerce - Arkansas Waterways Commission for the fiscal year ending June 3
30, 2026, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025 -2026 7
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $171,883 8
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 63,856 9
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 88,879 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,151 12
(C) PROF. FEES 0 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(04) STATE'S CONTRIBUTIONS 2,555 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $335,324 17
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. There 19
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 20
Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program Fund, for 21
grants to port authorities and intermodal authorities under the Arkansas 22
Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program for port development 23
projects as defined by Arkansas Code 15 -23-205 for the fiscal year ending 24
June 30, 2026, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS $5,000,000 29
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM FUND. 31
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 32
from the Arkansas River Navigation System Fund, for expenses for the 33
development, improvement, and expansion of river transportation resources 34
within the portion of the McClellan -Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 35
located in the State of Arkansas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 36 As Engrossed: H4/3/25 HB1089
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025 -2026 4
(01) ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM 5
EXPENSES $2,000,000 6
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 8
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 13
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 14
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 15
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 16
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SECTION 6. 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 7. 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, 2025 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, 2025 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 As Engrossed: H4/3/25 HB1089
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and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 1
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APPROVED: 4/14/25 6
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