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Act 87 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1201 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 7
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF 9
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 10
2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF 15
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 16
2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 22
Arkansas Department of Transportation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 23
following maximum number of regular employees and the maximum annual salary 24
for such employees; and no greater salary than that established herein shall 25
be paid to any employee from appropriations hereinafter made for said 26
department. The annual salaries to be paid to each employee authorized herein 27
shall be determined by the Arkansas State Highway Commission within the 28
limitations as set out in this Section and the funds and the appropriations 29
made available for such purposes. All positions established herein shall be 30
exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act 31
(Arkansas Code ยง 21-5-201, et seq.), or its successor, but shall not be 32
exempt from the provisions of the Regular Salaries Procedures and 33
Restrictions Act. Provided further that the salaries for the pay period 34
beginning June 2025 and ending July 2025 can be paid from the salaries and 35
overtime authorized for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. 36 HB1201
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Maximum Annual 2
Maximum Salary Rate 3
Item No. of Fiscal Year 4
No. Title Employees 2025-2026 5
(1) Director 1 $276,967 6
(2) Chief Engineer - Preconstruction 1 $242,365 7
(3) Chief Engineer - Operations 1 $242,365 8
(4) Chief - Administration 1 $242,365 9
(5) Assistant Chief - Administration 1 $220,331 10
(6) Assistant Chief Engineer - Construction 1 $220,331 11
(7) Assistant Chief Engineer - Design 1 $220,331 12
(8) Assistant Chief Engineer - Maintenance 1 $220,331 13
(9) Assistant Chief Engineer - Planning 1 $220,331 14
(10) Assistant Chief Engineer - Program Deliv 1 $220,331 15
(11) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $200,302 16
(12) Chief Legal Counsel 1 $200,302 17
(13) Chief of Highway Police 1 $200,302 18
(14) State Construction Engineer 1 $200,302 19
(15) State Maintenance Engineer 1 $200,302 20
(16) Alternative Delivery Administrator 1 $182,092 21
(17) ASHERS Executive Secretary 1 $182,092 22
(18) Chief Auditor 1 $182,092 23
(19) District Engineer 10 $182,092 24
(20) Division Head 18 $182,092 25
(21) Special Projects Coordinator 1 $182,092 26
SALARY LEVEL XX $165,538 27
(22) Administrative Officer Pool 10 $165,538 28
Administrative Officer V $165,538 29
Administrative Officer IV $148,551 30
Administrative Officer III $126,951 31
Administrative Officer II $112,440 32
Administrative Officer I $99,340 33
(23) Alternative Delivery Manager 1 $165,538 34
(24) Assistant Division Head 24 $165,538 35
(25) Data Governance Officer 1 $165,538 36 HB1201
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(26) Deputy Chief Counsel 1 $165,538 1
(27) District Construction Engineer 11 $165,538 2
(28) District Maintenance Engineer 11 $165,538 3
(29) Estimating & Scheduling Administrator 1 $165,538 4
(30) Governmental Relations Officer 1 $165,538 5
SALARY LEVEL XIX $157,454 6
(31) Engineering Pool 295 $157,454 7
Staff Engineer $157,454 8
Senior Engineer $134,759 9
Advanced Engineer $119,514 10
Engineer $105,718 11
Engineering Technician $92,215 12
(32) Enterprise System Administrator 1 $157,454 13
(33) Legal and Legislative Pool 11 $157,454 14
Senior Staff Attorney $157,454 15
Staff Attorney $148,551 16
Attorney II $134,759 17
Attorney I $126,951 18
Legal Administrator $126,951 19
Legislative Specialist $126,951 20
Legislative Analyst $112,440 21
(34) Police Supervisory Pool 56 $157,454 22
Arkansas Highway Police Captain $157,454 23
Arkansas Highway Police Lieutenant $148,551 24
Arkansas Highway Police Sergeant $134,759 25
Motor Carrier Safety Inspector $134,759 26
(35) Section Head Pool 43 $157,454 27
Section Head - Technical & IT $157,454 28
Section Head $148,551 29
(36) Senior Right of Way Project Manager 2 $157,454 30
(37) Staff GIS & Mapping Administrator 1 $157,454 31
(38) Staff Land Surveyor 1 $157,454 32
SALARY LEVEL XVIII $148,551 33
(39) Equipment and Procurement Officer 1 $148,551 34
(40) Materials Specifications Coordinator 1 $148,551 35
(41) Media Communications Manager 1 $148,551 36 HB1201
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(42) Program Management Database Admin 1 $148,551 1
(43) TSMO Data Coordinator 1 $148,551 2
SALARY LEVEL XVII $134,759 3
(44) Assistant Enterprise System Admin 1 $134,759 4
(45) Assistant GIS - Mapping Admin 1 $134,759 5
(46) Assistant Section Head Pool 15 $134,759 6
Assistant Section Head - Technical & IT $134,759 7
Assistant Section Head $126,951 8
(47) Information Technology Pool 54 $134,759 9
IT Administrator $134,759 10
HR Systems Administrator $126,951 11
IT Analyst $126,951 12
Senior Maintenance Mngmnt System Admin $126,951 13
Assistant HR Systems Administrator $112,440 14
Fleet Management System Administrator $112,440 15
IT Coordinator $112,440 16
Maintenance Management System Admin $112,440 17
IT Specialist $99,340 18
IT Technician $85,592 19
(48) Laboratory Facility Manager 1 $134,759 20
(49) Planning Pool 34 $134,759 21
Traffic Safety Data Management Coord $134,759 22
Public Transportation Grants Officer $126,951 23
Public Transportation Program Mngmnt Off $126,951 24
Public Transportation Safety & Secur Off $126,951 25
Railroad Crossing Coordinator $126,951 26
Senior Traffic Safety Analyst $126,951 27
Senior Transportation Planner $126,951 28
Advanced Traffic Safety Analyst $112,440 29
Assistant Railroad Crossing Coordinator $112,440 30
Public Transportation Program Manager $112,440 31
Safety Information Coordinator $112,440 32
Transportation Planner $112,440 33
Public Transportation Asset Specialist $99,340 34
Public Transportation Program Spec $99,340 35
Traffic Safety Analyst $99,340 36 HB1201
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Planning Contract Specialist $85,592 1
Traffic Safety Technician $85,592 2
(50) Right of Way Project Manager 1 $134,759 3
SALARY LEVEL XVI $126,951 4
(51) Accounting and Financial Pool 42 $126,951 5
Consultant Specialist $126,951 6
Contract Auditor $126,951 7
Fiscal Coordinator $126,951 8
IT Auditor $126,951 9
Reviewing Auditor $126,951 10
Senior Accountant $126,951 11
Senior Retirement Administrator (ASHERS) $126,951 12
Accountant $112,440 13
Assistant Fiscal Coordinator $112,440 14
Financial Analyst $112,440 15
Retirement Administrator $112,440 16
Staff Auditor $112,440 17
Contract Specialist $99,340 18
Maintenance Inventory Coordinator $99,340 19
(52) Administrative Support Supervisory Pool 31 $126,951 20
Creative Services Manager $126,951 21
Office Manager $112,440 22
Purchasing Manager $112,440 23
Mail & Supply Supervisor $99,340 24
Records Supervisor $99,340 25
Storeroom Supervisor $99,340 26
(53) Bridge Management and Inspection Pool 71 $126,951 27
Statewide Bridge Inspector $126,951 28
Senior Bridge Inspector $119,514 29
Bridge Management Analyst $112,440 30
Advanced Bridge Inspector $105,718 31
Bridge Management Specialist $99,340 32
Bridge Inspector $92,215 33
(54) Civil Rights Pool 9 $126,951 34
Lead Civil Rights Coordinator $126,951 35
Civil Rights Coordinator $112,440 36 HB1201
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DBE Supportive Services Specialist $99,340 1
EEO Specialist $99,340 2
OJT Supportive Services Specialist $99,340 3
DBE Program Specialist $85,592 4
(55) Environmental Pool 41 $126,951 5
Lead Cultural Resources Specialist $126,951 6
Lead Environmental Impact Analyst $126,951 7
Lead GIS-Data Management Specialist $126,951 8
Lead Natural Resources Specialist $126,951 9
Lead Public Involvement Specialist $126,951 10
Advanced Cultural Resources Specialist $112,440 11
Advanced Environmental Impact Analyst $112,440 12
Advanced GIS-Data Management Specialist $112,440 13
Advanced Natural Resources Specialist $112,440 14
Advanced Public Involvement Specialist $112,440 15
Cultural Resources Specialist $99,340 16
Environmental Impact Analyst $99,340 17
GIS-Data Management Specialist $99,340 18
Natural Resources Specialist $99,340 19
Public Involvement Specialist $99,340 20
Environmental Technician $85,592 21
(56) Geodetic Surveys Coordinator 1 $126,951 22
(57) Field Construction Pool 370 $126,951 23
Senior Construction Project Coordinator $126,951 24
Construction Project Coordinator $119,514 25
Senior Inspector $105,718 26
Construction Materials Inspector $92,215 27
District Surveys Coordinator $92,215 28
Inspector $92,215 29
Advanced Construction Aide $79,433 30
District Surveys Technician $79,433 31
Construction Aide $66,857 32
(58) Geospatial Pool 22 $126,951 33
Senior Geospatial Specialist $126,951 34
Program Management GIS Analyst $112,440 35
Advanced Geospatial Specialist $112,440 36 HB1201
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Geospatial Specialist $99,340 1
GIS Technician $85,592 2
(59) Land Surveyor 5 $126,951 3
(60) Lead Alternative Project Delivery Coord 1 $126,951 4
(61) Local Technical Assistance Program Mngr 1 $126,951 5
(62) Maintenance Professionals Pool 8 $126,951 6
Traffic Services Specialist $126,951 7
Lead Agronomist $119,514 8
Maintenance Management Coordinator $119,514 9
Sign Developer/Designer $119,514 10
Traffic Investigator $112,440 11
Agronomist $105,718 12
(63) Maintenance Supervisor Pool 316 $126,951 13
District Maintenance Superintendent $126,951 14
HBM Superintendent $126,951 15
Area Maintenance Supervisor $119,514 16
Bridge Maintenance Superintendent $119,514 17
HBM Supervisor $119,514 18
Pavement Profiling Superintendent $119,514 19
Sealing Superintendent $119,514 20
Signing Superintendent $119,514 21
Sign Shop Supervisor $119,514 22
Special Maintenance Superintendent $119,514 23
Striping Superintendent $119,514 24
Assistant Maintenance Supervisor $105,718 25
Assistant Signing Superintendent $105,718 26
Assistant Striping Superintendent $105,718 27
Ferry Boat Supervisor $105,718 28
Sign Crew Supervisor $105,718 29
Assistant Sign Shop Supervisor $99,340 30
(64) Photogrammetry Pool 9 $126,951 31
Photogrammetric Specialist $126,951 32
Advanced Photogrammetry Technician $112,440 33
Photogrammetry Technician $99,340 34
Aerial Photographer $72,874 35
(65) Preconstruction Pool 16 $126,951 36 HB1201
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Advanced Program Management Specialist $126,951 1
Federal Programs Coordinator $126,951 2
Program Management Data Specialist $126,951 3
Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator $112,440 4
Program Management Specialist $112,440 5
Local Programs Technician $99,340 6
Program Management Technician $99,340 7
(66) Research Support Supervisor 1 $126,951 8
(67) Right of Way Pool 99 $126,951 9
Broadband Utility Coordinator $126,951 10
Relocation Specialist $126,951 11
Reviewing Appraiser $126,951 12
ROW Acquisition Specialist $126,951 13
ROW Engineering Specialist $126,951 14
Utilities Specialist $126,951 15
Utilities Inspection Coordinator $119,514 16
Advanced District Permit Officer $112,440 17
Closing Agent $112,440 18
Lead Abstractor $112,440 19
Lead Beautification Coordinator $112,440 20
Lead Realty Appraiser $112,440 21
Lead Relocation Coordinator $112,440 22
Lead ROW Acquisition Agent $112,440 23
Lead ROW Billing Coordinator $112,440 24
Lead ROW Plans Designer $112,440 25
Lead Utilities Coordinator $112,440 26
Property Manager $112,440 27
Abstractor $99,340 28
Beautification Coordinator $99,340 29
District Permit Officer $99,340 30
Realty Appraiser $99,340 31
Relocation Coordinator $99,340 32
ROW Acquisition Agent $99,340 33
ROW Billing Coordinator $99,340 34
Utilities Coordinator $99,340 35
ROW Plans Designer $85,592 36 HB1201
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Utility Billing Coordinator $85,592 1
Abstractor Aide $72,874 2
(68) Roadway Design Review Coordinator 1 $126,951 3
(69) Skilled Trades Supervisory Pool 32 $126,951 4
Facilities Management Superintendent $126,951 5
Fleet Manager $126,951 6
Central Office Facilities Manager $112,440 7
Equipment Maintenance Supervisor $112,440 8
Equipment Specialist $112,440 9
Facilities Management Project Coord $105,718 10
Shop Supervisor $105,718 11
(70) Surveys Technical Coordinator 1 $126,951 12
(71) System Information Pool 37 $126,951 13
Asset Management & Pavement Data Analyst $126,951 14
System Information Data Specialist $126,951 15
Advanced Data Quality Management Analyst $112,440 16
Geophysical Data Analyst $112,440 17
System Information Analyst $112,440 18
Assistant Geophysical Data Analyst $99,340 19
Data Quality Management Analyst $99,340 20
Lead Data Collection Technician $99,340 21
Lead System Information Technician $99,340 22
Advanced Data Collection Technician $92,215 23
Advanced System Information Technician $92,215 24
Data Collection Technician $85,592 25
System Information Technician $85,592 26
(72) System Information Supervisor 2 $126,951 27
SALARY LEVEL XV $119,514 28
(73) Construction Systems Specialist 1 $119,514 29
(74) Creative Professionals Pool 11 $119,514 30
Senior Creative Professional $119,514 31
Advanced Graphic Design Specialist $112,440 32
Community Relations Coordinator $112,440 33
Digital Content Coordinator $105,718 34
External Information Coordinator $105,718 35
Photographer $105,718 36 HB1201
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Publications Specialist $105,718 1
Videographer $105,718 2
Writer $105,718 3
Graphic Design Specialist $99,340 4
(75) District Materials Supervisor 11 $119,514 5
(76) Geologist Pool 2 $119,514 6
Advanced Geologist $119,514 7
Geologist $105,718 8
(77) Traffic Safety Supervisory Pool 10 $119,514 9
ITS Operations Supervisor $119,514 10
TMC Manager $119,514 11
Traffic Operations Supervisor $119,514 12
Assistant ITS Operations Supervisor $105,718 13
Assistant TMC Manager $105,718 14
Assistant Traffic Operations Supervisor $105,718 15
SALARY LEVEL XIV $112,440 16
(78) Construction Earthwork Coordinator 1 $112,440 17
(79) Designer Pool 17 $112,440 18
Advanced Designer $112,440 19
Advanced Estimator $112,440 20
Designer $99,340 21
Estimator $99,340 22
Design Technician $85,592 23
(80) Geotechnical Drill Crew Supervisor 3 $112,440 24
(81) Human Resources Pool 36 $112,440 25
Classification & Compensation Specialist $112,440 26
Employee Relations Coordinator $112,440 27
Safety Program Coordinator $112,440 28
Senior Health & Safety Officer $112,440 29
Senior HR Specialist $112,440 30
Talent Acquisition Coordinator $112,440 31
Workforce Development Coordinator $112,440 32
Health & Safety Officer $99,340 33
HR Specialist $99,340 34
HR Systems Technician $99,340 35
Workforce Development Specialist $99,340 36 HB1201
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HR Generalist $85,592 1
Training Coordinator $85,592 2
Wellness Coordinator $85,592 3
(82) Materials Testing Pool 29 $112,440 4
Lead Chemist $112,440 5
Laboratory Coordinator $105,718 6
Chemist $92,215 7
Steel Fabrication Inspector $92,215 8
Testing Equipment Specialist $92,215 9
Materials Stockroom Coordinator $85,592 10
District Laboratory Technician $79,433 11
Senior Materials Technician $79,433 12
Materials Technician $66,857 13
(83) Police and Security Pool 151 $112,440 14
Arkansas Highway Police Corporal $112,440 15
Arkansas Highway Police Ptrl Off 1st Cls $99,340 16
Arkansas Highway Police Patrol Officer $85,592 17
Motor Carrier Safety Auditor $85,592 18
Arkansas Highway Police Security Super $79,433 19
Arkansas Highway Police Security Guard $66,857 20
Security Guard $56,274 21
(84) Research Pool 6 $112,440 22
Librarian $112,440 23
Research Financial Analyst $112,440 24
Advanced Research Assistant $99,340 25
Research Assistant $85,592 26
(85) Surveys Crew Supervisor 12 $112,440 27
SALARY LEVEL XIII $105,718 28
(86) Construction Office Pool 76 $105,718 29
Advanced Subcontract Administrator $105,718 30
Estimates Analyst $105,718 31
Advanced Resident Office Technician $99,340 32
Subcontract Administrator $99,340 33
Construction Systems Technician $92,215 34
Resident Office Technician $85,592 35
Construction Office Specialist $79,433 36 HB1201
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Advanced Field Clerk $72,874 1
Estimates Technician $72,874 2
Field Clerk $66,857 3
(87) Emergency Management Pool 3 $105,718 4
Emergency Management Coordinator $105,718 5
Emergency Management Planner $92,215 6
Emergency Management Technician $79,433 7
SALARY LEVEL XII $99,340 8
(88) Administrative Support Pool 235 $99,340 9
Advanced Motor Carrier Safety Data Spec $99,340 10
Executive Assistant $99,340 11
Fuel Management Specialist $99,340 12
Legal Specialist $99,340 13
Maintenance Management Specialist $99,340 14
Maintenance Services Coordinator $99,340 15
Purchasing Specialist $99,340 16
Senior Permit Technician $99,340 17
Accounting Specialist $85,592 18
Administrative Assistant $85,592 19
Advanced Permit Technician $85,592 20
Bookkeeper $85,592 21
Legal Assistant $85,592 22
Motor Carrier Safety Data Specialist $85,592 23
Planning Technician $85,592 24
Retirement Specialist $85,592 25
Advanced Maintenance Services Spec $79,433 26
Lead Storeroom Assistant $79,433 27
Print Services Coordinator $79,433 28
Publications Technician $79,433 29
Accounting Assistant $72,874 30
Advanced District Clerk $72,874 31
Advanced Motor Carrier Safety Spec $72,874 32
Computer Technician $72,874 33
Fleet Management Analyst $72,874 34
HR Assistant $72,874 35
Legal Tech Support $72,874 36 HB1201
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Office Assistant $72,874 1
Permit Technician $72,874 2
Purchasing Clerk $72,874 3
Records Specialist $72,874 4
District Clerk $66,857 5
Legal Aide $66,857 6
Mail & Supply Assistant $66,857 7
Storeroom Assistant $66,857 8
Data Entry Operator $61,337 9
Motor Carrier Safety Specialist $61,337 10
Office Aide $61,337 11
Records Technician $61,337 12
Mail Courier $56,274 13
Parts Runner $56,274 14
(89) Communications and ITS Pool 28 $99,340 15
Senior ITS Specialist $99,340 16
Senior Traffic Operations Specialist $99,340 17
ITS Specialist $92,215 18
Traffic Operations Specialist $92,215 19
(90) Skilled Trades Pool 179 $99,340 20
Fleet Electronics & Diagnostics Tech $99,340 21
Senior Skilled Tradesperson $99,340 22
Advanced Skilled Tradesperson $92,215 23
CNC Machinist $92,215 24
AHP Technician $85,592 25
Electrician $85,592 26
Electronics Technician $85,592 27
Mechanic $85,592 28
Plumber $85,592 29
Body Repairer & Painter $79,433 30
Carpenter $79,433 31
Electrical Plumbing & Mech Repairer $79,433 32
Welder $79,433 33
Skilled Trades Apprentice $66,857 34
Skilled Trades Trainee $56,274 35
(91) Surveys Pool 41 $99,340 36 HB1201
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Advanced Surveys Technician $99,340 1
Surveys Research Technician $85,592 2
Surveys Technician $85,592 3
Advanced Surveys Aide $72,874 4
Surveys Aide $61,337 5
SALARY LEVEL XI $92,215 6
(92) District Maintenance Pool 1,687 $92,215 7
Crew Leader $92,215 8
Ferry Boat Pilot $79,433 9
Janitorial Staff Coordinator $79,433 10
Lead Bridge Repairer $79,433 11
Maintenance Specialist $79,433 12
Advanced Area Headquarters Attendant $72,874 13
Landscape Technician $72,874 14
Tractor Trailer Driver $72,874 15
Area Headquarters Attendant $66,857 16
Bridge Repairer $66,857 17
Lead Station Attendant $66,857 18
Maintenance Aide II $66,857 19
Pilot - Deck Hand $66,857 20
Rest Area Attendant II $66,857 21
Sign Erector II $66,857 22
District Caretaker II $61,337 23
Rest Area Attendant $61,337 24
Sign Erector $61,337 25
Deck Hand $56,274 26
District Caretaker $56,274 27
Janitor II $56,274 28
Maintenance Aide I $56,274 29
Station Attendant $56,274 30
General Laborer $52,127 31
Janitor $52,127 32
(93) Geotechnical Pool 9 $92,215 33
Senior Geotechnical Aide $92,215 34
Geotechnical Specialist $85,592 35
Advanced Geotechnical Aide $79,433 36 HB1201
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Geotechnical Aide $66,857 1
(94) Traffic Management Center Pool 35 $92,215 2
Senior Customer Service Represent $92,215 3
Senior TMC Operator $92,215 4
Senior Communications Operator $79,433 5
TMC Operator $79,433 6
Communications Operator $66,857 7
Customer Service Representative $66,857 8
SALARY LEVEL X $85,592 9
(95) Sign Shop Pool 9 $85,592 10
Sign Fabrication Specialist $85,592 11
Advanced Sign Fabricator $72,874 12
Sign Fabricator $61,337 13
(96) Statewide Maintenance Pool 76 $85,592 14
Highway Zoner $85,592 15
Lead Heavy Bridge Repairer $85,592 16
Statewide Maintenance Specialist $85,592 17
Heavy Bridge Repairer $72,874 18
Statewide Maintenance Aide II $72,874 19
Statewide Maintenance Aide I $61,337 20
SALARY LEVEL IX $79,433 21
SALARY LEVEL VIII $72,874 22
SALARY LEVEL VII $66,857 23
SALARY LEVEL VI $61,337 24
SALARY LEVEL V $56,274 25
(97) Temporary Employee Pool 144 $56,274 26
Senior Intern $56,274 27
Advanced Intern $52,127 28
Intern $47,364 29
Extra Help $43,453 30
Seasonal Employee $39,865 31
SALARY LEVEL IV $52,127 32
SALARY LEVEL III $47,364 33
SALARY LEVEL II $43,453 34
SALARY LEVEL I $39,865 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4,558 36 HB1201
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 2
to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be payable from the State 3
Highway and Transportation Department Fund , for the administration and 4
operation of the Arkansas Department of Transportation; for construction, 5
reconstruction, maintenance, betterments, replacement, and operation of 6
roads, bridges, ferries, and all other facilities by the Arkansas Department 7
of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 8
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2025-2026 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $270,000,000 12
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 130,000,000 13
(03) OVERTIME 10,000,000 14
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 270,000,000 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 500,000 17
(C) PROF. FEES 120,000,000 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,800,000,000 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
(05) TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS & AID 70,000,000 21
(06) DEBT SERVICE 50,000,000 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,720,500,000 23
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE AID ROADS PROGRAM . There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be payable 26
from the State Aid Road Fund, for construction, reconstruction, and 27
improvement of roads on the State Aid Road System as authorized by Arkansas 28
Code Title 27, Chapter 72, for transfer of engineering and other expenses to 29
the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund, and for refunds to 30
counties, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 31
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025-2026 35
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 HB1201
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE $4,000,000 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 2
(C) PROF. FEES 0 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
(02) GRANTS AND AID 30,000,000 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $34,000,000 7
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS PUBLIC TRANSIT TRUST FUND PROGRAM . 9
There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , 10
to be payable from the Arkansas Public Transit Trust Fund , for acquiring 11
federal matching funds for the purchase of public transportation vehicles, 12
public transit equipment or facilities, and for the operation of the United 13
States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Assistance 14
Programs, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 15
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) GRANTS AND AID $7,000,000 20
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE AID STREETS PROGRAM . There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be payable 23
from the State Aid Street Fund , for construction, reconstruction, and 24
improvement of roads and expenses of state aid for municipalities in the 25
State Aid Street System as authorized by Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 72, 26
for transfer of engineering and other expenses to the State Highway and 27
Transportation Department Fund, and for refunds to municipalities, by the 28
Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 29
2026, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,000,000 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36 HB1201
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
(02) GRANTS AND AID 32,000,000 4
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $34,000,000 5
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND 7
IMPROVEMENT BOND ACCOUNT PROGRAM . There is hereby appropriated, to the 8
Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be payable from the State Highway 9
and Transportation Department Fund , for repayment of bonds, transfer to 10
trustees for debt service, bond redemption, investment in accordance with 11
applicable resolutions or trust indentures, and funding additional four -lane 12
highway construction and improvements, as provided in Amendment 91 of the 13
Constitution of the State of Arkansas, by the Arkansas Department of 14
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025-2026 18
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,000,000 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
(C) PROF. FEES 30,000,000 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000,000 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $435,000,000 25
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND 27
GRANTS PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of 28
Transportation, to be payable from the Road and Bridge Repair, Maintenance, 29
and Grants Fund, for road and bridge repair, maintenance, and grants for 30
damages resulting from trucks and other heavy machinery used in the 31
extraction of natural gas, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for 32
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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(01) ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE 1
AND GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS $5,000,000 2
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY AND EDUCATION 4
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of 5
Transportation, to be payable from the Commercial Truck Safety and Education 6
Fund, for personal services, maintenance and operating expenses, capital 7
outlay, and grants for improving the safety of the commercial trucking 8
industry through cooperative public and private programs focusing on 9
increased enforcement, regulatory compliance, industry training, and 10
educational programs to ensure the safe movement of goods on state highways, 11
by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 12
30, 2026, the following: 13
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2025-2026 16
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $100,000 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
(C) PROF. FEES 0 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(02) GRANTS AND AID 6,900,000 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,000,000 24
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM . There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be 27
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for use in the 28
preparation of project applications, program developments, and as matching 29
monies for the United States Department of Transportation funds and other 30
federal funds, and for capital improvements to, and operating assistance for, 31
the Public Transportation Programs serving transportation -dependent persons, 32
by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 33
30, 2026, the following: 34
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NO. 2025-2026 1
(01) DEPARTMENT FUNDING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 2
TO RURAL & URBAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES $350,000 3
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - NOAA WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM . There is 5
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be 6
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for operating expenses 7
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Warning Radio 8
System, by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 9
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025-2026 13
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $4,000 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 0 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,000 20
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES' 22
RETIREMENT SYSTEM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department 23
of Transportation, to be payable from the Arkansas State Highway Employees' 24
Retirement System Fund , for annuities, investments, benefits, refunds, and 25
expenses of the Arkansas Department of Transportation - Arkansas State 26
Highway Employees' Retirement System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 27
2026, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2025-2026 31
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,000,000 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
(C) PROF. FEES 15,000,000 35
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(02) BENEFITS AND SYSTEM EXPENSES 230,000,000 2
(03) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000,000 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,000,000 4
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - INTERMODAL FACILITIES GRANTS PROGRAM . 6
There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation , 7
to be payable from the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund , for 8
grants to regional intermodal facilities, by the Arkansas Department of 9
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025-2026 13
(01) INTERMODAL FACILITIES GRANTS $525,000 14
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - TRANSPORTATION RELATED RESEARCH AND 16
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM . There is hereby appropriated, to the 17
Arkansas Department of Transportation , to be payable from the Future 18
Transportation Research and Workforce Development Fund , for grants to 19
publicly funded institutions of higher education for transportation related 20
research or workforce development, by the Arkansas Department of 21
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2025-2026 25
(01) FUTURE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND 26
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND GRANTS $1,000,000 27
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SECTION 14. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFERS 30
AUTHORIZED. Any savings in the amount appropriated in the Operations 31
appropriation section for the Regular Salaries line item, Overtime line item, 32
Personal Services Matching line item, or any sub -item of the Maintenance and 33
General Operation line item, may be transferred by the Director of the 34
Arkansas Department of Transportation to any sub-item of the Maintenance and 35
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or Joint Budget Committee and by notifying the Secretary of the Department of 1
Finance and Administration and the Auditor of State to transfer said savings 2
to a specific sub-item of the Maintenance and General Operation line item and 3
make it available for said purpose during the then current fiscal year. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6
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SECTION 15. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PERSONAL 9
SERVICES MATCHING TRANSFER. Provided that in the event amounts appropriated 10
in the Personal Services Matching line item of the Operations appropriation 11
section are insufficient in the fiscal year to pay the amounts at the rates 12
stipulated by law to be paid for each of these items, an additional amount as 13
determined and requested by the Director of the Arkansas Department of 14
Transportation, and upon review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 15
Budget Committee, will be transferred by the Secretary of the Department of 16
Finance and Administration and the Auditor of State from the Maintenance and 17
General Operation line items to the Personal Services Matching line item of 18
the Operations appropriation section to enable the Arkansas Department of 19
Transportation to pay the required matching funds. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 21
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 22
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SECTION 16. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 24
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 25
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 26
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 27
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 28
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 29
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 30
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 31
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 32
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SECTION 17. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 34
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 35
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which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 1
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 2
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 3
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 4
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 5
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SECTION 18. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 7
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 8
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 9
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 10
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 11
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 12
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 13
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 14
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 15
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 16
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 17
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