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Act 898 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 106 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
AGRICULTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 17
YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 23
established for the Department of Agriculture - Shared Services for the 2025 -24
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 30
(1) SC001 SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 1 GRADE SE05 31
(2) U072U DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 1 GRADE SE02 32
(3) U057U AGRI LABORATORY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 33
(4) L104C AGRI LABORATORY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE MP04 34
(5) D022N IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT09 35
(6) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 2 GRADE IT08 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(7) D054C COMPUTER SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IT05 1
(8) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT05 2
(9) D061C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATION SPEC 1 GRADE IT05 3
(10) D057C INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER 1 GRADE IT05 4
(11) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 5
(12) D056C SYSTEMS COORDINATION ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 6
(13) G345C AGRI GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS15 7
(14) A151C CFO OF AGRICULTURE 1 GRADE GS14 8
(15) A010C AGENCY CONTROLLER II 1 GRADE GS13 9
(16) B006C AGRI CONSERVATION DIVISION MGR 1 GRADE GS13 10
(17) A010N AGRICULTURE CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 11
(18) N001C DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 12
(19) G004C MANAGING ATTORNEY 3 GRADE GS13 13
(20) B002C AGRI DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 1 GRADE GS12 14
(21) R006C HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 15
(22) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 16
(23) B010C AGRI DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 17
(24) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 2 GRADE GS10 18
(25) T110C AGRI LAW ENFORCEMENT CHIEF 1 GRADE GS10 19
(26) B144C FARM SCHOOL COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 20
(27) A050C AGENCY FISCAL MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 21
(28) T130C AGRI LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY CHIEF 1 GRADE GS09 22
(29) G109C GRANTS MANAGER 4 GRADE GS09 23
(30) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 24
(31) T121C AGRI LAW ENFORCEMENT ASST CHIEF 1 GRADE GS08 25
(32) B049C AGRI PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS08 26
(33) G126C FINANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 27
(34) X109C AGRI INVESTIGATOR 3 GRADE GS07 28
(35) B072C AGRI PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 29
(36) R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER 2 GRADE GS07 30
(37) V008C BUYER SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 31
(38) A073C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDITOR SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 32
(39) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 33
(40) P049C GRAPHIC ARTIST 1 GRADE GS06 34
(41) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 35
(42) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(43) V014C BUYER 3 GRADE GS05 1
(44) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 3 GRADE GS05 2
(45) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 3
(46) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 4
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 65 5
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby authorized, 7
for the Department of Agriculture - Shared Services for the 2025 -2026 fiscal 8
year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 9
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 10
purposes: three (3) temporary or part -time employees, when needed, at rates 11
of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 12
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 13
classification. 14
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 16
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 17
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 18
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 19
Shared Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,311,179 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 21,900 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,482,467 26
(04) UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 140,000 27
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,162,067 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 33,500 30
(C) PROF. FEES 704,500 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
(06) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 60,000 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,115,613 35
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 1
for the Department of Agriculture for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 2
following maximum number of regular employees. 3
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Maximum Annual 5
Maximum Salary Rate 6
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 7
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 8
(1) U048U LIVESTOCK & POULTRY DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 9
(2) U043U NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 10
(3) U044U PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 11
(4) U003U STATE FORESTER 1 GRADE SE01 12
(5) B004N STATE VETERINARIAN 1 GRADE MP05 13
(6) L106C VETERINARY SPECIALIST 5 GRADE MP04 14
(7) D040C GIS ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06 15
(8) G052N NATURAL RESOURCES DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 16
(9) B005C AGRI WATER DEVELOPMENT DIVISION MGR 1 GRADE GS13 17
(10) G344C AGRI WATER RESOURCES DIV MANAGER 1 GRADE GS13 18
(11) B004C AGRI WATER RESOURCES DIVISION MGR 1 GRADE GS13 19
(12) B001C DEPUTY STATE FORESTER 1 GRADE GS13 20
(13) N058N LIVESTOCK & POULTRY DIVISION DEPUTY 1 GRADE GS13 21
(14) B015C ENGINEER SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS12 22
(15) G036N PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 23
(16) B010C AGRI DIVISION MANAGER 6 GRADE GS11 24
(17) B014C ASST STATE FORESTER 3 GRADE GS11 25
(18) B023C ENGINEER, P.E. 8 GRADE GS11 26
(19) B149C SR LABORATORY SCIENTIST 2 GRADE GS11 27
(20) B022C DISTRICT FORESTER 7 GRADE GS10 28
(21) E013C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 29
(22) X217C NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN COORD 1 GRADE GS10 30
(23) B136C AGRI LAB QUALITY MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 31
(24) S005C AVIATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 32
(25) B037C CHEMIST SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS09 33
(26) B035C GEOLOGY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS09 34
(27) G109C GRANTS MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 35
(28) B034C MICROBIOLOGIST SUPERVISOR 5 GRADE GS09 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(29) B038C STATE FOREST MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 1
(30) B049C AGRI PROGRAM MANAGER 22 GRADE GS08 2
(31) X148C AIRCRAFT PILOT 2 GRADE GS08 3
(32) B067C ARCHAEOLOGIST 8 GRADE GS08 4
(33) B055C ECOLOGIST COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 5
(34) G126C FINANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 6
(35) B043C PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST 2 GRADE GS08 7
(36) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 2 GRADE GS08 8
(37) B127C SENIOR MICROBIOLOGIST 1 GRADE GS08 9
(38) B058C STAFF FORESTER 5 GRADE GS08 10
(39) A089C ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE GS07 11
(40) C015C AGRI ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS07 12
(41) X058C AGRI COMMODITY AREA SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07 13
(42) X111C AGRI INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE GS07 14
(43) B072C AGRI PROGRAM COORDINATOR 9 GRADE GS07 15
(44) B081C CHEMIST 16 GRADE GS07 16
(45) B065C ECOLOGIST 1 GRADE GS07 17
(46) X054C ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR 7 GRADE GS07 18
(47) B080C FORESTER 39 GRADE GS07 19
(48) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS07 20
(49) B060C LAND RESOURCE SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 21
(50) B077C MICROBIOLOGIST 12 GRADE GS07 22
(51) P013C PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 23
(52) G145C RURAL CONST GRANT/FINANCIAL OFFICER 6 GRADE GS07 24
(53) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 7 GRADE GS06 25
(54) X146C AGRI INSPECTOR III 34 GRADE GS06 26
(55) B147C AGRI PROGRAM SPECIALIST 14 GRADE GS06 27
(56) D076C COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 28
(57) B088C COUNTY FOREST RANGER 60 GRADE GS06 29
(58) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 30
(59) B078C METROLOGIST 2 GRADE GS06 31
(60) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS06 32
(61) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 33
(62) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 2 GRADE GS06 34
(63) X157C AGRI INSPECTOR II 96 GRADE GS05 35
(64) X097C AGRI SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(65) S036C AUTO/DIESEL MECHANIC SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS05 1
(66) X129C CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR 1 GRADE GS05 2
(67) B098C FOREST RANGER II 108 GRADE GS05 3
(68) S034C INTERSTATE TRUCK DRIVER 2 GRADE GS05 4
(69) B093C LAND RESOURCE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS05 5
(70) C054C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 11 GRADE GS05 6
(71) D081C TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 7 GRADE GS05 7
(72) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 13 GRADE GS04 8
(73) X165C AGRI INSPECTOR I 2 GRADE GS04 9
(74) B096C AGRI SEED ANALYST 5 GRADE GS04 10
(75) S053C AUTO/DIESEL MECHANIC 4 GRADE GS04 11
(76) S040C CALIBRATION TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE GS04 12
(77) B101C NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM TECHNICIAN 5 GRADE GS04 13
(78) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 11 GRADE GS03 14
(79) S060C HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 3 GRADE GS02 15
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 610 16
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SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, 18
for the Department of Agriculture - Operations for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, 19
the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known 20
as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 21
one hundred eighty-one (181) temporary or part -time employees, when needed, 22
at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification 23
and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 24
classification. 25
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 27
to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Department of 28
Agriculture Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the 29
Department of Agriculture - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 30
2026, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $10,195,891 35
(02) EXTRA HELP 74,131 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,060,189 1
(04) OVERTIME 21,571 2
(05) UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 3,200 3
(06) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,716,272 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 33,613 6
(C) PROF. FEES 33,500 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
(07) PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES 6,148 10
(08) BOLL WEEVIL PROGRAM 5,000 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,149,515 12
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY - ANIMAL DISEASE 14
CONTROL AND ERADICATION PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the 15
Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Livestock and Poultry 16
Commission Disease and Pest Control Fund, for personal services and operating 17
expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Livestock and Poultry Commission 18
- Animal Disease Control and Eradication Program for the fiscal year ending 19
June 30, 2026, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $543,206 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 55,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 245,853 26
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 213,846 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 29
(C) PROF. FEES 0 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 120,000 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,177,905 33
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY - EGG GRADING PROGRAM. 35
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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from the Poultry and Egg Grading Fund, for personal services and operating 1
expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Livestock and Poultry Commission 2
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 3
4
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2025 -2026 6
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,550,361 7
(02) EXTRA HELP 67,500 8
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 745,484 9
(04) OVERTIME 300,000 10
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 252,971 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,350 13
(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
(06) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 1,594,968 17
(07) EGG PROMOTION EXPENSE 64,500 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,694,134 19
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - AGRI LABORATORY TESTING. There is hereby 21
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 22
Livestock and Poultry Special Revenue Fund, for personal services and 23
operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Agri Laboratory Testing 24
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $265,600 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 34,500 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 115,019 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,696,745 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 34
(C) PROF. FEES 0 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 310,000 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,446,864 3
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY - EQUINE INFECTIOUS 5
ANEMIA. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 6
be payable from the Livestock and Poultry Equine Infectious Anemia Control 7
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 8
Agriculture - Livestock and Poultry Commission - Equine Infectious Anemia for 9
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $76,551 14
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 29,560 15
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 233,046 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 18
(C) PROF. FEES 0 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $439,157 22
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY - ANIMAL HEALTH. 24
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 25
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 26
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 27
Agriculture - Livestock and Poultry Commission - Animal Health for the fiscal 28
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
30
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025 -2026 32
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $389,331 33
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,311 34
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 167,396 35
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 118,111 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,350 2
(C) PROF. FEES 0 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $688,499 6
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION PLANT BOARD - ADMINISTRATION/PEST CONTROL. 8
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 9
from the Plant Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 10
the Department of Agriculture - State Plant Board - Administration/Pest 11
Control for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
13
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025 -2026 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,374,438 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 800,000 17
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,870,407 18
(04) OVERTIME 250,000 19
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,158,314 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 103,613 22
(C) PROF. FEES 594,510 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,200,000 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
(06) PROJECT PLANNING, EDUCATION, AND 26
OUTREACH GRANTS AND AID 394,140 27
(07) PEST ERADICATION 1,000,000 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,745,422 29
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - PUBLIC GRAIN WAREHOUSE 31
INSPECTION PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 32
Agriculture, to be payable from the Plant Board Fund, for personal services 33
and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - State Plant Board - 34
Public Grain Warehouse Inspection Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 35
2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $202,230 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 79,407 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 60,614 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,613 8
(C) PROF. FEES 1,200 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $348,064 12
13
SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - PESTICIDE SURVEILLANCE. 14
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 15
from the Plant Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 16
the Department of Agriculture - State Plant Board - Pesticide Surveillance 17
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025 -2026 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $179,529 22
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,932 23
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 40,783 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000 26
(C) PROF. FEES 0 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $300,244 30
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - APIARY. There is hereby 32
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Plant 33
Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 34
Agriculture - State Plant Board - Apiary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 35
2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $112,555 4
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 5
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 43,391 6
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 7
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,170 8
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 9
(C) PROF. FEES 0 10
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 11
(E) DATA PROC. 0 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $208,116 13
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - AGRI PRODUCT MARKETING PROGRAM. There is 15
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 16
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 17
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 18
Agri Product Marketing Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 19
following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,869,935 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 50,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 666,688 26
(04) OVERTIME 13,000 27
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 461,112 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 538,083 30
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
(06) PRODUCT MARKETING GRANTS & AID 854,899 34
(07) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 5,000 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,508,717 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - REFUNDS/TRANSFERS. There is 2
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 3
cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for operating expenses, 4
refunds, and transfers to the State Treasury by the Department of Agriculture 5
- State Plant Board - Refunds/Transfers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 6
2026, the following: 7
8
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2025 -2026 10
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $500 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 13
(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $50,500 18
19
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - PLANT BOARD - PESTICIDE/PLANT REGULATORY 20
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 21
be payable from the Abandoned Agricultural Pesticide and Plant Regulator 22
Disposal Trust Fund, for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 23
- State Plant Board - Pesticide/Plant Regulatory Program for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,500,000 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,500,000 35
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - AGRI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. There is hereby 1
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Agri 2
Scholarship Program Fund, for grants for internships and scholarships of the 3
Department of Agriculture - Agri Scholarship Program for the fiscal year 4
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) AGRI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM $970,000 9
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 11
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the State 12
Forestry Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 13
of Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - Operations for the fiscal year 14
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025 -2026 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,084,408 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 255,855 20
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,989,693 21
(04) OVERTIME 52,400 22
(05) UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 0 23
(06) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,710,744 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 100,000 26
(C) PROF. FEES 280,000 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,663,000 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
(07) FORESTRY GRANTS AND AID 269,981 30
(08) DISTRICT OFFICE REPLACEMENT 400,000 31
(09) FOREST ACTION PLAN 70,000 32
(10) FEDERAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM 138,512 33
(11) UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH 500,000 34
(12) OUTREACH AND PLANTING AID 225,000 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,739,593 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION 2
- FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, 3
to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal 4
Officer of the State, for personal services, operating expenses and federal 5
matching grants to purchase firefighting equipment of the Department of 6
Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - Rural Community Fire Protection - 7
Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 8
9
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2025 -2026 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $108,363 12
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 41,414 13
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 399,816 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 60,000 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 270,000 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
(04) RURAL COMMUNITY MATCH GRANTS 822,563 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,702,156 21
22
SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - URBAN FORESTRY SERVICES - 23
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 24
be payable from the State Forestry Fund, for personal services, operating 25
expenses and urban forestry matching grants of the Department of Agriculture 26
- State Forestry Commission - Urban Forestry Services - Federal for the 27
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
29
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2025 -2026 31
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $67,500 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(02) URBAN FORESTRY MATCHING GRANTS AND AID 82,000 2
(03) URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY 1,875,000 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,074,500 4
5
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - RURAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE 6
LOANS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be 7
payable from the Rural Fire Protection Revolving Fund, for loans to 8
communities for fire protection by the Department of Agriculture - State 9
Forestry Commission - Rural Fire Protection Service Loans for the fiscal year 10
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025 -2026 14
(01) RURAL FIRE PROTECTION LOANS $1,200,000 15
16
SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - STATE FORESTRY TRUST PROGRAM. 17
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 18
from the State Forestry Trust Fund, for management and operating expenses, 19
fire control, communications, contracting for assistance, and other services 20
of the Department of Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - State Forestry 21
Trust Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22
23
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2025 -2026 25
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $200,000 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,250,000 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(02) FIRE CONTROL/COMMUNICATE 900,000 32
(03) MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS 300,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,750,000 34
35
SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PREVENTION. 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 1
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 2
State, for grants by the Department of Agriculture - State Forestry 3
Commission - Southern Pine Beetle Prevention for the fiscal year ending June 4
30, 2026, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE GRANTS AND AID $230,000 9
10
SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - FOREST LEGACY. There is hereby 11
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 12
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 13
operating expenses, grants and aid by the Department of Agriculture - State 14
Forestry Commission - Forest Legacy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 15
the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025 -2026 19
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $6,599 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,800 22
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
(02) FOREST LEGACY ADMINISTRATION 157,000 26
(03) WHITE RIVER HEADWATERS PROJECT 1,455,000 27
(04) FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM 6,000,000 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,625,399 29
30
SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - SILVICULTURAL NON-POINT PROGRAM. 31
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 32
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 33
State, for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - State 34
Forestry Commission - Silvicultural Non-Point Program for the fiscal year 35
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $36,000 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 6
(C) PROF. FEES 0 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $40,000 10
11
SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - AGRICULTURE CASH OPERATING FUND. There is 12
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 13
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 14
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 15
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025 -2026 19
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $40,000 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 200,000 22
(C) PROF. FEES 0 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
(02) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 2,000 26
(03) BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED GRANTS & 27
PROJECTS 160,682 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $402,682 29
30
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH PROGRAM. There is 31
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 32
Arkansas Industrial Hemp Program Fund, for personal services and operating 33
expenses to administer the Industrial Hemp Program of the Department of 34
Agriculture - State Plant Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 35
following: 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH PROGRAM $99,500 4
5
SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - REGISTERED FORESTERS. There 6
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from 7
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 8
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 9
the Department of Agriculture - Registered Foresters for the fiscal year 10
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025 -2026 14
(01) EXTRA HELP $37,000 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,064 16
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,329 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
(C) PROF. FEES 0 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $46,393 23
24
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - VETERINARY MEDICINE. There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 26
Veterinary Examiners Board Fund, for personal services, operating expenses 27
and scholarships of the Department of Agriculture - Veterinary Medicine for 28
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
30
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025 -2026 32
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $61,131 33
(02) EXTRA HELP 21,000 34
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,830 35
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,996 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 281 2
(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
(05) RURAL VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP 6
PROGRAM 30,000 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $168,238 8
9
SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION - FORESTRY - RURAL FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM. 10
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 11
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses of the 12
Department of Agriculture - State Forestry Commission - Rural Fire Protection 13
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2025 -2026 17
(01) RURAL FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM $70,000 18
19
SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM. There is hereby 20
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the State 21
Meat Inspection Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 22
the Department of Agriculture - State Meat Inspection Program for the fiscal 23
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025 -2026 27
(01) STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM $606,083 28
29
SECTION 34. APPROPRIATION - MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM - GENERAL REVENUE. 30
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 31
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and 32
operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - State Meat Inspection 33
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $150,000 2
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 85,000 3
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,000 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 6
(C) PROF. FEES 0 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,000 10
11
SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - FERAL HOG ERADICATION. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Feral 13
Hog Eradication Fund, for expenses associated with the eradication efforts to 14
eliminate feral hogs by the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year 15
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025 -2026 19
(01) FERAL HOG ERADICATION $200,000 20
21
SECTION 36. APPROPRIATION - AGRI FAIR FUNDING PROGRAM. There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the Agri 23
Fair Fund, for personal services, fair funding and operating expenses of the 24
Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 25
following: 26
27
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2025 -2026 29
(01) ARKANSAS STATE FAIR $84,000 30
(02) ARKANSAS YOUTH EXPO 48,000 31
(03) ARKANSAS-OKLAHOMA FAIR 54,000 32
(04) COUNTY FAIRS 1,095,272 33
(05) DISTRICT JR LIVESTOCK SHOWS 27,000 34
(06) NORTHEAST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 35
(07) NORTHWEST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(08) SOUTHWEST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 1
(09) SOUTHEAST DISTRICT FAIR 54,000 2
(10) NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT FAIR ` 54,000 3
(11) FOUR STATES FAIR 54,000 4
(12) PROGRAM OPERATION EXPENSES 23,000 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,655,272 6
7
SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FORESTERS FOR THE FUTURE 8
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 9
Agriculture, to be payable from the Arkansas Foresters for the Future 10
Scholarship Fund, for scholarships of the Department of Agriculture - 11
Arkansas Foresters For The Future Scholarship Program for the fiscal year 12
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2025 -2026 16
(01) SCHOLARSHIPS $40,000 17
18
19
SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - NRC - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 20
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 21
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 22
expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources 23
Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025 -2026 27
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,237,928 28
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 448,479 29
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 193,182 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,165 32
(C) PROF. FEES 0 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
(04) SURVEYS & INVESTIGATIONS 3,900 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(05) WATER PLANNING 130,981 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,024,635 2
3
SECTION 39. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, 4
to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the cash fund deposited 5
in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 6
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture 7
- Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 8
2026, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2025 -2026 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,403,559 13
(02) EXTRA HELP 30,800 14
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 510,876 15
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 377,298 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 27,000 18
(C) PROF. FEES 910,002 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 225,000 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(05) SOIL & WATER GRANTS & LOANS 6,202,017 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,686,552 23
24
SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - NRC - DAM INVENTORY. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 26
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 27
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 28
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Dam Inventory for the fiscal year 29
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $89,358 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 29,211 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 49,216 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 17,000 3
(C) PROF. FEES 130,000 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 10,000 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
(05) GRANTS & AID DAM - SAFETY PROJECTS 76,997 7
(06) HIGH HAZARD DAMS REHAB 226,803 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $638,585 9
10
SECTION 41. APPROPRIATION - NRC - FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. There is 11
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 12
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 13
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 14
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Flood Insurance Program for the 15
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025 -2026 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $160,867 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 21
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 65,508 22
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 268,504 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 32,571 25
(C) PROF. FEES 1,700,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 25,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
(05) GRANTS & AID - FLOOD HAZARD 29
MITIGATION GRANTS 3,000,000 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,262,450 31
32
SECTION 42. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER QUALITY PLAN IMPLEMENTAITON. 33
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 34
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and 35
operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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Resources Commission - Water Quality Plan Implementation for the fiscal year 1
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025 -2026 5
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $317,076 6
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 104,333 7
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,089 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,000 10
(C) PROF. FEES 0 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
(04) WATER QUALITY MATCH GRANTS 500,000 14
(05) WATER QUALITY TECHNICIAN 750,000 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,675,498 16
17
SECTION 43. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND POLLUTION 18
ABATEMENT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 19
Agriculture, to be payable from the Water, Waste Disposal, Pollution 20
Abatement, Administrative and Research Facilities Construction Fund, for 21
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture - 22
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution 23
Abatement Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025 -2026 27
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $137,764 28
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 45,731 29
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,400 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 32
(C) PROF. FEES 0 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
(04) PROJECT DISBURSEMENTS 90,000,000 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $90,187,895 1
2
SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - NRC - NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL 3
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 4
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 5
of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 6
of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Nonpoint Source 7
Pollution Control Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 8
following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2025 -2026 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $294,446 13
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000 14
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 113,166 15
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 282,774 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 50,000 18
(C) PROF. FEES 706,630 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(05) NON POINT SOURCE POLLUTION GRANTS 5,642,276 22
(06) HYPOXIA NUTRIENT REDUCTION 200,000 23
(07) SMALL/ DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES 637,000 24
(08) SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE 1,606,373 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,607,665 26
27
SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE REVOLVING 28
LOAN FUND PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 29
Agriculture, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 30
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 31
the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - 32
Construction Assistance Revolving Loan Fund Program for the fiscal year 33
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $631,141 2
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 233,934 3
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 111,841 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 12,219 6
(C) PROF. FEES 13,500 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,002,635 10
11
SECTION 46. APPROPRIATION - NRC - BEAVER ERADICATION PROGRAM. There is 12
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 13
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for grants to the conservation districts 14
for beaver control programs within the districts of the Department of 15
Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Beaver Eradication 16
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
18
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025 -2026 20
(01) GRANTS FOR BEAVER CONTROL PROGRAMS $150,000 21
22
SECTION 47. APPROPRIATION - NRC - GRANTS & ATTORNEY SERVICES. There is 23
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 24
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses of the Department 25
of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Grants and Attorney 26
Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025 -2026 30
(01) RIVER BASIN COMPACT $42,820 31
(02) LEGAL COUNSEL 5,871 32
(03) COMMITTEE/COMMISSION EXPENSES 10,000 33
(04) CONSERVATION PROJECTS 3,500 34
(05) ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT 17,800 35
(06) RED RIVER COMPACT 11,720 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $91,711 1
2
SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAM GRANTS. 3
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 4
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services matching 5
and grants to conservation districts of the Department of Agriculture - 6
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Conservation District Program Grants 7
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 8
9
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2025 -2026 11
(01) GRANTS TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS $250,000 12
(02) CONSERVATION DISTRICT GRANTS & 13
ASSISTANCE 1,522,672 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,772,672 15
16
SECTION 49. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER RESEARCH. There is hereby 17
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 18
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating expenses of the Department 19
of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Water Research for 20
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) WATER RESEARCH/CONTRACT $42,800 25
26
SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER, SEWER, AND SOLID WASTE - 27
REVOLVING. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, 28
to be payable from the Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Revolving Fund, for 29
water, sewer, and solid waste grants of the Department of Agriculture - 30
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste - 31
Revolving for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 32
33
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025 -2026 35
(01) WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE GRANTS & 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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AID $6,000,000 1
2
SECTION 51. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER, SEWER, AND SOLID WASTE - 3
STATE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be 4
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for water, sewer, and 5
solid waste grants or loans that will be repaid to the water, sewer and solid 6
waste revolving appropriation of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas 7
Natural Resources Commission - Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste - State for the 8
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2025 -2026 12
(01) WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE GRANTS $84,296 13
14
SECTION 52. APPROPRIATION - NRC - WATER USE PROGRAM. There is hereby 15
appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 16
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 17
reporting expenses of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 18
Resources Commission - Water Use Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19
2026, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) WATER USE DATA REPORTING $125,000 24
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SECTION 53. APPROPRIATION - NRC - CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 26
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable 27
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 28
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 29
Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Conservation Technical 30
Assistance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $164,013 35
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 61,434 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 120,246 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 3
(C) PROF. FEES 0 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 40,000 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
(04) RESOURCE GRANTS 906,637 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,292,330 8
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SECTION 54. APPROPRIATION - NRC - UNPAVED ROADS PROGRAM. There is 10
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from the 11
Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program Fund, for grants or operating expenses of the 12
Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Unpaved 13
Roads Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2025 -2026 17
(01) UNPAVED ROADS GRANTS & AID OR 18
OPERATING EXPENSES $600,000 19
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SECTION 55. APPROPRIATION NRC - FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL - 21
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to 22
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 23
of the State, for expenses associated with the eradication efforts to 24
eliminate feral swine by the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 25
Resources Commission - Feral Swine Eradication and Control - Federal for the 26
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025 -2026 30
(01) FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL $1,500,000 31
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SECTION 56. APPROPRIATION - NRC - OPERATIONS - SOIL CLASSIFIERS. There 33
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Agriculture, to be payable from 34
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 35
Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission - Soil Classifiers for 1
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025 -2026 5
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,296 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,296 12
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SECTION 57. APPROPRIATION - NRC - ALLIANCE LANDOWNER CONSERVATION 14
PRACTICES - FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 15
Agriculture, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 16
Fiscal Officer of the State, for expenses associated with Alliance Landowner 17
Conservation Practices of the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural 18
Resources Commission - Alliance Landowner Conservation Practices - Federal 19
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) ALLIANCE LANDOWNER CONSERVATION 24
PRACTICES $2,445,538 25
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SECTION 58. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 28
FAIR FUND TRANSFER. On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as is 29
practical, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may transfer the amount 30
needed for distribution by the Department of Agriculture to fund fairs from 31
the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account to the Agri Fair Fund. 32
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 33
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 34
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SECTION 59. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 1
SHARED SERVICES. 2
(a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create paying accounts 3
on his or her books and on the books of the Treasurer of the State and 4
Auditor of State for the payment of all personal services and operating 5
expenses of the Department of Agriculture. 6
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 7
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 8
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 9
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 10
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in subdivision 11
(a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within the 12
department's appropriation act or between other appropriations acts 13
authorized for the department. 14
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the date of 15
passage through June 30, 2025 2026. 16
17
SECTION 60. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 19
FUND TRANSFER. The Deputy Director of the Livestock and Poultry Commission, 20
with prior approval of the Arkansas Legislative Council or the Joint Budget 21
Committee, the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and for the 22
reimbursing of documented expenditures designated by law to be made from the 23
transferred special revenue, may transfer funds among the Livestock and 24
Poultry Equine Infectious Anemia Control Fund, Livestock and Poultry 25
Commission Disease and Pest Control Fund, Livestock and Poultry Special 26
Revenue Fund, Livestock and Poultry Commission Swine Testing Fund, and the 27
Poultry and Egg Grading Fund or from these funds to the Livestock and Poultry 28
Fund Account. The purpose of these transfers shall only be for accurate 29
allocation of incurred costs between the funds. Requests for fund transfer 30
will at least include the total amount to be transferred, to and from which 31
funds, the nature, purpose, and time period of the expenditures being 32
reimbursed, and any other information requested by the Legislative Council or 33
the Joint Budget Committee. 34
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 35
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 1
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 2
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 3
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 4
has determined that the Arkansas Agriculture Department - Livestock and 5
Poultry Commission may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is 6
provided to the Arkansas Agriculture Department - Livestock and Poultry 7
Commission authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is 8
both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight 9
by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 10
Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the 11
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this 12
section. If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 13
Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent 14
jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 16
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 17
18
SECTION 61. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 20
TRANSFER PROVISION - PEST ERADICATION. If the State Plant Board determines 21
that the demands of pest eradication efforts require additional personnel 22
expenses, with the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and 23
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, appropriations 24
may be transferred from the Pest Eradication Program special line item to the 25
line items for Regular Salaries, Extra Help, Overtime, and Personal Services 26
Matching. 27
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 28
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 29
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 30
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 31
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 32
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 33
has determined that the State Plant Board may operate more efficiently if 34
some flexibility is provided to the State Plant Board authorizing broad 35
powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of 1
the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this 2
section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 3
Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 4
of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 5
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 6
void. 7
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 8
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 9
10
SECTION 62. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 12
TRANSFER PROVISION. If the State Forestry Commission determines that 13
temporary firefighters, dispatchers, or pilots are required to meet the 14
demands of a wildfire season, and upon approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer 15
of the State, appropriations may be transferred from either Extra Help or 16
Professional Fees and Services to the proper character code for the 17
employment of such personnel. 18
If the State Forestry Commission determines that the deployment of air 19
tankers for fighting wildfires requires additional Professional Fees and 20
Services, and upon the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 21
excess appropriation in Regular Salaries or Personal Services Matching may be 22
transferred to Professional Fees and Services in the Operations and Forestry 23
- Rural Community Fire Protection - Federal appropriation sections. 24
If the State Forestry Commission determines that the most effective way for 25
it to cooperate in the growing and distribution of forest planting stock is 26
by contracting work with private vendors and/or hiring temporary employees 27
for seasonal work, the Commission is hereby authorized, upon approval by the 28
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to transfer the necessary appropriation 29
authorized for Extra Help and Maintenance and General Operation in the 30
Operations and Forestry - Rural Community Fire Protection - Federal 31
appropriation sections. 32
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 33
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 34
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SECTION 63. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 1
REFUND TO EXPENDITURE. The Arkansas Forestry Commission is authorized to 2
charge fees to federal agencies and other states to reimburse the Commission 3
for expenditures made on behalf of these governmental units. These fees 4
shall be deposited into the State Forestry Fund in the State Treasury as a 5
refund to expenditure. 6
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 7
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 8
9
SECTION 64. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 10
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 11
FORWARD. Notwithstanding any law pertaining to the transfer of year -end fund 12
balances or any law to the contrary, any funds up to $500,000 which remain in 13
the Department of Agriculture Fund Account at the end of a fiscal year shall 14
remain in the Department of Agriculture Fund Account and be made available to 15
fund appropriation(s) authorized by law to be made for maintenance and 16
operating costs associated with wildfire suppression, as well as the purchase 17
of fire suppression equipment for the Forestry Division and made payable from 18
the Department of Agriculture Fund Account for the following fiscal year. 19
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding up to $500,000 as 20
authorized herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 21
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026, the Agency shall by written statement set forth 22
its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the Department of 23
Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 24
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 25
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee all 26
amounts carried forward by the September Arkansas Legislative Council or 27
Joint Budget Committee meeting which report shall include the name of the 28
Agency, Board, Commission or Institution and the amount of the funding 29
carried forward, from the first fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the 30
program name or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a 31
copy of the written request set forth in (1) above: 32
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 33
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 34
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 35
statement as so the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 1
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 2
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 3
Committee; and 4
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 5
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 6
statement of noncompliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 7
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 8
through June 30, 2026. 9
10
SECTION 65. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 12
TRANSFER. (A)(1) If the Arkansas Department of Agriculture determines 13
additional funding is required to support the purchase of firefighting 14
equipment and forest fire suppression activities, to include the maintenance 15
and operations costs associated with fire suppression, the Department of 16
Agriculture with prior approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, may 17
transfer the sum of one million one hundred eighty thousand one hundred 18
dollars ($1,180,100) of the amount authorized for transfer by Act 154 of 19
2012, to the State Forestry Fund. 20
(2) The transfer authority provided to the department in subdivision (A)(1) 21
of this section may be used in furtherance of the State Forestry Trust 22
Program. 23
(3) The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 24
through June 30, 2026. 25
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SECTION 66. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 28
REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. The Department of Agriculture provides a wide 29
range of services to all Arkansans. The specific service needs, along with 30
staffing required to meet them, can vary significantly due to factors such as 31
natural disasters, changing federal mandates, and job market variations like 32
wildland firefighters, dispatchers, foresters, engineers, and 33
microbiologists' shortages. These factors make it challenging for the 34
Department to accurately predict the exact needs for positions across its 35
different appropriations throughout any fiscal year. To respond swiftly to 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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changing needs and to utilize resources effectively, the Department of 1
Agriculture is authorized to reallocate resources as necessary. Upon 2
determining that a reallocation is essential for the efficient and effective 3
operation of the department, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, 4
with the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and Legislative 5
Council or the Joint Budget Committee, if meeting in Legislative Session, may 6
request to transfer positions between existing business areas of the 7
department. Transfer authority shall be limited to no more than 5% of the 8
total authorized department positions in any fiscal year. 9
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 10
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 11
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 12
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 13
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 14
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly has 15
determined that the Department of Agriculture may operate more efficiently if 16
some flexibility is provided to the Department of Agriculture authorizing 17
broad powers under the Reallocation of Resources provisions herein. 18
Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 19
maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 20
Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of 21
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 22
severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 23
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 24
court jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 25
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025, 26
through June 30, 2026. 27
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SECTION 67. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 30
TRANSFER PROVISION- NRC. At the end of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal 31
Officer of the State shall authorize the transfer of obligated water, sewer, 32
and solid waste funds, as provided in the appropriation act for the Natural 33
Resources Commission in the appropriation entitled "Water, Sewer and Solid 34
Waste - State", from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, to the Water, 35
Sewer and Solid Waste Revolving Fund. 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 1
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 2
3
SECTION 68. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 4
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 5
FORWARD - NRC. At the end of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of 6
the State shall authorize the carry forward of funds to support the amount of 7
obligated grants that are certified by the Natural Resources Commission for 8
Matching Grants in the appropriation entitled "Water Quality Plan 9
Implementation". 10
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 11
be carried forward under the following conditions: 12
(1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement set 13
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 14
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 15
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 16
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 17
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 18
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 19
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward from the first 20
fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the 21
funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the written request set 22
forth in (1) above; 23
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 24
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 25
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 26
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 27
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 28
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 29
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 30
Committee; and 31
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 32
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 33
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 34
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 35
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 36 As Engrossed: S1/29/25 S3/31/25 SB106
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SECTION 69. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 3
FORWARD - NRC. 4
At the end of the fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall 5
authorize the carry forward of funds to support the amount of obligated 6
grants that are certified by the Natural Resources Commission for Water 7
Quality Technicians in the appropriation entitled "Water Quality Plan 8
Implementation". 9
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 10
be carried forward under the following conditions: 11
(1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement set 12
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 13
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 14
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 15
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 16
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 17
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 18
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward from the first 19
fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the 20
funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the written request set 21
forth in (1) above; 22
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 23
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 24
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 25
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 26
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 27
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 28
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 29
Committee; and 30
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 31
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 32
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 33
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 34
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 35
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SECTION 70. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 1
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 2
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 3
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 4
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 5
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 6
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 7
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 8
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 9
10
SECTION 71. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 11
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 12
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 13
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 14
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 15
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 16
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 17
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 18
19
SECTION 72. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 20
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 21
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 22
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 23
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 24
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 25
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 26
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 27
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 28
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 29
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 30
31
/s/Joint Budget Committee 32
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34
APPROVED: 4/18/25 35
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