Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 54 of the Regular Session
*WFP010* 01/06/2025 4:20:03 PM WFP010
State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 19 3
4
By: Joint Budget Committee 5
6
For An Act To Be Entitled 7
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 9
AND ENVIRONMENT - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD FOR 10
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
13
14
Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND 16
ENVIRONMENT - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS 17
BOARD APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 18
FISCAL YEAR. 19
20
21
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
23
SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 24
Department of Energy and Environment - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for the 25
2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 26
27
Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 31
(1) N165N LP GAS BOARD DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 32
(2) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 33
(3) X100C E&E INSPECTOR I 3 GRADE GS05 34
(4) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 36 SB19
2 01/06/2025 4:20:03 PM WFP010
SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 1
of Energy and Environment - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for the 2025-2026 2
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 3
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 4
herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employee, when 5
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 6
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 7
appropriate classification. 8
9
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 10
to the Department of Energy and Environment , to be payable from the Liquefied 11
Petroleum Gas Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 12
Department of Energy and Environment - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for the 13
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2025-2026 17
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $339,808 18
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,300 19
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 126,132 20
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 153,300 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 23
(C) PROF. FEES 7,800 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
(05) GRANTS AND AID 30,000 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $719,340 28
29
SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 30
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 31
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 32
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 33
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 34
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 35
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 36 SB19
3 01/06/2025 4:20:03 PM WFP010
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 1
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 2
3
SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 4
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 5
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 6
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 7
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 8
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 9
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 10
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 11
12
SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 13
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 14
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 15
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 16
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 17
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 18
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 19
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 20
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 21
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 22
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 23
24
25
APPROVED: 2/13/25 26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36