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Arkansas Senate Bill SB333

Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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2-Act 381 of the Regular Session
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5-State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/5/25 1
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64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 333 3
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1311 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR CONSTRUCTION 9
1412 EXPENSES OF A POLICE STATION FACILITY AT THE 10
1513 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF FOR THE FISCAL 11
1614 YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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2018 AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT 16
2119 PINE BLUFF - POLICE STATION FACILITY 17
2220 CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -18
2321 2026 FISCAL YEAR. 19
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2523 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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2725 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - POLICE STATION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION . There 23
2826 is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff , to be 24
2927 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 25
3028 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for construction expenses of a police 26
3129 station facility at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for the fiscal 27
3230 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
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3432 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
3533 NO. 2025-2026 31
3634 (01) CONSTRUCTION EXPENSES OF A 32
3735 POLICE STATION FACILITY $3,000,000 33
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39- SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 35
40-authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 36 As Engrossed: S3/5/25 SB333
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38+CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING 36 SB333
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41+TRANSFER - POLICE STATION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION. Immediately upon the 1
42+effective date of this act, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall 2
43+transfer on his or her books and those of the State Treasurer and the Auditor 3
44+of the State the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) from the General 4
45+Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to the cash fund deposited in the State 5
46+Treasury, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to provide 6
47+funds for the appropriation provided herein. 7
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49+ SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 9
50+authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 10
51+and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 11
52+the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 12
53+Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 13
54+Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 14
55+Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 15
56+applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 16
57+Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 17
58+disbursement of said funds. 18
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60+ SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 20
61+Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 21
62+contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 22
63+which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 23
64+Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 24
65+manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 25
66+summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 26
67+Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 27
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69+ SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 29
70+Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 30
71+appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 31
72+effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 32
73+the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 33
74+the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 34
75+effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 35
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46-the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 2
47-Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 3
48-Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 4
49-Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 5
50-applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 6
51-Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 7
52-disbursement of said funds. 8
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79+programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 1
80+being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 2
81+and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 3
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55-Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 11
56-contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 12
57-which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 13
58-Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 14
59-manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 15
60-summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 16
61-Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 17
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63- SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 19
64-Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 20
65-appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 21
66-effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 22
67-the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 23
68-the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 24
69-effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 25
70-upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 26
71-programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 27
72-being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 28
73-and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 29
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