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Act 382 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 336 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 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 9
HEALTH FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; AND FOR 10
OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 15
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS . There is 21
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Health , to be payable from the 22
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , the 23
following: 24
(A) for steam plant conversion at the Main Campus , in a sum not to 25
exceed ........................................................... $6,992,700. 26
(B) for replacement of the generator at the Public Health Lab , in a sum 27
not to exceed ...................................................... $820,000. 28
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS . There is 30
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Health , to be payable from the cash 31
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 32
Officer of the State , the following: 33
(A) for replacement of the Arkansas Department of Health main facility , 34
in a sum not to exceed ......................................... $114,000,000. 35
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS . There is 1
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Health , to be payable from the 2
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , the 3
following: 4
(A) for Freeway Suite 305 , in a sum not to exceed ............ $505,330. 5
(B) for surface parking repair and renovation at the Main Campus , in a 6
sum not to exceed .................................................. $594,651. 7
(C) for switchboard modifications at the Main Public Health Lab , in a 8
sum not to exceed .................................................. $250,000. 9
(D) for replacement of the Arkansas Department of Health main facility , 10
in a sum not to exceed .......................................... $30,031,020. 11
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SECTION 4. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 13
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 14
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 15
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 16
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 17
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 18
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 19
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 20
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 21
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 22
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 23
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 24
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 25
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 26
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 27
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 28
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 29
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 30
otherwise by law. 31
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SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 33
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 34
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 35
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 36 SB336
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Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 1
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 2
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 3
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 4
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SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 6
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 7
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 8
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 9
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 10
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 11
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 12
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 13
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 14
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 15
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 16
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APPROVED: 3/20/25 19
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