Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB8 Compare Versions

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	94th General Assembly A Bill 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 8 3
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7	7	By: Senator J. Payton 5
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10	10	For An Act To Be Entitled 8
11	11	AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR USED TIRE 9
12	12	RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR THE 10
13	13	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF 11
14	14	ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTAL AND 12
15	15	IN ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY ACT 149 OF 13
16	16	2024; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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20	20	AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND 18
21	21	ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL 19
22	22	QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION. 20
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25	25	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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27	27	SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY 25
28	28	PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and 26
29	29	Environment, to be payable from the Used Tire Recycling Fund , for expenses of 27
30	30	the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality 28
31	31	- Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program for the fiscal year ending 29
32	32	June 30, 2025, the following: 30
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34	34	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
35	35	NO. 2024-2025 33
36	36	(01) USED TIRE RECYCLING AND 34
37	37	ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM EXPENSES $5,000,000 35
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41	41	SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 1
42	42	CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING 2
43	43	TRANSFER - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM. Immediately upon 3
44	44	the effective date of this act, the C hief Fiscal Officer of the State shall 4
45	45	transfer on his or her books and those of the State Treasure r and the Auditor 5
46	46	of the State the sum of five million dollars ($5,000 ,000) from the General 6
47	47	Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to the Used Tire Recycling Fund to provide 7
48	48	funds for the appropriation provided herein. 8
49	49	The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 9
50	50	2024 through June 30, 2025. 10
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52	52	SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12
53	53	authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13
54	54	and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 14
55	55	the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15
56	56	Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16
57	57	Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 17
58	58	control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 18
59	59	the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 19
60	60	strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 20
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62	62	SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22
63	63	Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23
64	64	contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24
65	65	which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25
66	66	Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26
67	67	manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27
68	68	summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28
69	69	Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29
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71	71	SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 31
72	72	Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of 32
73	73	the Department of Energy And Environment - Division of Environmental Quality 33
74	74	are, due to unforeseen circumstances, insufficient for the Department of 34
75	75	Energy And Environment - Division of Environmental Quality to continue to 35
76	76	provide essential governmental services; that the provisions of this act will 36 SB8
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79	79	provide the necessary monies for the Department of Energy And Environment - 1
80	80	Division of Environmental Quality to continue such services; and that a delay 2
81	81	in the effective date of this Act could work irreparable harm upon the proper 3
82	82	administration and provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore, 4
83	83	an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the 5
84	84	immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in 6
85	85	full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. 7
86	86	If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall 8
87	87	become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the 9
88	88	Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the 10
89	89	veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house 11
90	90	overrides the veto. 12
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