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