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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 81 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Joint Budget Committee 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - STATE PARKS AND TOURISM 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | DIVISIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - STATE PARKS AND 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | TOURISM DIVISIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 19 |
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| 24 | 23 | | 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | Divisions for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | regular employees. 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Maximum Annual 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | Maximum Salary Rate 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (1) U068U ADPHT PARKS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (2) U067U ADPHT TOURISM DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (3) N223N ADPHT PARKS DIV DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (4) S001C ADPHT PARKS OPERATIONS MGR 1 GRADE GS12 36 SB81 |
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| 42 | 41 | | (5) G037C ADPHT PARKS PLANNING & DEV MGR 1 GRADE GS12 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | (6) B015C ENGINEER SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS12 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (7) B020C ADPHT REGIONAL PARK SUPERVISOR 5 GRADE GS11 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (8) B023C ENGINEER, P.E. 1 GRADE GS11 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (9) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 2 GRADE GS10 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (10) A036C ADPHT REVENUE OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (11) T116C EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (12) B027C PARK SUPERINTENDENT V 5 GRADE GS10 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (13) G078C ADPHT PROGRAM SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS09 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (14) C100C ADPHT RESEARCH PROJECT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS09 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | (15) B042C ENGINEER 1 GRADE GS09 11 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (16) B021C LICENSED ARCHITECT 1 GRADE GS09 12 |
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| 54 | 53 | | (17) G095C LODGE MANAGER 3 GRADE GS09 13 |
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| 55 | 54 | | (18) B031C PARK SUPERINTENDENT IV 14 GRADE GS09 14 |
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| 56 | 55 | | (19) T042C ADPHT CHIEF RANGER 1 GRADE GS08 15 |
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| 57 | 56 | | (20) G105C ADPHT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 2 GRADE GS08 16 |
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| 58 | 57 | | (21) C101C ADPHT WELCOME CENTER ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS08 17 |
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| 59 | 58 | | (22) B032C CHIEF PARK PLANNER 1 GRADE GS08 18 |
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| 60 | 59 | | (23) P010C EXHIBITS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 19 |
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| 61 | 60 | | (24) S003C FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS08 20 |
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| 62 | 61 | | (25) S004C MAINTENANCE MANAGER 3 GRADE GS08 21 |
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| 63 | 62 | | (26) G079C OUTDOOR REC GRANTS PRGM DIR 1 GRADE GS08 22 |
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| 64 | 63 | | (27) B048C PARK SUPERINTENDENT III 24 GRADE GS08 23 |
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| 65 | 64 | | (28) G165C ADPHT SPECIALTY OPERATIONS MANAGER 3 GRADE GS07 24 |
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| 66 | 65 | | (29) S015C ASST LODGE MANAGER 3 GRADE GS07 25 |
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| 67 | 66 | | (30) P016C CURATOR 4 GRADE GS07 26 |
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| 68 | 67 | | (31) S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 4 GRADE GS07 27 |
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| 69 | 68 | | (32) P030C MUSEUM EXHIBIT PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS07 28 |
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| 70 | 69 | | (33) B075C PARK PLANNER 7 GRADE GS07 29 |
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| 71 | 70 | | (34) B071C PARK SUPERINTENDENT II 30 GRADE GS07 30 |
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| 72 | 71 | | (35) P020C PRODUCTION ARTIST 2 GRADE GS07 31 |
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| 73 | 72 | | (36) P068C RADIO PRODUCER 1 GRADE GS07 32 |
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| 74 | 73 | | (37) X077C REAL ESTATE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS07 33 |
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| 75 | 74 | | (38) C003C STADIUM COMMISSION MARKETING/EVENT MGR 1 GRADE GS07 34 |
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| 76 | 75 | | (39) P025C SUPERVISOR OF INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS 1 GRADE GS07 35 |
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| 77 | 76 | | (40) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 36 SB81 |
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| 80 | 79 | | (41) P034C ADPHT CONSULTANT 2 GRADE GS06 1 |
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| 81 | 80 | | (42) P041C COMMERCIAL GRAPHIC ARTIST 1 GRADE GS06 2 |
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| 82 | 81 | | (43) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 3 |
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| 83 | 82 | | (44) P049C GRAPHIC ARTIST 1 GRADE GS06 4 |
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| 84 | 83 | | (45) P040C HISTORICAL RESEARCHER 1 GRADE GS06 5 |
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| 85 | 84 | | (46) G206C LODGE SALES DIRECTOR 6 GRADE GS06 6 |
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| 86 | 85 | | (47) S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 9 GRADE GS06 7 |
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| 87 | 86 | | (48) P028C PARK INTERPRETER II 13 GRADE GS06 8 |
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| 88 | 87 | | (49) G205C PARK PROGRAM SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS06 9 |
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| 89 | 88 | | (50) T056C PARK RANGER II 20 GRADE GS06 10 |
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| 90 | 89 | | (51) B085C PARK SUPERINTENDENT I 12 GRADE GS06 11 |
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| 91 | 90 | | (52) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 12 |
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| 92 | 91 | | (53) S014C RESTAURANT MANAGER 5 GRADE GS06 13 |
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| 93 | 92 | | (54) S022C SKILLED TRADES SUPERVISOR 7 GRADE GS06 14 |
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| 94 | 93 | | (55) C036C ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 15 |
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| 95 | 94 | | (56) C096C ADPHT OFFICE MANAGER III 7 GRADE GS05 16 |
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| 96 | 95 | | (57) C027C ADPHT WELCOME CENTER MANAGER II 7 GRADE GS05 17 |
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| 97 | 96 | | (58) S048C ASST RESTAURANT MANAGER 5 GRADE GS05 18 |
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| 98 | 97 | | (59) X129C CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR 3 GRADE GS05 19 |
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| 99 | 98 | | (60) B090C ENGINEER TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS05 20 |
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| 100 | 99 | | (61) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 21 |
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| 101 | 100 | | (62) C047C FRONT DESK SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS05 22 |
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| 102 | 101 | | (63) S049C LODGE HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE GS05 23 |
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| 103 | 102 | | (64) P035C PARK INTERPRETER 29 GRADE GS05 24 |
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| 104 | 103 | | (65) T063C PARK RANGER 5 GRADE GS05 25 |
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| 105 | 104 | | (66) S031C SKILLED TRADESMAN 19 GRADE GS05 26 |
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| 106 | 105 | | (67) C008C STADIUM COMMISSION OFFICE MANAGER 1 GRADE GS05 27 |
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| 107 | 106 | | (68) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 9 GRADE GS04 28 |
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| 108 | 107 | | (69) S104C ADPHT HOUSEKEEPER SUPERVISOR 11 GRADE GS04 29 |
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| 109 | 108 | | (70) C039C ADPHT OFFICE MANAGER II 41 GRADE GS04 30 |
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| 110 | 109 | | (71) C091C ADPHT WELCOME CENTER MANAGER I 7 GRADE GS04 31 |
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| 111 | 110 | | (72) T079C FACILITY MANAGER II 17 GRADE GS04 32 |
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| 112 | 111 | | (73) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 33 |
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| 113 | 112 | | (74) A102C FISCAL SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 8 GRADE GS04 34 |
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| 114 | 113 | | (75) S044C FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS04 35 |
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| 115 | 114 | | (76) S052C HEAVY EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04 36 SB81 |
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| 118 | 117 | | (77) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04 1 |
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| 119 | 118 | | (78) S047C LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS04 2 |
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| 120 | 119 | | (79) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 57 GRADE GS04 3 |
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| 121 | 120 | | (80) C043C RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS04 4 |
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| 122 | 121 | | (81) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 13 GRADE GS03 5 |
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| 123 | 122 | | (82) S103C ADPHT HOUSEKEEPER 15 GRADE GS03 6 |
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| 124 | 123 | | (83) C067C ADPHT WELCOME CENTER ASSISTANT MANAGER 13 GRADE GS03 7 |
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| 125 | 124 | | (84) P054C ASST LODGE SALES DIRECTOR 3 GRADE GS03 8 |
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| 126 | 125 | | (85) S058C EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 1 GRADE GS03 9 |
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| 127 | 126 | | (86) T085C FACILITY MANAGER I 27 GRADE GS03 10 |
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| 128 | 127 | | (87) S056C FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS03 11 |
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| 129 | 128 | | (88) S057C LANDSCAPE SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS03 12 |
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| 130 | 129 | | (89) S059C LODGE COOK 18 GRADE GS03 13 |
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| 131 | 130 | | (90) S050C MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 52 GRADE GS03 14 |
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| 132 | 131 | | (91) P056C MUSEUM PROGRAM ASSISTANT II 2 GRADE GS03 15 |
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| 133 | 132 | | (92) S054C PRINTER 1 GRADE GS03 16 |
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| 134 | 133 | | (93) C068C RETAIL SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS03 17 |
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| 135 | 134 | | (94) T087C SECURITY OFFICER 1 GRADE GS03 18 |
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| 136 | 135 | | (95) C086C DESK CLERK 25 GRADE GS02 19 |
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| 137 | 136 | | (96) S068C FOOD PREPARATION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS02 20 |
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| 138 | 137 | | (97) S085C FOOD PREPARATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS02 21 |
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| 139 | 138 | | (98) S066C LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN 5 GRADE GS02 22 |
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| 140 | 139 | | (99) P064C MUSEUM PROGRAM ASSISTANT I 4 GRADE GS02 23 |
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| 141 | 140 | | (100) P055C SPECIAL EVENTS SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS02 24 |
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| 142 | 141 | | (101) P061C TRAVEL CONSULTANT 19 GRADE GS02 25 |
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| 143 | 142 | | (102) S089C FOOD PREPARATION TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS01 26 |
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| 144 | 143 | | (103) S065C MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT 29 GRADE GS01 27 |
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| 145 | 144 | | (104) S090C WAITRESS/WAITER 12 GRADE GS01 28 |
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| 146 | 145 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 726 29 |
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| 148 | 147 | | SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 31 |
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| 149 | 148 | | of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions for the 32 |
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| 150 | 149 | | 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 33 |
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| 151 | 150 | | employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 34 |
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| 152 | 151 | | herein for such purposes: eight hundred seven (807) temporary or part-time 35 |
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| 153 | 152 | | employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 36 SB81 |
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| 156 | 155 | | Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 1 |
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| 157 | 156 | | for the appropriate classification. 2 |
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| 158 | 157 | | 3 |
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| 159 | 158 | | SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 4 |
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| 160 | 159 | | appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism , to be 5 |
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| 161 | 160 | | payable from the Parks and Tourism Fund Account , for personal services and 6 |
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| 162 | 161 | | operating expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State 7 |
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| 163 | 162 | | Parks and Tourism Divisions - State Operations for the fiscal year ending 8 |
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| 164 | 163 | | June 30, 2026, the following: 9 |
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| 165 | 164 | | 10 |
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| 166 | 165 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11 |
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| 167 | 166 | | NO. 2025-2026 12 |
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| 168 | 167 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $12,569,422 13 |
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| 169 | 168 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 2,500 14 |
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| 170 | 169 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 5,483,877 15 |
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| 171 | 170 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16 |
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| 172 | 171 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 0 17 |
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| 173 | 172 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 18 |
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| 174 | 173 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 19 |
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| 175 | 174 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20 |
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| 176 | 175 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 21 |
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| 177 | 176 | | (05) TOURISM/MUSEUM GRANTS 30,000 22 |
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| 178 | 177 | | (06) CONFERENCE-DAC 100 23 |
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| 179 | 178 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $18,085,899 24 |
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| 180 | 179 | | 25 |
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| 181 | 180 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - RETIREMENT AND RELOCATION PROMOTION PROGRAM . 26 |
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| 182 | 181 | | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and 27 |
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| 183 | 182 | | Tourism, to be payable from the Tourism Development Trust Fund , for operating 28 |
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| 184 | 183 | | and advertising expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - 29 |
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| 185 | 184 | | State Parks and Tourism Divisions - Retirement and Relocation Promotion 30 |
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| 186 | 185 | | Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31 |
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| 187 | 186 | | 32 |
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| 188 | 187 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33 |
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| 189 | 188 | | NO. 2025-2026 34 |
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| 190 | 189 | | (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 35 |
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| 191 | 190 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE $60,000 36 SB81 |
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| 194 | 193 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 1 |
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| 195 | 194 | | (C) PROF. FEES 10,000 2 |
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| 196 | 195 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 3 |
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| 197 | 196 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 4 |
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| 198 | 197 | | (02) ADVERTISING EXPENSE 898,619 5 |
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| 199 | 198 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $968,619 6 |
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| 200 | 199 | | 7 |
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| 201 | 200 | | SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CONSERVATION TAX OPERATIONS . There is 8 |
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| 202 | 201 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism , to be 9 |
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| 203 | 202 | | payable from the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism Fund Account , 10 |
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| 204 | 203 | | from proceeds derived from the Conservation Tax levied by Amendment 75 of the 11 |
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| 205 | 204 | | Constitution of the State of Arkansas, for personal services and operating 12 |
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| 206 | 205 | | expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and 13 |
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| 207 | 206 | | Tourism Divisions - Conservation Tax Operations for the fiscal year ending 14 |
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| 208 | 207 | | June 30, 2026, the following: 15 |
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| 209 | 208 | | 16 |
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| 210 | 209 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17 |
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| 211 | 210 | | NO. 2025-2026 18 |
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| 212 | 211 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,699,677 19 |
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| 213 | 212 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 2,134,077 20 |
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| 214 | 213 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,357,472 21 |
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| 215 | 214 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22 |
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| 216 | 215 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 16,394,284 23 |
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| 217 | 216 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 24 |
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| 218 | 217 | | (C) PROF. FEES 613,894 25 |
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| 219 | 218 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 3,500,000 26 |
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| 220 | 219 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 27 |
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| 221 | 220 | | (05) CONSTRUCTION 45,874,272 28 |
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| 222 | 221 | | (06) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 4,000,000 29 |
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| 223 | 222 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $83,573,676 30 |
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| 224 | 223 | | 31 |
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| 225 | 224 | | SECTION 6. REGULAR SALARIES - KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL - CONSERVATION 32 |
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| 226 | 225 | | TAX OPERATIONS. There is hereby established for the Department of Parks, 33 |
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| 227 | 226 | | Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions - Keep Arkansas 34 |
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| 228 | 227 | | Beautiful - Conservation Tax Operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 35 |
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| 229 | 228 | | following maximum number of regular employees. 36 SB81 |
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| 232 | 231 | | 1 |
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| 233 | 232 | | Maximum Annual 2 |
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| 234 | 233 | | Maximum Salary Rate 3 |
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| 235 | 234 | | Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 4 |
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| 236 | 235 | | No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 5 |
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| 237 | 236 | | (1) G167C KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS09 6 |
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| 238 | 237 | | (2) G176C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 7 |
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| 239 | 238 | | (3) S050C MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS03 8 |
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| 240 | 239 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 9 |
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| 241 | 240 | | 10 |
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| 242 | 241 | | SECTION 7. EXTRA HELP - KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL - CONSERVATION TAX 11 |
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| 243 | 242 | | OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Parks, 12 |
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| 244 | 243 | | Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions - Keep Arkansas 13 |
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| 245 | 244 | | Beautiful - Conservation Tax Operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 14 |
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| 246 | 245 | | following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 15 |
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| 247 | 246 | | "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 16 |
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| 248 | 247 | | (1) temporary or part-time employee, when needed, at rates of pay not to 17 |
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| 249 | 248 | | exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 18 |
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| 250 | 249 | | its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 19 |
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| 251 | 250 | | 20 |
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| 252 | 251 | | SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL - CONSERVATION TAX 21 |
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| 253 | 252 | | OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, 22 |
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| 254 | 253 | | Heritage, and Tourism , to be payable from the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Fund 23 |
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| 255 | 254 | | Account, from proceeds derived from the Conservation Tax levied by Amendment 24 |
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| 256 | 255 | | 75 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, for personal services and 25 |
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| 257 | 256 | | operating expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State 26 |
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| 258 | 257 | | Parks and Tourism Divisions - Keep Arkansas Beautiful - Conservation Tax 27 |
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| 259 | 258 | | Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28 |
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| 260 | 259 | | 29 |
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| 261 | 260 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30 |
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| 262 | 261 | | NO. 2025-2026 31 |
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| 263 | 262 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $138,924 32 |
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| 264 | 263 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 6,000 33 |
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| 265 | 264 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 55,401 34 |
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| 266 | 265 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 35 |
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| 267 | 266 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 88,937 36 SB81 |
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| 270 | 269 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 1 |
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| 271 | 270 | | (C) PROF. FEES 125,000 2 |
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| 272 | 271 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 3 |
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| 273 | 272 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 4 |
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| 274 | 273 | | (05) KAB GRANTS 40,000 5 |
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| 275 | 274 | | (06) ADVERTISING EXPENSE 600,000 6 |
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| 276 | 275 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,059,262 7 |
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| 278 | 277 | | SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - MUSEUM OF NATURAL RESOURCES - SPECIAL 9 |
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| 279 | 278 | | REVENUE FUND OPERATIONS . There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 10 |
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| 280 | 279 | | Parks, Heritage, and Tourism , to be payable from the Arkansas Museum of 11 |
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| 281 | 280 | | Natural Resources Fund , for personal services of the Department of Parks, 12 |
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| 282 | 281 | | Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions - Museum of Natural 13 |
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| 283 | 282 | | Resources - Special Revenue Fund Operations for the fiscal year ending June 14 |
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| 284 | 283 | | 30, 2026, the following: 15 |
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| 285 | 284 | | 16 |
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| 286 | 285 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17 |
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| 287 | 286 | | NO. 2025-2026 18 |
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| 288 | 287 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $76,932 19 |
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| 289 | 288 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 33,736 20 |
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| 290 | 289 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $110,668 21 |
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| 291 | 290 | | 22 |
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| 292 | 291 | | SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - TOURISM PROMOTION - SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 23 |
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| 293 | 292 | | OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, 24 |
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| 294 | 293 | | Heritage, and Tourism , to be payable from the Tourism Development Trust Fund , 25 |
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| 295 | 294 | | for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Parks, 26 |
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| 296 | 295 | | Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions - Tourism Promotion 27 |
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| 297 | 296 | | - Special Revenue Fund Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 28 |
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| 298 | 297 | | the following: 29 |
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| 299 | 298 | | 30 |
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| 300 | 299 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31 |
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| 301 | 300 | | NO. 2025-2026 32 |
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| 302 | 301 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $283,677 33 |
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| 303 | 302 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 27,502 34 |
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| 304 | 303 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 123,625 35 |
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| 305 | 304 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 SB81 |
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| 308 | 307 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,222,977 1 |
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| 309 | 308 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 41,570 2 |
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| 310 | 309 | | (C) PROF. FEES 2,246,280 3 |
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| 311 | 310 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 125,000 4 |
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| 312 | 311 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 5 |
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| 313 | 312 | | (05) TOURIST PROMOTION 2,922,000 6 |
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| 314 | 313 | | (06) ADVERTISING EXPENSE 24,260,050 7 |
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| 315 | 314 | | (07) SMALL FESTIVAL EXPENSES, ADVERTISING 8 |
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| 316 | 315 | | & GRANTS 150,000 9 |
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| 317 | 316 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $33,402,681 10 |
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| 318 | 317 | | 11 |
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| 319 | 318 | | SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANTS PROGRAM . There 12 |
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| 320 | 319 | | is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism , to 13 |
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| 321 | 320 | | be payable from the Parks and Tourism Outdoor Recreation Grants Fund , for 14 |
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| 322 | 321 | | personal services, operating expenses, and outdoor recreation grants of the 15 |
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| 323 | 322 | | Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism 16 |
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| 324 | 323 | | Divisions - Outdoor Recreation Grants Program for the fiscal year ending June 17 |
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| 325 | 324 | | 30, 2026, the following: 18 |
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| 326 | 325 | | 19 |
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| 327 | 326 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20 |
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| 328 | 327 | | NO. 2025-2026 21 |
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| 329 | 328 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $166,707 22 |
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| 330 | 329 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 25,210 23 |
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| 331 | 330 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 72,789 24 |
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| 332 | 331 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25 |
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| 333 | 332 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 37,020 26 |
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| 334 | 333 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 27 |
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| 335 | 334 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 28 |
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| 336 | 335 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29 |
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| 337 | 336 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 30 |
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| 338 | 337 | | (05) OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANTS 9,716,374 31 |
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| 339 | 338 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,023,100 32 |
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| 340 | 339 | | 33 |
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| 341 | 340 | | SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - SCORP PROGRAM - FEDERAL FUND OPERATIONS . 34 |
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| 342 | 341 | | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and 35 |
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| 343 | 342 | | Tourism, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 36 SB81 |
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| 346 | 345 | | Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses and outdoor recreation 1 |
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| 347 | 346 | | grants of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and 2 |
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| 348 | 347 | | Tourism Divisions - Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan for the 3 |
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| 349 | 348 | | fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 4 |
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| 350 | 349 | | 5 |
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| 351 | 350 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6 |
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| 352 | 351 | | NO. 2025-2026 7 |
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| 353 | 352 | | (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8 |
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| 354 | 353 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE $34,232 9 |
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| 355 | 354 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,100 10 |
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| 356 | 355 | | (C) PROF. FEES 100,000 11 |
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| 357 | 356 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12 |
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| 358 | 357 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 13 |
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| 359 | 358 | | (02) OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANTS 8,308,402 14 |
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| 360 | 359 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,448,734 15 |
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| 361 | 360 | | 16 |
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| 362 | 361 | | SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - PARKS - CASH FUND OPERATIONS . There is 17 |
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| 363 | 362 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism , to be 18 |
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| 364 | 363 | | payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 19 |
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| 365 | 364 | | the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating 20 |
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| 366 | 365 | | expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and 21 |
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| 367 | 366 | | Tourism Divisions - Parks - Cash Fund Operations for the fiscal year ending 22 |
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| 368 | 367 | | June 30, 2026, the following: 23 |
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| 369 | 368 | | 24 |
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| 370 | 369 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25 |
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| 371 | 370 | | NO. 2025-2026 26 |
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| 372 | 371 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $9,762,112 27 |
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| 373 | 372 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 6,565,923 28 |
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| 374 | 373 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,518,730 29 |
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| 375 | 374 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30 |
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| 376 | 375 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 11,566,526 31 |
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| 377 | 376 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 34,000 32 |
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| 378 | 377 | | (C) PROF. FEES 2,000,000 33 |
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| 379 | 378 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 500,000 34 |
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| 380 | 379 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 35 |
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| 381 | 380 | | (05) CONSTRUCTION 500,000 36 SB81 |
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| 384 | 383 | | (06) RESALE (COGS) 5,564,961 1 |
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| 385 | 384 | | (07) DEBT SERVICE 0 2 |
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| 386 | 385 | | (08) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 486,177 3 |
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| 387 | 386 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $41,498,429 4 |
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| 388 | 387 | | 5 |
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| 389 | 388 | | SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM . There is hereby 6 |
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| 390 | 389 | | appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism , to be 7 |
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| 391 | 390 | | payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal services, 8 |
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| 392 | 391 | | operating expenses, major maintenance, renovation of facilities and 9 |
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| 393 | 392 | | scoreboards, and repairs of War Memorial Stadium of the Department of Parks, 10 |
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| 394 | 393 | | Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions for the fiscal year 11 |
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| 395 | 394 | | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12 |
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| 396 | 395 | | 13 |
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| 397 | 396 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14 |
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| 398 | 397 | | NO. 2025-2026 15 |
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| 399 | 398 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $304,119 16 |
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| 400 | 399 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 118,893 17 |
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| 401 | 400 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18 |
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| 402 | 401 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 12,198 19 |
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| 403 | 402 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 20 |
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| 404 | 403 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 21 |
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| 405 | 404 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22 |
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| 406 | 405 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 23 |
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| 407 | 406 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $435,210 24 |
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| 408 | 407 | | 25 |
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| 409 | 408 | | SECTION 15. EXTRA HELP - WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM - CASH FUND OPERATIONS. 26 |
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| 410 | 409 | | There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and 27 |
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| 411 | 410 | | Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions - War Memorial Stadium - Cash 28 |
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| 412 | 411 | | Fund Operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 29 |
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| 413 | 412 | | of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 30 |
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| 414 | 413 | | from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one hundred forty-four 31 |
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| 415 | 414 | | (144) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 32 |
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| 416 | 415 | | exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 33 |
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| 417 | 416 | | its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 34 |
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| 418 | 417 | | 35 |
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| 419 | 418 | | SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM - CASH FUND 36 SB81 |
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| 422 | 421 | | OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, 1 |
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| 423 | 422 | | Heritage, and Tourism , to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the 2 |
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| 424 | 423 | | State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 3 |
|---|
| 425 | 424 | | personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Parks, 4 |
|---|
| 426 | 425 | | Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism Divisions - War Memorial 5 |
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| 427 | 426 | | Stadium - Cash Fund Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 6 |
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| 428 | 427 | | following: 7 |
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| 429 | 428 | | 8 |
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| 430 | 429 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9 |
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| 431 | 430 | | NO. 2025-2026 10 |
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| 432 | 431 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $82,348 11 |
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| 433 | 432 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 144,000 12 |
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| 434 | 433 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 47,715 13 |
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| 435 | 434 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14 |
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| 436 | 435 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 921,088 15 |
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| 437 | 436 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16 |
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| 438 | 437 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 17 |
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| 439 | 438 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18 |
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| 440 | 439 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 19 |
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| 441 | 440 | | (05) RESALE (COGS) 213,000 20 |
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| 442 | 441 | | (06) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 100,000 21 |
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| 443 | 442 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,508,151 22 |
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| 444 | 443 | | 23 |
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| 445 | 444 | | SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - DELTA HERITAGE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM . 24 |
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| 446 | 445 | | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and 25 |
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| 447 | 446 | | Tourism, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as 26 |
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| 448 | 447 | | determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses 27 |
|---|
| 449 | 448 | | of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - State Parks and Tourism 28 |
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| 450 | 449 | | Divisions - Delta Heritage Trail Construction Program for the fiscal year 29 |
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| 451 | 450 | | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30 |
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| 452 | 451 | | 31 |
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| 453 | 452 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32 |
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| 454 | 453 | | NO. 2025-2026 33 |
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| 455 | 454 | | (01) CONSTRUCTION $37,880,862 34 |
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| 456 | 455 | | 35 |
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| 457 | 456 | | SECTION 18. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36 SB81 |
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| 460 | 459 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SPECIAL 1 |
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| 461 | 460 | | MAINTENANCE. The funds appropriated in the Conservation Tax Operations 2 |
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| 462 | 461 | | appropriation section of this act for the Division of Arkansas State Parks 3 |
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| 463 | 462 | | Special Maintenance shall be expended, after receiving prior approval by the 4 |
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| 464 | 463 | | Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, for a special 5 |
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| 465 | 464 | | maintenance program for the Park System. The funds provided will be used for 6 |
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| 466 | 465 | | repair and upkeep of parks and museum facilities that have been deferred due 7 |
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| 467 | 466 | | to lack of funds in the individual budgets of the parks and museums. 8 |
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| 468 | 467 | | Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 9 |
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| 469 | 468 | | appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 10 |
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| 470 | 469 | | is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 11 |
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| 471 | 470 | | delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 12 |
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| 472 | 471 | | the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 13 |
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| 473 | 472 | | amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 14 |
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| 474 | 473 | | has determined that the Division of Arkansas State Parks may operate more 15 |
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| 475 | 474 | | efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Parks, 16 |
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| 476 | 475 | | Heritage, and Tourism authorizing broad powers under this section. Therefore, 17 |
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| 477 | 476 | | it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain 18 |
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| 478 | 477 | | oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint 19 |
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| 479 | 478 | | Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by 20 |
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| 480 | 479 | | the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of 21 |
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| 481 | 480 | | this section or the Special Maintenance line item. If the requirement of 22 |
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| 482 | 481 | | approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 23 |
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| 483 | 482 | | unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section 24 |
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| 484 | 483 | | and the Special Maintenance line item in the Conservation Tax Operations 25 |
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| 485 | 484 | | appropriation section is void. 26 |
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| 486 | 485 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 27 |
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| 487 | 486 | | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 28 |
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| 488 | 487 | | 29 |
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| 489 | 488 | | SECTION 19. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30 |
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| 490 | 489 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CASH 31 |
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| 491 | 490 | | PRIZES - STATE PARKS. The Division of Arkansas State Parks is hereby 32 |
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| 492 | 491 | | authorized to award merchandise, gift certificates , and cash prizes to 33 |
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| 493 | 492 | | contestants in various special events authorized by the Division Director of 34 |
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| 494 | 493 | | the Division of Arkansas State Parks. Such prizes may be awarded to the 1st, 35 |
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| 495 | 494 | | 2nd, and 3rd prize winners and shall be payable from the maintenance and 36 SB81 |
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| 498 | 497 | | operation line item of the Parks - Cash Fund Operations appropriation 1 |
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| 499 | 498 | | section. The cash prizes, in aggregate, for all contests, shall not exceed 2 |
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| 500 | 499 | | $10,000 per fiscal year. 3 |
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| 501 | 500 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 4 |
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| 502 | 501 | | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 5 |
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| 503 | 502 | | 6 |
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| 504 | 503 | | SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 7 |
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| 505 | 504 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 8 |
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| 506 | 505 | | MISSISSIPPI RIVER DOMESTIC - INTERNATIONAL MARKETING PLAN. Of the funds 9 |
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| 507 | 506 | | appropriated to the Division of Arkansas Tourism - Great River Road for 10 |
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| 508 | 507 | | operating expenses in the State Operations appropriation section of this act, 11 |
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| 509 | 508 | | up to $15,000 each year is authorized to be utilized for the implementation 12 |
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| 510 | 509 | | of the Mississippi River Domestic - International Marketing Plan. 13 |
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| 511 | 510 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 14 |
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| 512 | 511 | | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 15 |
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| 513 | 512 | | 16 |
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| 514 | 513 | | SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 17 |
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| 515 | 514 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SMALL 18 |
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| 516 | 515 | | FESTIVAL FUNDING. The General Assembly acknowledges the economic benefits of 19 |
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| 517 | 516 | | festivals which attract visitors and stimulate the growth of tourism and 20 |
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| 518 | 517 | | businesses statewide. 21 |
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| 519 | 518 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rules and regulations 22 |
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| 520 | 519 | | promulgated by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism to the 23 |
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| 521 | 520 | | contrary, the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall dedicate, 24 |
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| 522 | 521 | | commit, and budget annually one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) 25 |
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| 523 | 522 | | from the 2% tourism tax credited to the Tourism Development Trust Fund for 26 |
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| 524 | 523 | | expense, advertising, marketing , or grants for small festivals in Arkansas 27 |
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| 525 | 524 | | communities of less than 10,500 people. Any funds not granted out in a 28 |
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| 526 | 525 | | fiscal year shall be available for other tourism promotion efforts. 29 |
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| 527 | 526 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 30 |
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| 528 | 527 | | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 31 |
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| 529 | 528 | | 32 |
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| 530 | 529 | | SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 33 |
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| 531 | 530 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA 34 |
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| 532 | 531 | | HELP. The Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism may utilize their 35 |
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| 533 | 532 | | authorized extra-help positions and contract labor event staff up to a 36 SB81 |
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| 536 | 535 | | maximum of one thousand eight hundred (1,800) hours during seasonal events at 1 |
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| 537 | 536 | | War Memorial Stadium. The rates of pay may not exceed those provided in the 2 |
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| 538 | 537 | | Uniform Classification Act, or its successor, for the appropriate 3 |
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| 539 | 538 | | classification. 4 |
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| 540 | 539 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5 |
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| 541 | 540 | | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6 |
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| 542 | 541 | | 7 |
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| 543 | 542 | | SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8 |
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| 544 | 543 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 9 |
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| 545 | 544 | | PROMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. The Division of Arkansas State Parks 10 |
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| 546 | 545 | | and Tourism is hereby authorized to purchase from Maintenance and General 11 |
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| 547 | 546 | | Operations appropriations provided by this Act, up to an amount not to exceed 12 |
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| 548 | 547 | | $75,000 each fiscal year, promotional and educational merchandise, authorized 13 |
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| 549 | 548 | | by the Secretary of the Department of Arkansas Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, 14 |
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| 550 | 549 | | to inform the public of the Division's programs, to promote the functions of 15 |
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| 551 | 550 | | the Division, and to inform the public regarding services provided by the 16 |
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| 552 | 551 | | Division. 17 |
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| 553 | 552 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025, 18 |
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| 554 | 553 | | through June 30, 2026. 19 |
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| 555 | 554 | | 20 |
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| 556 | 555 | | SECTION 24. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 21 |
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| 557 | 556 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 22 |
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| 558 | 557 | | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 23 |
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| 559 | 558 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 24 |
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| 560 | 559 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 25 |
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| 561 | 560 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 26 |
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| 562 | 561 | | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 27 |
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| 563 | 562 | | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 28 |
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| 564 | 563 | | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 29 |
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| 565 | 564 | | 30 |
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| 566 | 565 | | SECTION 25. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 31 |
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| 567 | 566 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 32 |
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| 568 | 567 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 33 |
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| 569 | 568 | | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 34 |
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| 570 | 569 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 35 |
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| 571 | 570 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 36 SB81 |
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| 574 | 573 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 1 |
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| 575 | 574 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 2 |
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| 576 | 575 | | 3 |
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| 577 | 576 | | SECTION 26. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 4 |
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| 578 | 577 | | General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 5 |
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| 579 | 578 | | the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 6 |
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| 580 | 579 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 7 |
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| 581 | 580 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 8 |
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| 582 | 581 | | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 9 |
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| 583 | 582 | | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 10 |
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| 584 | 583 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 11 |
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| 585 | 584 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 12 |
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| 586 | 585 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 13 |
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| 587 | 586 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 14 |
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| 588 | 587 | | 15 |
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| 589 | 588 | | 16 |
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