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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/3/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1089
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
10 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
11 - ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
12 ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE -
17 ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION
18 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
19 YEAR.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
25 for the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Waterways Commission for the 2025-
26 2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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28 Maximum Annual
29 Maximum Salary Rate
30 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
31 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
32 (1) B009C ACOM DIRECTOR WATERWAYS COMMISSION 1 GRADE GS11
33 (2) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
34 (3) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
35 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3
36 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
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1 to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies
2 Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department
3 of Commerce - Arkansas Waterways Commission for the fiscal year ending June
4 30, 2026, the following:
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6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2025-2026
8 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $171,883
9 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 63,856
10 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
11 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 88,879
12 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,151
13 (C) PROF. FEES 0
14 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
15 (E) DATA PROC. 0
16 (04) STATE'S CONTRIBUTIONS 2,555
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $335,324
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19 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. There
20 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the
21 Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program Fund, for
22 grants to port authorities and intermodal authorities under the Arkansas
23 Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program for port development
24 projects as defined by Arkansas Code 15-23-205 for the fiscal year ending
25 June 30, 2026, the following:
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27 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
28 NO. 2025-2026
29 (01) WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS $5,000,000
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31 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM FUND.
32 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable
33 from the Arkansas River Navigation System Fund, for expenses for the
34 development, improvement, and expansion of river transportation resources
35 within the portion of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
36 located in the State of Arkansas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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5 (01) ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM
6 EXPENSES $2,000,000
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8 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
9 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
10 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
11 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
12 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
13 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
14 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
15 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
16 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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18 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
19 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
20 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
21 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
22 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
23 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
24 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
25 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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27 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
28 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
29 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
30 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
31 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
32 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
33 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
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35 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
36 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
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