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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/1/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1200
4
5 By: Joint Budget Committee
6
7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
11 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
13
14
15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
17 ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
18 QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026
19 FISCAL YEAR.
20
21
22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
23
24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby
25 established for the Department of Energy and Environment for the 2025-2026
26 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
27
28 Maximum Annual
29 Maximum Salary Rate
30 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
31 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
32 (1) SC005 SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT 1 GRADE SE05
33 (2) N218N E&E CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SE02
34 (3) N257N E & E EXECUTIVE CHIEF OF STAFF 1 GRADE SE01
35 (4) D129C E&E DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECH 1 GRADE IT10
36 (5) G298C E & E CHIEF COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS15
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1 (6) N230N E&E CHIEF OF STAFF 1 GRADE GS15
GRADE GS13
2 (7) N205N E&E DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE 1 GRADE GS13
GRADE GS13
3 (8) N204N E&E DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS 1 GRADE GS13
GRADE GS12
4 (9) G019C GENERAL COUNSEL 3 GRADE GS12
GRADE GS12
5 (10) G004C MANAGING ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS12
GRADE GS12
6 (11) G035C ADEQ ADMINISTRATION DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12
GRADE GS11
7 (12) G025C ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS11
GRADE GS10
8 (13) G024C DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE 1 GRADE GS10
GRADE GS09
9 (14) P079C E&E CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS 1 GRADE GS09
GRADE GS08
10 (15) G028C E&E TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
GRADE GS08
11 (16) A014C FISCAL DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07
GRADE GS07
12 (17) A031C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 1 GRADE GS07
GRADE GS07
13 (18) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS07
GRADE GS07
14 (19) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07
GRADE GS06
15 (20) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06
GRADE GS06
16 (21) B037C CHEMIST SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06
GRADE GS06
17 (22) A038C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS06
GRADE GS06
18 (23) R021C BUDGET ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05
GRADE GS05
19 (24) G139C E&E FACILITY SUPPORT SVCS MANAGER 1
20 (25) G093C OPERATIONS MANAGER 1
21 (26) A089C ACCOUNTANT I 2
22 (27) X054C ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2
23 (28) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1
24 (29) A075C FINANCIAL ANALYST I 1
25 (30) B051C GEOLOGIST 1
26 (31) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1
27 (32) P013C PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 2
28 (33) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1
29 (34) S024C CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE COORD 1
30 (35) X082C E&E INSPECTOR II 1
31 (36) P049C GRAPHIC ARTIST 1
32 (37) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 2
33 (38) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 5
34 (39) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1
35 (40) C050C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1
36 (41) S025C BUILDING AND GROUNDS COORDINATOR 1
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1 (42) A090C PAYROLL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05
2 (43) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04
3 (44) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
4 (45) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 4 GRADE GS04
5 (46) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03
6 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 64
7
8 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is
9 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
10 payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
11 the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of
12 Energy and Environment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
13 following:
14
15 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
16 NO. 2025-2026
17 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,273,710
18 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,495,471
19 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
20 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,250,000
21 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 85,000
22 (C) PROF. FEES 450,000
23 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000
24 (E) DATA PROC. 0
25 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,804,181
26
27 SECTION 3. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the
28 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality for
29 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
30
31 Maximum Annual
32 Maximum Salary Rate
33 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
34 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
35 (1) U015U DEQ DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE03
36 (2) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08
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1 (3) D030C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 3 GRADE IT07
GRADE IT06
2 (4) D039C NETWORK SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT05
GRADE IT05
3 (5) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT04
GRADE IT04
4 (6) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 7 GRADE IT04
GRADE GS15
5 (7) D068C INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS14
GRADE GS13
6 (8) D065C NETWORK SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS13
GRADE GS12
7 (9) D064C WEBSITE DEVELOPER 1 GRADE GS12
GRADE GS12
8 (10) N195N DEQ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 3 GRADE GS12
GRADE GS12
9 (11) N180N E&E ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ENERGY 1 GRADE GS11
GRADE GS11
10 (12) B146C E&E PROF ENGINEER SENIOR MANAGER 3 GRADE GS11
GRADE GS11
11 (13) B012C E&E SENIOR MANAGER 4 GRADE GS11
GRADE GS10
12 (14) B151C AIR QUALITY MODELER 1 GRADE GS10
GRADE GS09
13 (15) G025C ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS09
GRADE GS09
14 (16) G032C E&E ENERGY OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09
GRADE GS09
15 (17) B142C E&E ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS MANAGER 4 GRADE GS09
GRADE GS09
16 (18) B015C ENGINEER SUPERVISOR 11 GRADE GS08
GRADE GS08
17 (19) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS08
GRADE GS07
18 (20) N203N E&E DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES 1 GRADE GS07
GRADE GS07
19 (21) A021N E&E ENERGY FISCAL OFFICER 1
20 (22) G013C E&E ENERGY PROGRAM MANAGER 2
21 (23) B023C ENGINEER, P.E. 15
22 (24) G063C E&E BRANCH MANAGER 17
23 (25) L099C EPIDEMIOLOGY SUPERVISOR 2
24 (26) A052C ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR 1
25 (27) B037C CHEMIST SUPERVISOR 2
26 (28) B042C ENGINEER 25
27 (29) L028C EPIDEMIOLOGIST 5
28 (30) B035C GEOLOGY SUPERVISOR 3
29 (31) G109C GRANTS MANAGER 3
30 (32) P004C PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER 1
31 (33) B055C ECOLOGIST COORDINATOR 3
32 (34) B043C PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST 16
33 (35) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1
34 (36) B081C CHEMIST 8
35 (37) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1
36 (38) X059C E&E COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR 5
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1 (39) X036C E&E INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR I 14 GRADE GS07
2 (40) B065C ECOLOGIST 7 GRADE GS07
3 (41) G248C ENERGY PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS07
4 (42) X054C ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR 22 GRADE GS07
5 (43) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07
6 (44) A075C FINANCIAL ANALYST I 2 GRADE GS07
7 (45) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS07
8 (46) P020C PRODUCTION ARTIST 1 GRADE GS07
9 (47) P013C PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07
10 (48) A072C RESEARCH & STATISTICS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07
11 (49) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 19 GRADE GS06
12 (50) R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
13 (51) X075C E&E COMPLIANCE ANALYST 14 GRADE GS06
14 (52) X093C E&E INSPECTOR II 74 GRADE GS06
15 (53) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 6 GRADE GS06
16 (54) G178C POLICY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06
17 (55) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
18 (56) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 18 GRADE GS04
19 (57) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03
20 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 348
21
22 SECTION 4. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department
23 of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality for the 2025-
24 2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
25 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
26 herein for such purposes: seventy (70) temporary or part-time employees, when
27 needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
28 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
29 appropriate classification.
30
31 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
32 appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from
33 the Division of Environmental Quality Fund Account, for personal services and
34 operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of
35 Environmental Quality - State Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
36 2026, the following:
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2 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
3 NO. 2025-2026
4 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,278,483
5 (02) EXTRA HELP 25,674
6 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 817,949
7 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
8 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 403,183
9 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 32,115
10 (C) PROF. FEES 79,100
11 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
12 (E) DATA PROC. 0
13 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,636,504
14
15 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
16 appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from
17 the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
18 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Energy and
19 Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Federal Operations for the
20 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
21
22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2025-2026
24 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $5,730,066
25 (02) EXTRA HELP 148,585
26 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,197,378
27 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
28 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,364,398
29 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 372,173
30 (C) PROF. FEES 1,521,755
31 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,148,000
32 (E) DATA PROC. 0
33 (05) DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION AWARD GRANTS 2,766,000
34 (06) INDIRECT COSTS 586,157
35 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,834,512
36
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1 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - WASTE WATER LICENSING PROGRAM. There is
2 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
3 payable from the Wastewater Licensing Fund, for personal services and
4 operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of
5 Environmental Quality - Waste Water Licensing Program for the fiscal year
6 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
7
8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2025-2026
10 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $94,758
11 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 44,448
12 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 76,721
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000
15 (C) PROF. FEES 100,000
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $320,927
19
20 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM. There is hereby
21 appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from
22 the Land Reclamation Fund, for land reclamation contracts of the Department
23 of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Land
24 Reclamation Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
25
26 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
27 NO. 2025-2026
28 (01) RECLAMATION CONTRACTS $400,000
29
30 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM. There is
31 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
32 payable from the Hazardous Waste Permit Fund, for personal services and
33 operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of
34 Environmental Quality - Hazardous Waste Permit Program for the fiscal year
35 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
36
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
2 NO. 2025-2026
3 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $914,172
4 (02) EXTRA HELP 15,795
5 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 349,544
6 (04) OVERTIME 1,250
7 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
8 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 140,544
9 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,700
10 (C) PROF. FEES 10,150
11 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 175,000
12 (E) DATA PROC. 0
13 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,617,155
14
15 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - RECLAMATION OF ABANDONED MINES PROGRAM.
16 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
17 be payable from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, for contractual services
18 of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental
19 Quality - Reclamation of Abandoned Mines Program for the fiscal year ending
20 June 30, 2026, the following:
21
22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2025-2026
24 (01) ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION
25 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $5,700,000
26
27 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - SURFACE COAL MINING PROGRAM. There is
28 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
29 payable from the Surface Coal Mining Operation Fund, for operating expenses
30 of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental
31 Quality - Surface Coal Mining Program for the fiscal year ending June 30,
32 2026, the following:
33
34 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
35 NO. 2025-2026
36 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
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1 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $15,000
2 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
3 (C) PROF. FEES 0
4 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
5 (E) DATA PROC. 0
6 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,000
7
8 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - MINING RECLAMATION PROGRAM. There is
9 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
10 payable from the Mine Reclamation Trust Fund, for contractual services of the
11 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality -
12 Mining Reclamation Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
13 following:
14
15 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
16 NO. 2025-2026
17 (01) MINING RECLAMATION CONTRACTUAL
18 SERVICES $1,520,000
19
20 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - FEE ADMINISTRATION. There is hereby
21 appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from
22 the Division of Environmental Quality Fee Trust Fund, for personal services
23 and operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division
24 of Environmental Quality - Fee Administration for the fiscal year ending June
25 30, 2026, the following:
26
27 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
28 NO. 2025-2026
29 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,033,237
30 (02) EXTRA HELP 45,000
31 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,016,630
32 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
33 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,395,641
34 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 175,516
35 (C) PROF. FEES 600,000
36 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,050,000
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1 (E) DATA PROC. 0
2 (05) DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION AWARDS
3 GRANTS 1,079,000
4 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,395,024
5
6 SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - SOLID WASTE PERFORMANCE BONDS PROGRAM.
7 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
8 be payable from the Solid Waste Performance Bond Fund, for contractual
9 services of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of
10 Environmental Quality - Solid Waste Performance Bonds Program for the fiscal
11 year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
12
13 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
14 NO. 2025-2026
15 (01) SOLID WASTE PERFORMANCE BONDS
16 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $2,000,000
17
18 SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEANUP PROGRAM. There is
19 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
20 payable from the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund, for personal
21 services and operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment -
22 Division of Environmental Quality - Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program for the
23 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
24
25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2025-2026
27 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $347,555
28 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 123,381
29 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
30 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 302,191
31 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 35,960
32 (C) PROF. FEES 215,000
33 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
34 (E) DATA PROC. 0
35 (04) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6,194,000
36 (05) DATA PROCESSING PURCHASES 453,937
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1 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,672,024
2
3 SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. There is
4 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
5 payable from the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund, for
6 contractual services of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division
7 of Environmental Quality - Emergency Response Program for the fiscal year
8 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
9
10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2025-2026
12 (01) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $372,655
13
14 SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - ASBESTOS CONTROL PROGRAM. There is hereby
15 appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from
16 the Asbestos Control Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of
17 the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
18 - Asbestos Control Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
19 following:
20
21 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
22 NO. 2025-2026
23 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $199,684
24 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 76,787
25 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
26 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 54,452
27 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,090
28 (C) PROF. FEES 27,100
29 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
30 (E) DATA PROC. 0
31 (04) ASBESTOS CONTROL PROGRAM GRANTS 150,000
32 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $512,113
33
34 SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING
35 PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and
36 Environment, to be payable from the Solid Waste Management and Recycling
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1 Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of
2 Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Solid Waste
3 Management and Recycling Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
4 the following:
5
6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2025-2026
8 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $783,661
9 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 294,851
10 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
11 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 172,179
12 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,668
13 (C) PROF. FEES 50,000
14 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000
15 (E) DATA PROC. 0
16 (04) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,650,000
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,066,359
18
19 SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - REGULATED SUBSTANCE STORAGE TANK PROGRAM.
20 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
21 be payable from the Regulated Substance Storage Tank Program Fund, for
22 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Energy and
23 Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Regulated Substance Storage
24 Tank Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
25
26 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
27 NO. 2025-2026
28 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $864,655
29 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 334,112
30 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
31 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 121,128
32 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,005
33 (C) PROF. FEES 50,000
34 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
35 (E) DATA PROC. 0
36 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,374,900
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2 SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM.
3 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
4 be payable from the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund, for personal services
5 and operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division
6 of Environmental Quality - Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Program for the
7 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
8
9 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
10 NO. 2025-2026
11 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $440,556
12 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 159,076
13 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
14 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 18,999,800
15 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,005
16 (C) PROF. FEES 2,500,156
17 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
18 (E) DATA PROC. 0
19 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,102,593
20
21 SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - REGULATED STORAGE TANK PROGRAM - FEDERAL
22 OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and
23 Environment, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief
24 Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating expenses, and
25 contractual services of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division
26 of Environmental Quality - Regulated Storage Tank Program - Federal
27 Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
28
29 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
30 NO. 2025-2026
31 (01) REGULATED STORAGE TANK PROGRAM $1,500,000
32
33 SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - LANDFILL POST-CLOSURE PROGRAM. There is
34 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
35 payable from the Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund, for personal services and
36 operating expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of
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1 Environmental Quality - Landfill Post-Closure Program for the fiscal year
2 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
3
4 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
5 NO. 2025-2026
6 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $228,880
7 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,574
8 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 30,923
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000
11 (C) PROF. FEES 0
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 (04) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 14,109,373
15 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $14,458,750
16
17 SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - MARKETING RECYCLABLES PROGRAM OF THE
18 COMPLIANCE ADVISORY PANEL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department
19 of Energy and Environment, to be payable from the Marketing Recyclables
20 Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department
21 of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Marketing
22 Recyclables Program of the Compliance Advisory Panel for the fiscal year
23 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
24
25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2025-2026
27 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,500
28 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 115
29 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
30 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 13,296
31 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,415
32 (C) PROF. FEES 7,000
33 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
34 (E) DATA PROC. 0
35 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $28,326
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1 SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. There is
2 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
3 payable from the Environmental Education Fund, for operating expenses of the
4 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality -
5 Environmental Education Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
6 following:
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8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2025-2026
10 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
11 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $111,300
12 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,000
13 (C) PROF. FEES 26,700
14 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
15 (E) DATA PROC. 0
16 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $146,000
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18 SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP SYSTEM. There is
19 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
20 payable from the Performance Partnership Trust Fund, for expenses of
21 designing and establishing a management organization of the Department of
22 Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Performance
23 Partnership System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2025-2026
27 (01) PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED INFORMATION
28 SYSTEM EXPENSES $563,000
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30 SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - ENVIRONMENTAL SETTLEMENT TRUST PROGRAM.
31 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
32 be payable from the Environmental Settlement Trust Fund, for expenses as
33 authorized through various settlement agreements benefiting the State of
34 Arkansas as administered through the Department of Energy and Environment -
35 Division of Environmental Quality - Environmental Settlement Trust Program
36 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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2 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
3 NO. 2025-2026
4 (01) ENVIRONMENTAL SETTLEMENT TRUST
5 EXPENSES $850,000
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7 SECTION 27. REGULAR SALARIES - POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY COMMISSION
8 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER. There is hereby established for the
9 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality for
10 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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12 Maximum Annual
13 Maximum Salary Rate
14 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
15 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
16 (1) G032N PC&E HEARING OFFICER 1 GRADE GS14
17 (2) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
18 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2
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20 SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY COMMISSION -
21 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER. There is hereby appropriated, to the
22 Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from the Division of
23 Environmental Quality Fee Trust Fund, for personal services and operating
24 expenses of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of
25 Environmental Quality - Pollution Control and Ecology Commission -
26 Administrative Hearing Officer for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
27 following:
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29 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
30 NO. 2025-2026
31 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $189,600
32 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 57,958
33 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
34 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 49,217
35 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,922
36 (C) PROF. FEES 38,000
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1 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
2 (E) DATA PROC. 0
3 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $341,697
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5 SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - NON HAZARDOUS SITE CLEANUP PROGRAM. There
6 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
7 payable from the Division of Environmental Quality Fee Trust Fund, for the
8 cleanup of non-hazardous sites which pose a threat to the environment by the
9 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality -
10 Non Hazardous Site Cleanup Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
11 the following:
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13 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
14 NO. 2025-2026
15 (01) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $100,000
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17 SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - WATER PERFORMANCE BOND FUND PROGRAM. There
18 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
19 payable from the Water Performance Bond Fund, for contractual services of the
20 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality -
21 Water Performance Bond Fund Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
22 the following:
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24 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
25 NO. 2025-2026
26 (01) NONMUNICIPAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE
27 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $500,000
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29 SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - NONMUNICIPAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT
30 WORKS PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and
31 Environment, to be payable from the Nonmunicipal Domestic Sewage Treatment
32 Works Trust Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the
33 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality -
34 Nonmunicipal Domestic Sewage Treatment Works Program for the fiscal year
35 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
2 NO. 2025-2026
3 (01) NONMUNICIPAL DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT $55,000
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5 SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
6 PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and
7 Environment, to be payable from the Used Tire Recycling Fund, for expenses of
8 the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
9 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program for the fiscal year ending
10 June 30, 2026, the following:
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12 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
13 NO. 2025-2026
14 (01) USED TIRE RECYCLING AND
15 ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM EXPENSES $10,788,000
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17 SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ABATEMENT - CASH. There
18 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
19 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by
20 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for expenses of the Department of
21 Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - Used Tire
22 Recycling and Abatement - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
23 following:
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25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2025-2026
27 (01) USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ABATEMENT $5,000,000
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29 SECTION 34. APPROPRIATION - STATE ENERGY PLAN - FEDERAL OPERATIONS.
30 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
31 be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer
32 of the State, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants and aid
33 of the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental
34 Quality - State Energy Plan - Federal Operations for the fiscal year ending
35 June 30, 2026, the following:
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
2 NO. 2025-2026
3 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $226,898
4 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,115
5 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
6 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 118,273
7 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 36,788
8 (C) PROF. FEES 268,085
9 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
10 (E) DATA PROC. 0
11 (04) ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANTS AND AID 551,952
12 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,285,111
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14 SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - ENERGY OFFICE - FEDERAL OPERATIONS. There
15 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be
16 payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
17 the State, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants and aid of
18 the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
19 - Energy Office - Federal Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
20 2026, the following:
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22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2025-2026
24 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $629,544
25 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 244,666
26 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
27 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 67,880
28 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 16,750
29 (C) PROF. FEES 13,500
30 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
31 (E) DATA PROC. 0
32 (04) LIHEAP GRANTS 33,108,910
33 (05) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 25,046
34 (06) WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 7,561,541
35 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $41,667,837
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1 SECTION 36. APPROPRIATION - ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS PROGRAM.
2 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to
3 be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined
4 by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the
5 Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality -
6 Energy Performance Contracts Program for the fiscal year ending June 30,
7 2026, the following:
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9 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
10 NO. 2025-2026
11 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
12 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000
13 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
14 (C) PROF. FEES 300,000
15 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
16 (E) DATA PROC. 0
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $325,000
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19 SECTION 37. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
20 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EQUIPMENT
21 PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS. Expenditures from the Hazardous Substance Remedial
22 Action Trust Fund for the purchase of division laboratory equipment,
23 including maintenance contracts, data processing equipment and mission-
24 critical software, including maintenance contracts, as appropriated in the
25 Capital Outlay and Data Processing Purchases line items of the Hazardous
26 Waste Cleanup Program appropriation section, may be funded through interest
27 earnings, investment earnings, and no more than three percent (3%) of the
28 corpus of the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund and additional
29 funding from the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund on July 1,
30 2024 2025. Further, the Division shall report annually to the Arkansas
31 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee all expenditures for these
32 purchases.
33 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
34 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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1 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND
2 TRANSFER PROVISION. Upon approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State,
3 the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality may transfer from various
4 department funds to the Division of Environmental Quality Fund Account the
5 sum of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 2025-2026 for the exclusive
6 purpose of supplementing funding for the appropriation provided in the State
7 Operations appropriation section. The funds shall be used for personal
8 services and operating expenses of the Arkansas Division of Environmental
9 Quality - State Operations. Funds which remain in the Division of
10 Environmental Quality Fund Account at the close of the fiscal year shall be
11 carried forward and made available for the same purpose for the following
12 fiscal year. These funds shall be used for the purpose stated above.
13 The amounts transferred shall not be considered as part of any
14 statutory limitation on the use of funds for administration of programs of
15 the Division.
16 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
17 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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19 SECTION 39. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
20 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. LANDFILL
21 POST-CLOSURE CLEAN UP RESTRICTIONS. Any expenditures in excess of $2,000,000
22 per site from the Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund, as appropriated in the
23 Contractual Services line item of the Landfill Post-Closure Program
24 appropriation section, for corrective action to remedy environmental impacts
25 of closed disposal sites previously operated as a landfill pursuant to state
26 law, shall be subject to review and approval by the Arkansas Pollution
27 Control and Ecology Commission after addressing corrective actions needed to
28 address environmental impacts from permitted landfills closed properly.
29 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
30 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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32 SECTION 40. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
33 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SHARED
34 SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a Shared
35 Services paying accounts on his or her books and on the books of the
36 Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal
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1 services and operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account
2 Appropriation by the Department of Energy and Environment.
3 (2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer
4 of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account
5 appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the
6 Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
7 (3) The transfer authority provided to the department in
8 subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within
9 the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts
10 authorized for the department.
11 (4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the date of
12 passage through June 30, 2025 2026.
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14 SECTION 41. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
15 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
16 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
17 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
18 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
19 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
20 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
21 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
22 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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24 SECTION 42. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
25 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
26 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
27 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
28 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
29 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
30 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
31 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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33 SECTION 43. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
34 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
35 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
36 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
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1 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
2 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
3 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
4 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
5 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
6 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
7 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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