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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1406
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL
10 IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
11 MILITARY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
16 MILITARY REAPPROPRIATION.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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20 SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.. There is
21 hereby appropriated, to the Department of the Military, to be payable from
22 the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Department of the Military the
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24 (A) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
25 in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 115 of 2024, for construction of a Readiness
26 Center Joint Force Headquarters at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in a sum not to
27 exceed ...........................................................$2,225,775.
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29 SECTION 2. REAPPROPRIATION - FEDERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS. There is hereby
30 appropriated, to the Department of the Military, to be payable from the
31 federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for the
32 Department of the Military the following:
33 (A) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
34 in Item (A) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for repair, construction,
35 renovation, expansion, landscaping, maintenance, improvement, or equipping of
36 the Professional Education Center (PEC) at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in a sum
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1 not to exceed ....................................................$6,500,000.
2 (B) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
3 in Item (B) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for construction of a Readiness
4 Center Joint Force Headquarters at Fort Chaffee, in a sum not to exceed
5 ..................................................................$5,117,313.
6 (C) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
7 in Item (C) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for a Multi-Purpose Machinegun
8 Range at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in a sum not to exceed ........$11,392,311.
9 (D) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
10 in Item (D) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for an RMTC Redundant Water
11 Storage Tank at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in a sum not to exceed ..$6,840,000.
12 (E) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
13 in Item (E) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for construction of a Readiness
14 Center Joint Force Headquarters at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in a sum not to
15 exceed ...........................................................$6,677,325.
16 (F) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
17 in Item (F) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for a Multi-Purpose Machinegun
18 Range at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in a sum not to exceed .........$8,000,000.
19 (G) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
20 in Item (G) of Section 2 of Act 115 of 2024, for construction of a Readiness
21 Center at Fort Chaffee, in a sum not to exceed ..................$12,747,217.
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23 SECTION 3. REAPPROPRIATION - ARMORY CONSTRUCTION FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS.
24 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of the Military, to be
25 payable from the Armory Construction Fund, for the Department of the Military
26 the following:
27 (A) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
28 in Item (A) of Section 3 of Act 115 of 2024, for repair, construction,
29 renovation, landscaping and maintenance of armories, hangars, and other
30 properties held for the use and benefit of the Arkansas National Guard, in a
31 sum not to exceed ................................................$1,849,784.
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33 SECTION 4. REAPPROPRIATION - NCRC GRANT. There is hereby appropriated,
34 to the Department of the Military, to be payable from the Arkansas Natural
35 and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund, for the Department of the
36 Military the following:
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1 (A) Effective July 1, 2025, the balance of the appropriation provided
2 in Section 25 of Act 24 of 2024,for the acquisition, management, stewardship,
3 or preservation of state owned lands, historic sites, buildings, structures,
4 or objects, in a sum not to exceed .....................$300,000.
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6 SECTION 5. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor
7 obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects
8 described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available
9 therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and
10 agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and
11 donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or
12 funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State
13 Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects
14 enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds
15 otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General
16 Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall
17 not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act.
18 (B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State
19 Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the
20 Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of
21 this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
22 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
23 disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided
24 otherwise by law.
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26 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
27 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
28 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
29 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
30 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
31 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
32 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
33 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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35 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
36 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
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1 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
2 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
3 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
4 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
5 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
6 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
7 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
8 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
9 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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