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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 19
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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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 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD FOR
11 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
17 ENVIRONMENT - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
18 BOARD APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026
19 FISCAL 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. There is hereby established for the
25 Department of Energy and Environment - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for the
26 2025-2026 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) N165N LP GAS BOARD DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12
33 (2) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
34 (3) X100C E&E INSPECTOR I 3 GRADE GS05
35 (4) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6
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1 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department
2 of Energy and Environment - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for the 2025-2026
3 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
4 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
5 herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employee, when
6 needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
7 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
8 appropriate classification.
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10 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
11 to the Department of Energy and Environment, to be payable from the Liquefied
12 Petroleum Gas Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the
13 Department of Energy and Environment - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for the
14 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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16 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
17 NO. 2025-2026
18 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $339,808
19 (02) EXTRA HELP 8,300
20 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 126,132
21 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
22 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 153,300
23 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000
24 (C) PROF. FEES 7,800
25 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000
26 (E) DATA PROC. 0
27 (05) GRANTS AND AID 30,000
28 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $719,340
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30 SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
31 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
32 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
33 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
34 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
35 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
36 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
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1 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
2 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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4 SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
5 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
6 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
7 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
8 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
9 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
10 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
11 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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13 SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
14 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
15 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
16 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
17 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
18 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
19 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
20 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
21 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
22 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
23 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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