Shown verbatim: the complete text as captured from the official PDF posted by the Arkansas General Assembly, fetched 2026-07-23. Page and line markers are part of the official record; nothing is edited or removed. The official bill page.
Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 65
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 PARKS,
10 HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - CAPITOL ZONING DISTRICT
11 COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026;
12 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
13
14
15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
17 HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - CAPITOL ZONING
18 DISTRICT COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR
19 THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
20
21
22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
23
24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the
25 Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning District
26 Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
27 regular employees.
28
29 Maximum Annual
30 Maximum Salary Rate
31 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
32 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
33 (1) G155C ADPHT PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07
34 (2) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
35 (3) X106C ADPHT CZDC PLANNING/PRESERV COORD 1 GRADE GS06
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3
*WFP014* 01/14/2025 8:31:08 AM WFP014
SB65
1
2 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department
3 of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning District Commission for the
4 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
5 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
6 herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employee, when
7 needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
8 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
9 appropriate classification.
10
11 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
12 to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, to be payable from the
13 Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating
14 expenses of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning
15 District Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
16 the following:
17
18 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
19 NO. 2025-2026
20 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $176,446
21 (02) EXTRA HELP 938
22 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 63,700
23 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
24 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,956
25 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
26 (C) PROF. FEES 0
27 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
28 (E) DATA PROC. 0
29 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $257,040
30
31 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUND OPERATIONS. There is hereby
32 appropriated, to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, to be
33 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by
34 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the
35 Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Capitol Zoning District
36 Commission - Cash Fund Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
2 01/14/2025 8:31:08 AM WFP014
SB65
1 the following:
2
3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2025-2026
5 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
6 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,000
7 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
8 (C) PROF. FEES 0
9 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
10 (E) DATA PROC. 0
11 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,000
12
13 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
14 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
15 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
16 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
17 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
18 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
19 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
20 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
21 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
22
23 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
24 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
25 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
26 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
27 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
28 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
29 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
30 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
31
32 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
33 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
34 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
35 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
36 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
3 01/14/2025 8:31:08 AM WFP014
SB65
1 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
2 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
3 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
4 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
5 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
6 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
4 01/14/2025 8:31:08 AM WFP014Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.