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AR HB1490

Bill

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Clark Hall

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th General Assembly (2011 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $13,800,000 to the Arkansas Agriculture Department – State Plant Board from the General Improvement Fund to pay debts associated with the Arkansas Boll Weevil Suppression Eradication Act

  • Funds may be disbursed as grants or low-interest loans to cover the related debts

  • Authorizes the department to accept and use grants, donations, and Federal funds to supplement State Treasury funds for project financing

  • Requires strict compliance with State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, Revenue Stabilization Law, and other fiscal control laws in fund disbursement

  • Takes effect July 1, 2011 under emergency clause, declaring the immediate appropriation essential to agency operations

Legislative Description

An Act For The Arkansas Agriculture Department - Debt Payment Of The Boll Weevil Suppression Eradication Act General Improvement Appropriation.

Last Action

House Read the third time and failed.

3/18/2011

Committee Referrals

Budget2/22/2011

Full Bill Text

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