AR SB533

Appropriates $500,000 from the General Improvement Fund to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for grants covering construction, repairs, equipment purchases, land acquisition, and related costs for water and wastewater projects, levee repair, flood control, fire protection, and irrigation projects.

Exempts appropriated funds from restrictions applicable to other state programs and allows the Commission to adopt new rules and regulations to implement the appropriation.

Prohibits contracts or obligations exceeding available State Treasury funds, but allows the Commission to accept and use federal grants, donations, and unobligated cash income to supplement state funds for project financing.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgeting, and fiscal control laws when disbursing funds unless specifically provided otherwise by law.

Establishes July 1, 2011 as the effective date with an emergency clause, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limit and the essential need for immediate agency operation.