AR SB587

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Improvement Fund to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for establishing a Sweet Potato Curing and Storage Facility for the Sweet Potato Foundation Seed Program.

Permits the university to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance the entire project costs.

Requires compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgetary procedures, revenue stabilization, and fiscal control laws in disbursement of appropriated funds.

Specifies that maintenance and general operations funds for the university cannot be diverted for purposes covered by this appropriation.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2011, citing constitutional limits on appropriations to one-year periods and the need for immediate funding to support agency operations.