HB1009 Summary

• Reappropriates federal funds for State Military Department capital improvement projects effective July 1, 2012, including construction of facilities at Camp Robinson, Fort Chaffee, and various armories statewide, totaling approximately $217 million across 17 project line items.

• Reappropriates General Improvement Fund balances for maintenance, repairs, and renovations at National Guard armories statewide, totaling approximately $24.7 million across 7 project line items.

• Reappropriates $128,292 from the Armory Construction Fund for repair, construction, renovation, and maintenance of armories, hangars, and other National Guard properties.

• Prohibits contracts and obligations exceeding available State Treasury funds, but authorizes agencies to accept federal grants, donations, and unobligated cash income to supplement appropriations; requires compliance with state purchasing and fiscal control laws.

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2012, based on constitutional restrictions limiting appropriations to one-year periods and the essential nature of these funds to agency operations.