Senate Bill 36 Summary

• Reappropriates $22,191 from Act 53 of 2011 to the Department of Parks and Tourism - Arkansas History Commission effective July 1, 2012, for programmatic and operational expenses supporting the Black History Commission

• Reappropriates $49,400 from Act 692 of 2011 to the Department of Parks and Tourism - Arkansas History Commission for grants related to acquisition, management, stewardship, or preservation of state-owned lands, historic sites, buildings, structures, or objects

• Prohibits contracts or obligations exceeding available State Treasury funds unless supplemented by grants, donations, Federal funds, or agency cash income

• Requires all fund disbursements to comply with State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, Revenue Stabilization Law, and Department of Finance and Administration regulations

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2012, citing constitutional restrictions on multi-year appropriations and the necessity for immediate agency operations