AR HB1614

Appropriates $100,000 to the Secretary of State from the General Improvement Fund for personal services, operating expenses, equipment, and professional services related to implementing and maintaining a database of regulatory data for state agencies

Permits the Secretary of State to supplement the appropriation with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to cover additional project costs

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgetary procedures, revenue stabilization, and fiscal control laws when disbursing funds unless specifically exempted by law

Specifies that appropriated funds must be used in compliance with stated reasons for adoption as documented in budget manuals, letters, and legislative council or joint budget committee minutes

Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2013, citing constitutional restrictions on multi-year appropriations and the necessity for immediate agency operation