AR SB252

Appropriates $45,000 to the University of Arkansas from the General Improvement Fund for personal services and operating expenses related to a regional economic impact study of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS).

Permits the University to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance the full cost of the project.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgetary procedures, revenue stabilization, and fiscal control laws in disbursing funds, unless otherwise specified by law.

Directs that disbursed funds must comply with the stated reasons for the appropriation as documented in budget manuals, agency requests, executive recommendations, and legislative minutes.

Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2013, citing the constitutional prohibition on multi-year appropriations and the need for immediate funding to ensure agency operations.