AR SB619

Appropriates $500,000 to Arkansas State University from the General Improvement Fund for construction, renovation, maintenance, personal services, operations, critical maintenance, and equipment for the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center

Permits Arkansas State University to accept and use grants, donations, and Federal funds to supplement State Treasury funds for the project, provided that existing Maintenance and General Operations appropriations are not diverted

Requires strict compliance with State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, Revenue Stabilization Law, and other applicable fiscal control laws in disbursement of funds

Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2013, citing the Arkansas Constitution's one-year appropriation limit and the necessity for immediate operation of the agency

Specifies that fund disbursement must comply with stated reasons for appropriation as documented in budget manuals, letters, and official legislative minutes