HB1339 Summary

• Appropriates $9.2 million from the General Improvement Fund for fleet vehicle purchase, equipping, and sales tax for the Arkansas State Police

• Appropriates $10.818 million for construction of new ASP Troop L Headquarters in Lowell and $3.196 million for new ASP Troop F Headquarters in Warren

• Appropriates $70 million for replacement of 700 MHz repeater equipment and radios to comply with FCC narrowbanding mandate, plus $17 million for radio repeater infrastructure replacement on the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)

• Appropriates funds for information technology equipment ($1.64 million), centralized evidence storage facility ($3.88 million), microwave radio equipment replacement ($12.9 million), and tower remediation and relocation projects ($1.6 million)

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2015 and requires all disbursements to comply with State Purchasing Law and fiscal control procedures