SB146 Summary

• Establishes 616 maximum regular employees for the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for fiscal year 2015-2016, with the Director position at $132,729 and additional positions ranging from Grade C107 to Grade N908

• Authorizes 185 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees at rates not exceeding those in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act

• Appropriates $110,358,732 from the Game Protection Fund for personal services and operating expenses, including $33,006,586 for regular salaries, $1,187,500 for extra help, and $8,300,000 for construction

• Appropriates $3,764,685 from gas lease revenues for operating expenses and capital projects, and $18,000,000 for habitat restoration on the Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area

• Includes provisions authorizing overtime payments for special law enforcement operations, extra help work hour restrictions (maximum 1,800 hours per fiscal year), accrued leave payment to estates of officers killed in the line of duty, and transfer authority between appropriation line items with approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer