AR HB1016

Reappropriates $350,000 from the General Improvement Fund effective July 1, 2016, for personal services, operating expenses, and equipment for Archival Shelving at the Department of Parks and Tourism - Arkansas History Commission.

Reappropriates $216,000 from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund effective July 1, 2016, for acquisition, management, stewardship, or preservation of state-owned lands, historic sites, buildings, structures, or objects.

Prohibits awarding contracts or incurring obligations exceeding available State Treasury funds, but permits agencies to supplement with grants, donations, Federal funds, and unobligated cash income.

Requires strict compliance with State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, Revenue Stabilization Law, and Department of Finance and Administration regulations in fund disbursement.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2016, to ensure continuation of essential governmental programs, as the Arkansas Constitution prohibits appropriating funds for more than one year.