HB1036 Summary

• Appropriates $5,124,666 for Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) State Operations, including $3,537,581 for regular salaries and $1,172,013 for personal services matching

• Establishes a maximum of 420 regular employees for ADEQ with specific job classifications and salary grades, plus authorization for 70 temporary/part-time "Extra Help" employees

• Appropriates $9,822,035 for ADEQ Federal Operations, including $400,000 for diesel emission reduction grants and $756,250 for capital outlay

• Creates multiple specialized fund appropriations totaling approximately $89 million for programs including hazardous waste cleanup ($8,136,024), landfill post-closure ($17,790,306), petroleum storage tanks ($21,817,788), and solid waste management ($8,526,653)

• Effective July 1, 2016, with emergency clause provisions and special restrictions on expenditures from various trust funds, including landfill cleanup prioritization and requirements for legislative reporting on permits and enforcement actions