HB1393 Summary

• Appropriates funds for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for fiscal year 2017-2018, with a maximum of 403 regular employees plus 70 temporary/part-time employees authorized.

• Establishes state operations appropriation of $5,032,321 and federal operations appropriation of $9,382,835, including regular salaries, extra help, personal services matching, and maintenance/general operations.

• Appropriates $62.8 million across 28 separate specialized programs including hazardous waste cleanup ($7.7 million), petroleum storage tank trust fund ($21.8 million), landfill post-closure ($17.8 million), and used tire recycling ($10.8 million).

• Includes special language provisions authorizing equipment purchases from trust fund earnings, allowing fund transfers with Chief Fiscal Officer approval, and restricting landfill expenditures exceeding $50,000 per site.

• Takes effect July 1, 2017 with emergency clause provisions due to constitutional one-year appropriation limits.