AR SB408

Reappropriates $101,000 in unexpended balances from Act 24 of 2016 to the Arkansas Cemetery Board, effective July 1, 2017, for funding from the General Improvement Fund.

Funds designated for cemetery maintenance and operations costs for insolvent, licensed perpetual care cemeteries in court-ordered receivership or conservatorship for 5+ years, plus acquisition costs not exceeding $1,000.

Allows funds to support grants to non-profit and government entity owners of historic perpetual care cemeteries for care and improvement purposes.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing law, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization law, and fiscal control regulations in disbursement of appropriated funds.

Declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2017, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limitation and need for uninterrupted agency operations.