HB 1210 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Arkansas Heritage for fiscal year 2019-2020, with total appropriations across all funding sources exceeding $47 million.

• Establishes maximum of 168 regular employees and authorizes up to 70 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees across various classifications and pay grades.

• Provides $7,082,756 for State Operations including regular salaries ($3,665,500), personal services matching ($1,282,930), operating expenses, heritage programs grants ($255,886), and Black History Commission expenses ($13,930).

• Appropriates $8,718,322 from Conservation Tax - Amendment 75 funds for personal services, operating expenses, heritage programs grants ($914,729), museum/facility construction ($600,000), and special maintenance ($747,792).

• Authorizes expenditures for multiple heritage programs including Natural Heritage Commission ($1,377,069 federal; $281,076 cash funds), Historic Preservation initiatives ($1,040,000 federal), Arkansas Arts Council ($810,635 federal; $153,189 cash), and Natural and Cultural Resources Council grants ($33,000,000 for state-owned lands and $3,000,000 for Main Street programs).