AR HB1178

Establishes maximum 68 regular employees and authorizes 8 temporary/part-time employees for the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for fiscal year 2021-2022.

Appropriates $3,001,335 from Miscellaneous Agencies Fund for regular salaries ($1,304,699), personal services matching, maintenance and operations, conservation district expenses, and water planning.

Appropriates $8,938,126 from cash funds for regular salaries ($863,182), extra help, personal services matching, maintenance and operations, professional fees ($910,002), capital outlay ($225,000), and soil and water grants and loans ($6,202,017).

Appropriates federal and state funds for multiple programs including Dam Inventory ($326,447), Flood Insurance ($3,232,948), Water Quality Plan Implementation ($1,889,442), Water, Waste Disposal and Pollution Abatement ($90,235,663), and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control ($7,338,845).

Appropriates funds for Feral Hog Eradication ($3,000,000), Unpaved Roads Program ($300,000), Water Research ($42,800), Conservation District Grants ($250,000), and various water and sewer programs, with provisions for fund transfers and carryforwards.