AR HB1532

Appropriates $14,105,000 for lease payments associated with debt service for facilities at Malvern and Newport, including a Special Needs Unit at Malvern.

Appropriates $14,580,000 for capital improvement projects including water treatment plants, well construction, wastewater management, lethal fence upgrades, camera security systems, facility maintenance, and fire alarm upgrades at various correctional units.

Appropriates $5,000,000 as contingency funds for pandemic, natural disasters, or catastrophic events affecting the Department of Corrections.

Appropriates $1,000,000 each for various farm projects, prison industry projects, and capital improvements at Riverside Vocational Technical School.

Act becomes effective July 1, 2021, and funds must comply with State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, and all applicable fiscal control laws.