Arkansas HB 1090: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1090 3
By: Joint Budget Committee 4
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For An Act To Be Entitled 7
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 9
AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 10
WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION TO THOSE 11
FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY ACT 791 OF 2025; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND 17
ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL 18
QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ABATEMENT - CASH. 24
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Energy and Environment, to 25
be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined 26
by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for expenses of the Department of 27
Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Used Tire 28
Recycling and Abatement - Cash which shall be supplemental and in addition to 29
those funds appropriated in Section 33 of Act 791 of 2025, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) USED TIRE RECYCLING AND ABATEMENT $2,500,000 34
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36

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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 1
TRANSFER. Immediately upon the effective date of this act, the Chief Fiscal 2
Officer of the State shall transfer on his or her books and those of the 3
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of the State the sum of two million five 4
hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) from the General Revenue Allotment 5
Reserve Fund to the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined 6
by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to provide funds for expenses of the 7
Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality - 8
Used Tire Recycling and Abatement - Cash. 9
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 11
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 12
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 13
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 14
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 15
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 16
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 17
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 18
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 19
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 21
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 22
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 23
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 24
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 25
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 26
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 27
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 28
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 30
Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of 31
the Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality 32
are, due to unforeseen circumstances, insufficient for the Department of 33
Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality to continue to 34
provide essential governmental services; that the provisions of this act will 35
provide the necessary monies for the Department of Energy and Environment - 36

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Division of Environmental Quality to continue such services; and that a delay 1
in the effective date of this Act could work irreparable harm upon the proper 2
administration and provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore, 3
an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the 4
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in 5
full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. 6
If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall 7
become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the 8
Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the 9
veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house 10
overrides the veto. 11
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