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Act 336 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 SENATE BILL 331
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5 By: Senators Rapert, B. Johnson, J. Sturch, J. Dismang
6 By: Representative Jett
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND
10 EQUIPPING A LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY BARRACKS
11 FOR THE BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE WHICH SHALL BE
12 SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS
13 APPROPRIATED BY ACT 27 OF 2020; AND FOR OTHER
14 PURPOSES.
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17 Subtitle
18 AN ACT FOR THE BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL
19 COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
25 to the Black River Technical College, to be payable from cash funds as
26 defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for construction, construction fees, and
27 equipping a Law Enforcement Training Academy Barracks of the Black River
28 Technical College, which shall be supplemental and in addition to those funds
29 appropriated in Act 27 of 2020, the following:
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31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2020-2021
33 (01) CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION FEES,
34 AND EQUIPPING A LAW ENFORCEMENT
35 TRAINING ACADEMY BARRACKS $4,600,000
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1 SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
2 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
3 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
4 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
5 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
6 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
7 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
8 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
9 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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11 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
12 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
13 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
14 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
15 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
16 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
17 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
18 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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20 SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
21 Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of
22 the Black River Technical College are, due to unforeseen circumstances,
23 insufficient for the Black River Technical College to continue to provide
24 essential governmental services; that the provisions of this act will provide
25 the necessary monies for the Black River Technical College to continue such
26 services; and that a delay in the effective date of this Act could work
27 irreparable harm upon the proper administration and provision of essential
28 governmental programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist
29 and this Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
30 peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after the
31 date of its passage and approval.
32 If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall
33 become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the
34 Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the
35 veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house
36 overrides the veto. APPROVED: 3/15/21
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