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Act 51 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2022 HOUSE BILL 1025
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE
10 LANDS AND FOR DISTRIBUTING PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OR
11 REDEMPTION OF TAX DELINQUENT LAND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
12 ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 AN ACT FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE
17 LANDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2022-2023
18 FISCAL YEAR.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
24 for the Commissioner of State Lands for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the
25 following maximum number of regular employees.
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27 Maximum Annual
28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Title Employees 2022-2023
31 (1) CHIEF DEPUTY 1 $127,245
32 (2) IT DIRECTOR 1 $117,514
33 (3) GENERAL COUNSEL 1 $114,029
34 (4) STAFF ATTORNEY 1 $91,576
35 (5) NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 $84,582
36 (6) REAL ESTATE DIRECTOR 1 $82,069
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1 (7) PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR 1 $82,069
2 (8) OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 1 $82,069
3 (9) FISCAL DIRECTOR 1 $82,069
4 (10) HUMAN RESOURCES SUPERVISOR 1 $73,550
5 (11) GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS LIAISON 1 $73,550
6 (12) FISCAL ASSOCIATE I 1 $73,550
7 (13) ASSIST. DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE 1 $73,550
8 (14) REDEMPTION COORDINATOR 1 $65,917
9 (15) PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIAISON 1 $65,917
10 (16) MINERAL LEASING & NATURAL RES COORD 1 $65,917
11 (17) FISCAL ASSOCIATE II 2 $65,917
12 (18) RESEARCH TECH 5 $59,077
13 (19) RESEARCH COORDINATOR 1 $59,077
14 (20) RECORDS SPECIALIST 1 $59,077
15 (21) PARALEGAL 1 $59,077
16 (22) MANAGEMENT SECRETARY 2 $59,077
17 (23) LEGAL SECRETARY 1 $59,077
18 (24) FISCAL SECRETARY 1 $59,077
19 (25) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 $59,077
20 (26) REDEMPTION TECH 3 $52,949
21 (27) PUBLIC RELATIONS SECRETARY 1 $52,949
22 (28) FISCAL ASSOCIATE III 1 $52,949
23 (29) ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 $52,949
24 (30) REAL ESTATE SECRETARY 1 $47,456
25 (31) ADMINISTRATION 1 $47,456
26 (32) RECORDS RETENTION TECH 1 $42,538
27 (33) CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE 5 $42,538
28 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 45
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30 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
31 the Commissioner of State Lands for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following
32 maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra
33 Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five (5)
34 temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed
35 those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
36 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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2 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
3 to the Commissioner of State Lands, to be payable from the State Central
4 Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the
5 Commissioner of State Lands for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the
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8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2022-2023
10 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,952,096
11 (02) EXTRA HELP 40,000
12 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 924,156
13 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
14 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 66,000
15 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000
16 (C) PROF. FEES 0
17 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
18 (E) DATA PROC. 0
19 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,992,252
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21 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - DELINQUENT TAX. There is hereby
22 appropriated, to the Commissioner of State Lands, to be payable from cash
23 funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for operating expenses and for
24 distributing proceeds from the sale or redemption of tax delinquent land as
25 prescribed by Chapter 37 of Title 26 of the Arkansas Code by the Commissioner
26 of State Lands for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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28 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
29 NO. 2022-2023
30 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
31 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,209,056
32 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
33 (C) PROF. FEES 1,750,000
34 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
35 (E) DATA PROC. 0
36 (02) REFUND/RECORDING FEE REIMBURSEMENTS 375,000
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1 (03) DELINQUENT TAX REMITTAL/SALE REFUNDS 33,000,000
2 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $36,334,056
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4 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CAPITAL OUTLAY/OPERATING EXPENSES. There is
5 hereby appropriated, to the Commissioner of State Lands, to be payable from
6 cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for operating expenses and
7 capital outlay of the Commissioner of State Lands for the fiscal year ending
8 June 30, 2023, the following:
9 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
10 NO. 2022-2023
11 (01) CAPITAL OUTLAY/OPERATING EXP $267,800
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13 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - SUBMERGED LANDS. There is hereby
14 appropriated, to the Commissioner of State Lands, to be payable from cash
15 funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and
16 operating expenses for projects involving submerged land by the Commissioner
17 of State Lands for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
18 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
19 NO. 2022-2023
20 (01) SUBMERGED LANDS $400,000
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22 SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
23 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
24 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
25 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
26 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
27 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
28 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
29 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
30 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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32 SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
33 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
34 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
35 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
36 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
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1 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
2 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
3 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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5 SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This act is effective on and after July 1,
6 2022.
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