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Act 188 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2022 SENATE BILL 104
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5 By: Senator J. English
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE VETERANS'
9 HOME IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
10 VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
11 2023; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS'
16 AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2022-2023
17 FISCAL YEAR.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, to
23 the Department of Veterans' Affairs, to be payable from the cash fund
24 deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
25 the State, for matching funds for land acquisition, improvements,
26 construction, renovation, and purchase of equipment for a State Veterans'
27 Home in Northwest Arkansas for the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the
28 fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the sum of................... $15,000,000.
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30 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
31 to the Department of Veterans' Affairs, to be payable from the federal funds
32 as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for land acquisition,
33 improvements, construction, renovation, and purchase of equipment for a State
34 Veterans' Home in Northwest Arkansas for the Department of Veterans' Affairs
35 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the sum of........... $30,000,000.
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1 SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
21 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
22 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
23 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2022 is essential to the operation of
24 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
25 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
26 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2022 could work irreparable harm
27 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
28 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
29 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
30 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2022.
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33 APPROVED: 3/7/22
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