HB1091

House Bill 1091 provides for the reappropriation of remaining balances from previously authorized capital improvement funds for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism's Division of Heritage. The bill authorizes $750,000 for special maintenance from the Conservation Tax fund and $15,647,780 for the acquisition, management, and preservation of historic sites and state-owned lands from the Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund. It mandates compliance with existing state fiscal control laws and purchasing regulations for the disbursement of these funds. The bill establishes that these appropriations are effective beginning July 1, 2024. Furthermore, it includes an emergency clause to ensure continuity of these governmental operations starting on the effective date.