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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
10 provisions identified: 9 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Funding for low-income home energy help
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $41.67 million in federal funding for Energy Office operations. This includes about $33.11 million for low-income home energy assistance and $7.56 million for home weatherization. These programs help households with energy bills and home efficiency. The law does not set individual eligibility rules or benefit amounts.
Environmental operations and cleaner diesel grants
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $16.40 million from the environmental Fee Trust Fund. That total supports fee administration and includes about $1.08 million for diesel emission reduction grants. Another $16.83 million in designated federal funds supports environmental operations, including about $2.77 million for diesel emission reduction grants. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer designates the federal funding source. The law does not name grant recipients or set household award amounts.
Funding for mine and land cleanup
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $5.70 million from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for cleanup contracts. It also authorizes $1.52 million from the Mine Reclamation Trust Fund and $400,000 from the Land Reclamation Fund for contracts. Another $15,000 from the Surface Coal Mining Operation Fund pays program operating costs. The law does not name cleanup sites or contractors or provide direct household payments.
Funding for used tire cleanup
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $5 million for used tire recycling and cleanup. The money comes from a Treasury cash fund selected by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. This appropriation funds program activities, not specified household payments.
Funding for wastewater and waste permits
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $320,927 from the Wastewater Licensing Fund for licensing-program staff and operations. It also authorizes about $1.62 million from the Hazardous Waste Permit Fund for permit-program staff and operations. These funds support program administration, not direct household payments.
Hazardous cleanup and emergency response funding
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund provides about $7.67 million for cleanup. A separate $372,655 appropriation from that fund pays for emergency response contracts. The division can also use fund interest, investment earnings, and up to 3% of the fund's principal balance. Those uses cover specified laboratory equipment, computer equipment, essential software, and related maintenance. The provision also allows additional funding from the fund. The division must report these equipment and software expenses annually to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee.
Funding for state energy-saving programs
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $1.29 million in federal funding for State Energy Plan operations. This includes $551,952 for energy conservation grants and aid. It also authorizes $325,000 for Energy Performance Contracts Program operating costs from a Treasury cash fund. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer selects the funding sources. The law does not set household grant eligibility or award amounts.
Operating funds for state environmental agencies
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $7.80 million for shared-services staff and operations. That money comes from a paying account selected by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. It also authorizes about $3.64 million from the Division of Environmental Quality Fund Account for state operations. The Chief Fiscal Officer can approve up to $1.50 million in transfers from department funds for state-operation staff and expenses. Unspent transferred money carries into the next fiscal year for the same purpose and is excluded from statutory administrative-fund limits.
Staffing limits for state environmental agencies
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the department can employ up to 64 regular shared-services employees. The Division of Environmental Quality can employ up to 348 regular employees in listed jobs and salary grades. The division can also hire up to 70 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Temporary workers must be paid from extra-help funds, within the applicable statutory or act pay limits. These authorizations do not require the agencies to fill every job.
Waste-site funding with landfill spending review
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $2 million from the Solid Waste Performance Bond Fund for contracts. It also requires commission review and approval for Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund corrective spending exceeding $2 million per site. That rule covers closed disposal sites that previously operated as permitted landfills under state law. The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission considers needed corrective work before approving spending above the threshold.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 1:37:56 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 4/9/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 4:47:31 PM
Yes: 98 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1200 is now Act 791
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/11/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/10/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/10/2025HouseReturned to the House as Passed.
4/10/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/10/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
4/9/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/9/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/9/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/9/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
4/9/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
4/9/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/8/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/1/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
4/1/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
4/1/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/22/2025HouseFiled
1/22/2025House
Bill Text
HB1200 - Introduced
1/22/2025
Act Version
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