Title 19 — Public Finance

(a) The State Procurement Director shall prescribe standard forms to be utilized by all state agencies. (b) The standard contract form shall include the following items, plus such additional items as the director shall deem desirable for the purposes of this chapter:(1) A section…

(a) Each report required under this chapter shall be copied to the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services, who shall review each report for compliance with the fiscal responsibility and management laws of the state under the State Fiscal Management Responsi…

(a) As used in this chapter, “final business closure order” means a business closure order for which a contractor has either:(1) Waived further administrative review under § 26-18-1001 et seq.; or(2) Exhausted all remedies to appeal under § 26-18-1001 et seq. (1) Waived further a…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Guaranteed Energy Cost Savings Act”.

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) (A) “Energy cost savings measure” means:(i) A new facility that is designed to reduce the consumption of energy or natural resources or operating costs as a result of changes that:(a) Do not degrade the level of service or working conditions;(b) Ar…

(a) (1) A state agency may enter into a guaranteed energy cost savings contract in order to reduce energy consumption or operating costs of government facilities in accordance with this chapter.(2) A state agency or several state agencies together may enter into an installment pa…

A solicitation of a guaranteed energy cost savings contract by a state agency shall be consistent with the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-61-101 et seq.

(a) In a state agency's evaluation of each qualified provider's response to a solicitation under § 19-68-202, the state agency shall include an analysis of:(1) Whether the qualified provider meets the objectives of the solicitation, including without limitation a reduction in the…

(a) The following provisions are required in a guaranteed energy cost savings contract:(1) A statement that the state agency shall maintain and operate the energy cost savings measures as defined in the guaranteed energy cost savings contract; and(2) A guarantee by the qualified …

(a) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality shall administer this chapter. (b) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may promulgate rules for the administration of this chapter, including without limitation:(1) Standards for measuring a…

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency may utilize maintenance and operations appropriations for the payment of equipment and energy cost savings measures required by a guaranteed energy cost savings contract. (b) An energy cost savings measure shall be treat…

(1) As used in this chapter, “partial equity ownership agreement” means an agreement with a legal entity, including without limitation a partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability company, or similar legal entity that:(1) Includes a state retirement system as a partn…

(a) A partial equity ownership agreement is subject to review by submission of the partial equity ownership agreement to the Office of State Procurement and the Legislative Council under this section. (b) Since the partial equity ownership agreement is fundamentally and substanti…

(a) In lieu of a review under § 19-69-102, a partial equity ownership agreement that necessitates immediate formation shall be reviewed by the Office of State Procurement and the Legislative Council under this section. (b) (1) The board of trustees of a state retirement system ma…

(a) Before April 7, 2009, if a state retirement system has entered into a partial equity ownership agreement that has not been submitted previously for review under § 19-60-101 et seq., the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-61-101 et seq., or § 19-65-101 et seq., then the partial eq…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Construction Manager-General Contractor Method of Procurement Program”.

(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) An efficient transportation system is critical for Arkansas's economy and the quality of life of the state's residents;(2) Transportation projects are costly and the revenues currently available for highways and local roads are inadequate t…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Authorized contingency” means a provision prepared and submitted by the construction manager-general contractor as part of the guaranteed maximum price that is designed to cover costs that may result from:(A) Incomplete design;(B) Unforeseen and u…

The State Highway Commission and the Arkansas Department of Transportation may promulgate rules to implement and administer this chapter.

(a) The State Highway Commission may develop a Construction Manager-General Contractor Method of Procurement Program. (b) The commission may use the Construction Manager-General Contractor Method of Procurement Program for any transportation project for which the construction cos…

If the Arkansas Department of Transportation determines that a construction manager-general contractor method of procurement is appropriate for a transportation project, the department shall establish a procedure for awarding the contract for construction of the construction mana…

(a) A request for proposals under this chapter shall include without limitation the following:(1) The minimum qualifications of the construction manager-general contractor;(2) The procedures for submitting a proposal to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the criteria for …

(a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall:(1) Prepare contract plans, specifications, special provisions, and other requirements composing the contract for construction of a transportation project elected for procurement using the construction manager-general contract m…

This chapter may be referred to and cited as the “Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act”.

(a) The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings set forth in this section:(1) “Act” shall mean this Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Funds Act of 2000.(2) “ADFA” shall mean the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.(3) “Arkansas Biosciences Institute” shall …

(a) The State Board of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to perform the following duties with respect to the Tobacco Settlement:(a) The State Board of Finance is authorized and directed on behalf of the State of Arkansas to receive all authorized disbursements from the MS…

(a) There is hereby created and established a fund, held separate and apart from the State Treasury, to be known as the “Tobacco Settlement Cash Holding Fund”, which fund shall be administered by the State Board of Finance. (b) All moneys received as part of the Tobacco Settlemen…

(a) There is hereby created and established a fund, designated as a cash fund and held separate and apart from the State Treasury, to be known as the “Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund”, which Fund shall be administered by the State Board of Finance. All moneys deposited into …

(a) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (“ADFA”) is hereby directed and authorized to issue Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, the proceeds of which are to be used for financing the Capital Improvement Projects described in § 19-90-106(b). The Bonds may be issued in series …

(a) There is hereby created and established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a trust fund, to be created as a public trust for the benefit of the State of Arkansas, to be known as the “Arkansas Healthy Centur…

(a) There is hereby created and established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the “Tobacco Settlement Program Fund”, which fund shall be administered by the State Board of Finance. A…

(a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the “Prevention and Cess…

(a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the “Targeted State Nee…

(a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the Arkansas Bioscience…

(a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the “Medicaid Expansion…

(a) It is the intent of this chapter that the Department of Health should establish the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program described in this section, and to administer such programs in accordance with law. The program described in this section shall be administered pursuant…

(a) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is hereby instructed to establish the Targeted State Needs Programs described in this section, and to administer such programs in accordance with law. (b) The targeted state needs programs to be established are as follows:(1) Co…

(a) It is the intent of this chapter to hereby establish the Arkansas Biosciences Institute for the educational and research purposes set forth hereinafter to encourage and foster the conduct of research through the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture of the Universit…

(a) It is the intent of this chapter that the Department of Human Services should establish the Medicaid Expansion Program described in this section, and to administer such program in accordance with law. (b) (1) The Medicaid Expansion Program shall be a separate and distinct com…

(a) There is hereby created and recognized the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission, which shall be composed of the following:(1) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or his or her designee;(2) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or hi…

(a) The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission is directed to conduct monitoring and evaluation of the programs established in §§ 19-90-113 — 19-90-116 to ensure optimal impact on improving the health of Arkansans and fiscal stewardship of the Tobacco Settlement. The commission s…

(a) In addition to the purposes enumerated in § 19-90-116 for the Medicaid expansion program, the funds made available to the Medicaid Expansion Program Account may also be used to supplement current general revenues as approved by the Governor and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006”.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Cancer is one of the leading health problems and causes of death in the state;(2) There is an immediate need for additional facilities to support research in the cause, treatment, and prevention of various types of cancer;(3) Because the Ar…

The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-90-101 et seq., is fully applicable to this subchapter and any Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds issued under this subchapter.

As authorized by § 19-90-106(b)(4), the Arkansas Cancer Research Center of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is designated as a capital improvement project relating to healthcare services, health education, or health-related research.

(1) Additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds may be issued in connection with the capital improvement project described in § 19-90-204 under the following conditions:(1) No more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the annual transfer to the Tobacco Settlement Debt Servic…

(a) If revenues in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund are sufficient to meet Debt Services Requirements with regard to additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds that may be issued in connection with the capital improvement project described in § 19-90-204, then the Arkans…