19-2-404. Emergency expenditures.

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19-2-404. Emergency expenditures.

19-2-404. Emergency expenditures. (a)(1) In the event of riots, threatened riots, sabotage, public insurrection, threatened insurrection, storm, flood, famine, or other public calamity which jeopardizes the public peace, health, and safety of citizens of Arkansas that calls for immediate action, the Governor is delegated and authorized by the General Assembly to declare an emergency to exist and to issue a proclamation declaring an emergency to exist. (2) Other requests for utilization of this appropriation shall be submitted for prior review by the Governor to a Governor's Emergency Fund Review Committee, meeting in committee, composed of the cochairs and co-vice chairs of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the cochairs and co-vice chairs of the Legislative Council. (b) A proclamation or request, as approved by the Governor or the Governor's Emergency Fund Review Committee, shall include: (1) The nature and location of the emergency; (2) The name of the department or agency which, in the Governor's opinion, is best able to alleviate or obviate the conditions which have arisen or are about to arise because of the emergency; and (3) The amount of funds required for the emergency, such amount or so much thereof as shall have been set forth in each proclamation to be extended upon vouchers drawn by the disbursing agent of the department or agency named in the proclamation. (c) The original of the proclamation shall be filed with the Secretary of State, and an executed counterpart of it shall be filed with the Auditor of State, the Treasurer of State, and the Department of Finance and Administration. (d) Any expenditures made in accordance with the authorizations provided for in this section may be reimbursed to the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund by

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-2-404

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