AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.
Summary
HB1090 is a supplemental appropriation bill for the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, specifically the Division of Environmental Quality’s Used Tire Recycling and Abatement cash fund. It provides an additional $2.5 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 to support expenses related to used tire recycling and abatement activities. The bill is framed as a supplemental measure on top of the regular appropriation already enacted in Act 791 of 2025.
The bill also directs the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to transfer $2.5 million from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund into the cash fund used by the division. It includes standard fiscal-control language requiring compliance with procurement, accounting, budgetary, salary, and revenue stabilization laws, and it contains an emergency clause so the appropriation takes effect immediately upon passage and approval. The act became Act 172 on May 1, 2026.
In practical terms, HB1090 increases available state funding for environmental cleanup and tire waste management operations, allowing the Division of Environmental Quality to continue or expand services tied to tire recycling and abatement. It does not create a new regulatory program or amend environmental enforcement statutes; instead, it changes state spending authority and fund transfers for an existing program.
The general sentiment around the bill appears strongly supportive and noncontroversial. It passed the House 92-0 and the Senate 33-0, indicating unanimous approval in both chambers. No committee transcript or recorded debate is available in the provided materials, but the vote totals suggest broad agreement that the supplemental funding was necessary.
There is little visible contention in the record. The only potentially sensitive issue is the use of $2.5 million from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund, which reflects a budgetary choice about allocating state resources. However, the absence of dissenting votes or documented objections suggests that any concern about the transfer was not significant enough to generate opposition.
Impact
HB1090 amends state appropriations law by adding $2.5 million in supplemental funding for the Department of Energy and Environment’s Division of Environmental Quality, specifically for the Used Tire Recycling and Abatement cash fund. It authorizes a corresponding transfer from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund and requires the spending to comply with existing fiscal-control statutes, but it does not alter substantive environmental regulatory law or create new duties for private parties beyond the effects of increased program funding.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have been received very positively and without meaningful opposition. It passed both chambers unanimously, with 92-0 in the House and 33-0 in the Senate, and there are no committee transcripts indicating debate or controversy. The emergency clause and supplemental nature of the appropriation suggest lawmakers viewed the funding as necessary to maintain essential services.
Contention
No major points of contention are evident in the available record. The only issue that could have prompted discussion is the source of the money: a $2.5 million transfer from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to support used tire recycling and abatement. Even so, the unanimous votes indicate that any concern about the reserve-fund transfer, budget priorities, or the size of the appropriation did not translate into recorded opposition.
To Authorize The Division Of Environmental Quality To Maintain A Delinquent List Of Businesses Failing To Pay A Wholesaler Of Petroleum Products For The Petroleum Products.