2012 Arkansas Code
Title 22 - Public Property
Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities
Subchapter 12 - -- Public Facilities Financing
§ 22-3-1217 - Disposition of revenues from agricultural and livestock activities of correctional facility.

(a) (1) Prior to the issuance of certificates of indebtedness as authorized by this subchapter, all moneys collected by the Department of Correction from the sale or disposition of farm products, livestock, or other products produced in connection with agricultural and livestock activities at institutions under the control of the Board of Corrections, from the rental of farm properties under the control of the board, and from payments from agencies of the state or federal government in connection with the farm operations of the department shall be deposited in the State Treasury as special revenues for credit to the Department of Correction Farm Fund, as authorized by law, to be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the agriculture and farm programs of the department.

(2) Moneys which the department shall determine not to be necessary in defraying expenses of operating the agriculture programs of the department and which are profit or surplus from the operation of the agriculture programs shall, upon certification by the board to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, be transferred by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State from the Department of Correction Farm Fund to the Department of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account within the State General Government Fund, to be used to supplement general revenues provided for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the department, as provided by law.

(b) (1) Commencing the first day of the month next succeeding the issuance of any certificates of indebtedness as authorized by this subchapter, the moneys described in this section shall be pledged revenues, as stated in § 22-3-1210, and shall be deposited into the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund as established in § 22-3-1210.

(2) Any surplus prison farm moneys in the Public Facilities Debt Service Fund, as defined in the authorizing resolution, shall be transferred to the Department of Correction Farm Fund, upon certification by the Arkansas Building Authority to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to the Treasurer of State, and to the Auditor of State, to be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the agriculture and farm programs of the department, as provided by law.

(3) Such moneys deposited in the Department of Correction Farm Fund which the department shall determine not to be necessary in defraying expenses of operating the agriculture and farm programs of the department shall be, upon certification thereof by the board to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, transferred by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State from the Department of Correction Farm Fund to the Department of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account within the State General Government Fund to be used to supplement general revenues provided for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the department, as provided by law.