2016 Arkansas Code
Title 19 - Public Finance
Chapter 6 - Revenue Classification Law
Subchapter 4 - -- Special Revenue Funds
§ 19-6-484. Conservation Tax Fund. [Effective until July 1, 2017.]

The Conservation Tax Fund shall consist of those general revenues as specified in § 26-56-201(g)(1)(D) and those special revenues as specified in § 19-6-301(193), there to be distributed to the fund accounts as set out below, which are created by this section unless specifically created in other provisions of the Arkansas Code, and under the following procedures:

(1) The Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall deposit the funds collected under the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, § 26-52-101 et seq., for gross receipts taxes and the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949, § 26-53-101 et seq., for compensating taxes into the State Treasury, there to be credited to the Revenue Holding Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund;

(2) (A) On the last day of each month, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall certify to the Treasurer of State the estimated amount of gross receipts and compensating tax collections in the Revenue Holding Fund Account that are a result of the changes by the passage of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 75.

(B) The Treasurer of State shall then transfer the amount so certified to the Special Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund as part of the gross special revenues.

(C) After the deductions as set out in § 19-5-203 have been made, the remaining amount shall be credited to the Conservation Tax Fund.

(D) The remaining gross receipts and compensating tax collections remaining in the Revenue Holding Fund Account shall be credited to the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund, there to be distributed with the other gross general revenue collections for that month in accordance with the provisions of § 19-5-201 et seq.; and

(3) The Treasurer of State shall then make the following transfers from the Conservation Tax Fund to the fund accounts set out below at the end of each month:

(A) Forty-five percent (45%) to the Game Protection Fund to be used exclusively by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission as appropriated by the General Assembly;

(B) Forty-five percent (45%) to the Parks and Tourism Fund Account to be used by the Department of Parks and Tourism for state park purposes as appropriated by the General Assembly;

(C) Nine percent (9%) to the Arkansas Department of Heritage Fund Account to be used exclusively by the Department of Arkansas Heritage as appropriated by the General Assembly; and

(D) (i) One percent (1%) to the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Fund Account to be used exclusively by the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission as appropriated by the General Assembly.

(ii) The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Fund Account also shall consist of the special revenues as specified in § 19-6-301(203).