LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an govt order on Jan. 24 repealing Arkansas’ American Rescue Plan Act Steering Committee and Infrastructure Planning Advisory Committee.
In keeping with the order, Arkansas established the 2 committees to find out the place federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act can be distributed in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sanders’ govt order repeals the manager orders establishing the ARPA Steering Committee and the Infrastructure Planning Advisory Committee for Arkansas.
The order states the earlier administration didn’t disburse the total quantity of the federal funds offered to Arkansas which permits Sanders and her administration the chance to find out the style to disburse the funds in accordance with federal and state legislation.
In keeping with the manager order, Sanders and her administration in session with the Normal Meeting will make suggestions on the right way to distribute Arkansas’ ARPA and IIJA federal funding.
The order says the state’s devoted federal funding by way of ARPA and IIJA won’t be distributed to an entity with out additional motion by the administration and in accordance with Arkansas legislation.
In keeping with the manager order, the Arkansas Division of Finance and Administration won’t think about purposes submitted for ARPA or IIJA federal funding previous to or after the date the order is signed with out additional motion by the administration and in accordance with state legislation.