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Committee approves bill allowing newly incorporated municipalities to receive municipal aid and turnback funds using recent census estimates
Summary
Representative Schultz introduced a bill to let newly incorporated municipalities receive municipal aid and turnback funds using population figures calculated from the most recent federal decennial census by the Arkansas GIS office, instead of waiting for updated decennial data.
Representative Schultz presented a bill to allow distribution of municipal aid fund turnback funds and county sales‑and‑use revenue to newly incorporated municipalities using population figures derived from the most recent federal decennial census as calculated by the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems office. Schultz said the change avoids a potential multi‑year delay (up to a decade) under current law that can prevent newly incorporated cities from receiving allocations until federal decennial census data are reflected.
The sponsor said the bill was noncontroversial and had the support of interested parties. No members or witnesses raised objections during the hearing. Representative Schultz moved to pass the bill; the committee approved it by voice vote without recorded opposition.
Ending: Committee members congratulated the sponsor after the vote and the bill will proceed to the next stage in the legislative process.
