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Senate committee approves National Guard cleanup bill to protect emergency reserve funds
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 1129, a National Guard cleanup bill to require reimbursement of federal funds to a state reserve used for state active duty and emergency responses; Colonel Jeff Wood said the change preserves a fund for future disasters.
Senator Garner presented House Bill 1129 as a ‘‘cleanup’’ measure requested by the Arkansas National Guard to ensure reimbursements from federal disaster and training responses return to a dedicated state reserve. The bill sponsors said the change clarifies that when the Guard expends money for state active duty—such as ice‑storm response, chainsaw…
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