Ark. Code Ann. § 12-78-104: Management of funds

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management shall ensure that a system to manage appropriated funds shall provide that:

(1) Upon achieving operational status, the warning and communications shall be operated in accordance with the rules, regulations, and laws governing emergency warning and communications systems as promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the department;

(2) Equipment shall be maintained in a continuing operational status by local offices of emergency management or the chief executive officer of the jurisdiction and by the responsible supervisor or manager of other recipients and the offices, jurisdictions, or agencies who shall provide supervision and training to those individuals designated to operate the equipment; and

(3) Failure to maintain or operate the equipment in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in guidance by the department shall require repayment to the State Treasury that portion of the initial grant of state funds based upon a depreciation rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum effective from the date of installation and acceptance.