Supporting Arkansas Priorities
Senator Boozman has recommended to the Senate Committee on Appropriations that the following Arkansas projects receive funding in Fiscal Year 2024.
Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman, Arkansas
Recipient Name: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Construction of Grand Prairie water supply to address depletion and resiliency of the Alluvial and Sparta aquifers.
Project Location: Lonoke, Pulaski, Prairie, Jefferson, and Arkansas Counties
Amount Requested: $25,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman, Arkansas
Recipient Name: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Construction of Grand Prairie water supply to address depletion and resiliency of the Alluvial and Sparta aquifers.
Project Location: Lonoke, Pulaski, Prairie, Jefferson, and Arkansas Counties.
Amount Requested: $20,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman, Arkansas
Recipient Name: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Provide a comprehensive water resource management strategy for the White River Basin.
Project Location: White River, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas - Cossatot Community College
Project Purpose: Development of a working agriculture farm specializing in small ruminants and grassland development.
Project Location: Nashville, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $3,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Wilson
Project Purpose: Additional fire and public safety needs are necessary as the City of Wilson and its surrounding areas continue to grow.
Project Location: Wilson, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture
Project Purpose: Provide telemedicine, distance learning, and remote patient monitoring equipment and software to increase patient access to behavioral health and subspecialty care not readily available in rural communities.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Project Purpose: Reduce drug use among Arkansas youth by addressing specific substance misuse trends that affect communities.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
Project Purpose: Increase the treatment capacity of the existing water reclamation facility to create industrial growth opportunities and jobs.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $32,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Project Purpose: Replacement of water control structures, cleaning of drainages, and alteration and repair of existing levee structures to ensure better water management.
Project Location: Arkansas and Jefferson Counties, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $24,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Fort Smith
Project Purpose: Construct water transmission to provide greater water conveyance capacity to Fort Smith and surrounding water users.
Project Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $12,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Project Purpose: Replacement of water control structures, cleaning of drainages, and alteration and repair of existing levee structures to ensure better water management.
Project Location: Lawrence County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $11,800,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Bono
Project Purpose: Upgrade wastewater treatment facility in order to adhere to larger flow rates due to increasing population.
Project Location: Bono, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $7,700,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Project Purpose: Renovation of Lake Conway dam and spillway structures.
Project Location: Faulkner County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $6,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Camden
Project Purpose: Improve the discharge wastewater effluent from Shumaker Water Utilities, Camden Water Utilities, the City of East Camden.
Project Location: Ouachita County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of North Little Rock
Project Purpose: Provide needed infrastructure for water and sewer to assist in bringing jobs to developing area.
Project Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $4,800,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Wilson
Project Purpose: Additional water infrastructure needs are necessary as the City of Wilson and its surrounding areas continue to grow.
Project Location: Wilson, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $3,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Mountain Home
Project Purpose: Design and construction of a new lake intake, transmission main, and upgraded water treatment facility.
Project Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $1,250,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas State University
Project Purpose: Support the establishment of the Center for Advanced Materials and Steel Manufacturing to support scientific research in advanced materials and steel manufacturing.
Project Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas
Project Purpose: Support the establishment of a state-of-the-art research facility to support scientific research in advanced materials and steel manufacturing.
Project Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
Project Purpose: Provide fabrication and education equipment to support research and development initiatives for timber construction.
Project Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Purpose: Purchase body cameras, video evidence storage equipment, and new dispatch radio equipment.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Faulkner County Sheriff Office
Project Purpose: Support Faulkner County Sheriff participation in a rapid DNA booking station pilot program for investigations.
Project Location: Faulkner County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Saline County Sheriff Office
Project Purpose: Support Saline County Sheriff participation in a rapid DNA booking station pilot program for investigations.
Project Location: Saline County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training
Project Purpose: Purchase laptops and software for law enforcement officer training use.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Construct portion of I-49 near Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Project Location: Crawford and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $75,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas
Project Purpose: Support new Food Science Building to allow research into regional food innovation.
Project Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $15,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Little Rock Port Authority
Project Purpose: Increase freight rail capacity at the Port of Little Rock with the addition of a rail-to-truck transload facility, warehouses, and necessary site improvements.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $11,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Provide improvements on the Highway 82 corridor in Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, and Union Counties.
Project Location: Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, and Union Counties, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Construct portion of Future I-57.
Project Location: Clay, Lawrence, and Randolph Counties, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Construct a four-lane connector between the Northwest Arkansas National Airport and the future Springdale Northern Bypass.
Project Location: Benton County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Provide intersection improvements on Highway 65B in Faulkner County.
Project Location: Faulkner County, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Provide improvements on the Highway 412 corridor in Boone, Lawrence, and Washington Counties.
Project Location: Boone, Lawrence, and Washington Counties, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Jonesboro
Project Purpose: Construction of new Fire Station and Public Safety Center to provide centralized space to house critical public safety response operations.
Project Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission
Project Purpose: Construct a covered canopy.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Fort Smith
Project Purpose: Construct upgraded traffic infrastructure to improve security and access.
Project Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $2,500,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of Heber Springs
Project Purpose: Make stormwater improvements for Heber Springs.
Project Location: Heber Springs, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $4,700,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of North Little Rock
Project Purpose: Make drainage improvements for Magnolia Street and Olive Street in North Little Rock.
Project Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $4,700,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: City of North Little Rock
Project Purpose: Make drainage improvements for East Bethany Road in North Little Rock.
Project Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $3,300,00
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Recipient Name: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Project Purpose: Support a new technologically advanced state of the art nursing school building center.
Project Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $15,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Lyon College
Project Purpose: Support the Lyon College School of Oral Health and Dental Medicine to address the shortage of dental professionals and improve access to dental care.
Project Location: Batesville, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $15,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas – Rich Mountain
Project Purpose: Support a new Allied Health Building for instructional training, laboratory simulation, and community health.
Project Location: Mena, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $12,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Northwest Technical Institute Education Foundation
Project Purpose: Support a medical education building to accommodate allied health programs in nursing and other future programs.
Project Location: Springdale, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Purpose: Support needed facility improvements to develop a high-quality, comprehensive program in digestive disease care.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $8,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Arkansas State University – Mountain Home
Project Purpose: Support expansion of healthcare education facility to develop additional healthcare professionals.
Project Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $6,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Purpose: Support a rural Women and Infants Center to coordinate various programs in rural areas across the state working to reduce infant mortality.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Purpose: Purchase medical equipment with cancer screening technology to access geographically difficult and underserved regions.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Purpose: Support needed facility improvements for the Monroe Building.
Project Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
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Member Name & State: Senator John Boozman – Arkansas
Recipient Name: Shorter College
Project Purpose: Support a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math Center to promote students career development.
Project Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
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