(AP) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is proposing moving the
state’s energy office to the Department of Environmental Quality and reducing
the number of committees that inspect local jails.
Hutchinson told reporters Monday the changes will be part of a restructuring
plan he’ll submit to the Legislature during next year’s session. He said moving
the energy office, currently housed at the Arkansas Economic Development
Commission, will help as the state receives $14 million through a settlement
with Volkswagen that will be distributed by ADEQ for energy-related needs.
Hutchinson said he’ll also propose cutting the number of criminal detention
facility review committees in the state from 28 to eight. The move would reduce
the number of committee members from 144 to 40.
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