This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Arkansas.

The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disaster relief provisions in other relevant legislation.

(Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)USA-0132v3 Supporting Information

Capacity Data Chart (Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

Economic Impact Report This report depicts the economic impact of the following Scenarios: USA-0132: Relocate Cold Region Test Center(Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

Candidate Recommendation (Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

SUMMARY OF SCENARIO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS SCENARIO # 485 TITLE: USA-0132 RELOCATE CRTC TO FT GREELY GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Relocates Cold Region Test Center from Ft Wainwright to Ft Greely. Proposal moves 0 Army personnel to Ft Greely; No MilCon. (Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

USA-0132v3 -JPAT7 Army reports - Wainwright and Greely Criterion 7 Tool (Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

(Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers) Army Military Value Results

COBRA REALIGNMENT SUMMARY REPORT Realign Ft Wainwright by relocating the CRTC Hq to Ft Greely Criterion 5(Disregard Restriction Headers and Footers)

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - RC Transformation in Arkansas- Impacted Sites: AFRC El Dorado; AFRC Arkadelphia; AFRC Camden; AFRC Fort Chaffee; AFRC Hot Springs; AFRC Jonesboro; AFRC NW Arkansas; AFRC Pine Bluff Arsenal; JMF Ft. Chaffee

Executive Correspondence - Follow-up letter from Rep. Mike Ross regarding Chairman's recent visit with Arkansas Congressional Delegates and discussion regarding the affect of BRAC recommendations. Bullet comments emphasizing concerns

Executive Correspondence – Letter dated 14 June, 2005 to Chairman Principi from Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas seeking permission for two of his aides, Randy Massanelli and Nathan McCarrroll to be present during the Commission’s 21 June, 2005 site visit to Army Depot/Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant.

Executive Correspondence – Letter to Chairman Principi from the Arkansas Congressional Delegation (Senators Lincoln and Pryor and Representatives Snyder, Berry, Boozman and Ross) endorsing the DoD’s BRAC recommendation regarding Little Rock AFB and expressing hope that the Commission will uphold that recommendation.

Letters from the Fort Smith Arkansas BRAC Task Force to Chairman Principi and the Commission dtd 16JUN05 concerning the realignment of the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas National Guard.

Executive Correspondence: Letters from Fort Smith (AK) BRAC Task Force to Chairman Principi and Commissioners dtd 16JUN05 concerning the realignment of the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard.

Executive Correspondence: Letter from Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and Rep John Boozeman to Chairman Principi dtd 14JUN05 requesting a site visit to Ft. Smith Arkansas.

Executive Correspondence - Letter to the Commission from David Hudson, Sebastian County Judge - Reference to: Quorum Court Resolution on Overturning the Recommendation to Realign the 188th Fighter Wing

Executive Correspondence: Letter from Gilbert Baker (Senate Chairman) and Buddy Blair (House Chairman) of the AR General Assembly dtd June 20, 2005 to Chairman Principi regarding the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Prior to the BRAC release, SecDef had directed the USAF to transfer the C-130 FTU to the ARC at a ratio of 75%ARC to 25% active BRAC recommendation reflected this intent with 14 C-130Hs and 4 C-130Js to the 189" AW The "J" model buy was cut from 120 to 60 several month ago, but was reinstated in the budget two days before the BRAC recommendation release Prior to reinstating the "J" buy, only four aircraft were needed in the C-130J FTU, hence it is clear the intent of BRAC was to place the C-I 305 FTU in the 189" AW.

Executive Correspondence – Power Point slides to Lloyd "Fig" Newton from Kevin L. Wear, COL, AR ANG per the Commissioners request at BRAC hearing in San Antonio, TX for information on the airspace and ranges at the 188th Fort Smith Airspace

Letter dtd 07/06/05 to Chairman Principi from Thomas McLarty of Kissinger McLarty Associates expressing concern regarding DoD’s recommendation to close Red River Army Depot.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dated 7/1/2005 to the Chairman from Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas stating that the Governor will be unable to attend BRAC Commission meeting in San Antonio. He expresses his support to maintain the Red River Army Depot in Texas and the 188th Fighter Wing at Fort Smith, Ark.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Kenneth L. Penney, Airport Director, Fort Smith Regional Airport, to Air Force team leader Kenneth Small of the BRAC Commission, regarding 188th Air National Guard Fighter Wing, Forth Smith, Arkansas.