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LA Rev Stat § 39:1755 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1755. General provisions

RS 1755 - General provisions The following general provisions shall apply to all procurements under this Part:  (1) No contracts entered into shall have an initial effective date earlier than the date on which such contract receives approval as required by this Part.  (2) All changes, modifications, and amendments to any contract hereunder shall be approved in advance by the office of telecommunications management and the state purchasing office, in addition to any other approvals required by law.  (3) Where written proposals or bids are submitted by vendors, the proposal or bid of the successful vendor shall be incorporated into the final contract consummated with that vendor.  (4) All contracts must contain the following annual appropriation dependency clause: "The continuation of this contract is contingent upon the continuation of an appropriation of funds by the Legislature to fulfill the requirements of the contract. If the Legislature fails to appropriate sufficient monies to provide for the continuation of a contract or if such appropriation is reduced by the veto of the governor or by any means provided in the appropriations act to prevent the total appropriations for the year from exceeding revenues for that year or for any other lawful purpose and the effect of such reduction is to provide insufficient monies for the continuation of the contract, the contract shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal year for which funds were appropriated."  (5) Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 288, §3.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 152, §1, eff. July 12, 1982. Acts 1984, No. 616, §2, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 1997, No. 1098, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 52, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 288, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1758 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1758. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 343, §5.

RS 1758 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 343, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1761 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1761. Short title

RS 1761 - Short title  This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the State Lease-Purchase Act.  Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1762 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1762. Legislative findings and intent

RS 1762 - Legislative findings and intent The intent of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is to provide a cost effective means of acquiring essential equipment for the operation of state government. Commercial leases or renting agreements as well as lump sum purchases of equipment have created a burden on the finances of the state, and it has been determined that, pursuant to this Chapter, essential equipment may be obtained using an equipment-lease-purchase contract in conjunction with tax-exempt financing and earnings on investments by nonprofit lessors resulting in lower net equipment costs to the state. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1764. Equipment-lease-purchase contracts with nonprofit lessors authorized; term

RS 1764 - Equipment-lease-purchase contracts with nonprofit lessors authorized; term The state through the Division of Administration may enter into equipment-lease-purchase contracts directly with nonprofit lessors, as provided in this Chapter, for a term not to exceed ten years or the reasonably expected economic life of the equipment, whichever is less, as determined by the applicable purchasing agency, notwithstanding any provisions of R.S. 9:2347(J), R.S. 39:197, R.S. 39:198, R.S. 39:1615, R.S. 39:1753 or any other law to the contrary. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1766 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1766. Selection of nonprofit lessor; award of lease

RS 1766 - Selection of nonprofit lessor; award of lease A lease-purchase contract with a nonprofit lessor for one or more pieces of selected equipment may be executed between the state and a nonprofit lessor by competitive negotiation, provided that a notice stating the estimated principal amount of any proposed lease, the equipment to be leased, the interest rate factor to be computed in the lease payments, and the date, time, and place of the execution of the proposed lease shall be published in the official state journal at least twice within a fifteen-day period before such execution date with the last publication at least seven days prior to the proposed execution date. Any nonprofit lessor may submit a proposal as lessor under the lease. The nonprofit lessor submitting the proposal most advantageous to the state shall be selected as lessor under the lease-purchase contract. However, if it is determined that there is not a proposal which is advantageous to the state, the Division of Administration may reject all proposals. Publication of the notice shall be the responsibility of the proposed nonprofit lessor. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1767 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1767. Appropriation dependency

RS 1767 - Appropriation dependency All lease-purchase contracts entered into pursuant to this Chapter shall contain an annual appropriation dependency requirement to the effect that renewal and continuation of such contract is contingent upon the appropriation of funds to fulfill the requirements of the contract and if the legislature, after a diligent and good faith effort, fails to appropriate sufficient monies to provide for the continuation of a contract, or if such appropriation can not be effected, the contract shall terminate in accordance with the terms of the lease on the last day of the last fiscal year for which funds were appropriated, provided the equipment is returned to the nonprofit lessor or his agent, as provided in the equipment-lease-purchase contract and such contract shall not be a long-term debt of the state or the applicable purchasing agency. In addition, in such equipment-lease-purchase contracts, the nonprofit lessor shall covenant and agree to indemnify and hold the lessee harmless against any loss, damage, liability, cost, penalty, or expense, including attorney fees, which is not otherwise agreed to by the lessee in the equipment-lease-purchase contract and which is incurred and arises upon a failure of the legislature to appropriate funds in the manner described above for a continuation of the contract or the exercise of the option to purchase the selected equipment. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985; Acts 2010, No. 868, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 343, §3. {NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1768 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1768. Purchase option

RS 1768 - Purchase option All equipment lease purchase contracts shall provide that the lessee shall have the right to purchase any piece of selected equipment at the termination of payments for such piece of equipment as set forth in the lease-purchase contract for a sum not to exceed one dollar. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1769 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1769. Lease status

RS 1769 - Lease status Any equipment-lease-purchase contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter, shall be treated as a lease for all legal purposes without regard to the rights and obligations of the lessee at lease termination or any interest payment factor, and without necessity of filing a chattel mortgage. The nonprofit lessor therein shall be deemed owner of the selected equipment during the term of the lease. In addition, the selected equipment shall be deemed to be movable property for all purposes and shall not become a component part of any immovable property notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary including but not limited to Civil Code Articles 465, 466, 467, 493, 493.1, or 495. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1770 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1770. Equipment warranty; pursuit of actions

RS 1770 - Equipment warranty; pursuit of actions All equipment-lease-purchase contracts shall provide that whatever interests, claims, and rights including warranties of the selected equipment which the nonprofit lessor may have against the selected vendor of the selected equipment which is the subject of an equipment-lease-purchase contract shall be assigned to the lessee, and the lessee or the applicable purchasing agency shall have full right to pursue any and all remedies available to the nonprofit lessor for breach of any warranty against the selected vendor. In addition, all equipment-lease-purchase contracts shall provide that the nonprofit lessor shall be obligated to join the lessee or applicable purchasing agency as a party plaintiff in any cause if required under state law for a successful pursuit of such action. Upon termination of the lease-purchase contract, unless the option to purchase is exercised, all such interests, claims, and rights assigned to the lessee under this Section shall revert to the lessor. In addition, any lease-purchase contract shall provide that the lessee has no right to alienate or encumber the selected equipment during the term of the lease. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1771 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1771. Approval by the legislature, State Bond Commission; rules and regulations by the Division of Administration

RS 1771 - Approval by the legislature, State Bond Commission; rules and regulations by the Division of Administration A. No equipment-lease-purchase contract may be effected under the provisions of this Chapter unless the prior written approval of the form of the lease is obtained from the State Bond Commission and the commissioner of administration. Equipment to be included as the subject of an equipment-lease-purchase contract hereunder shall be approved by the Division of Administration and included in the executive budget as provided in Part II of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and shall be approved by the legislature in the General Appropriation Act. Substitutions and deletions of equipment to be leased shall be authorized upon recommendation by the Division of Administration, provided that such substitution or deletion shall have the prior written approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. B. The Division of Administration shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to the proper and efficient implementation of the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1985, No. 758, §2, eff. July 17, 1985. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 758, §§3, 5 AND 6.}}
LA Rev Stat § 39:1780 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1780. Definitions

RS 1780 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent: (1) "Act" means this Correctional Facilities Corporation Act. (2) "Annual appropriation dependency clause" shall mean a clause which shall be included in any lease-purchase financing document or custody agreement which provides that after a diligent and good faith effort by the state to appropriate funds for the payment of sums due under a lease-purchase financing agreement or custody agreement, such funds are not appropriated, such lease-purchase agreement or custody agreement shall terminate and the state shall not be liable for the payment of further sums due on such agreements past the then current budget year. (3) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or any other evidences of indebtedness issued by the corporation. (4) "Certificates" means certificates of participation executed and delivered by a trustee evidencing ownership interests in any lease entered into by the state, as lessee, and the corporation, as lessor. (5) "Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation authorized to be formed by this Chapter, or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation by this Chapter shall be given by law. (6) "Correctional facilities" mean prisons, penitentiaries, jails, reformatories, community rehabilitation centers, drug addiction and treatment centers, diagnostic and treatment centers, penal farms, prison camps, juvenile detention homes, reception centers, diagnostic and training institutions and schools, work-release facilities, correctional centers, and detention centers. (7) "Division of Administration" means the Division of Administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. (8) "Lease-purchase financing" is the financing and acquisition of property by a person pursuant to an arrangement under which such person acquires title to property and enters into a lease-purchase agreement with the state providing for the leasing of the property by such person to the state and the acquisition by the state at the end of the lease period of title to the property. For the purposes of this Chapter, the term lease-purchase financing shall also mean any service agreement between a person and the state providing for the acquisition, lease, custody of prisoners, or other form of operation of newly constructed correctional facilities as may be provided in such agreement, provided that all policy and criteria matters for management shall be determined by the state. (9) "Project" means the financing of a correctional facility by the state, to be financed with funds provided in whole or in part pursuant to this Chapter. (10) "State" means the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1781. Construction of Chapter; supplemental and additional nature

RS 1781 - Construction of Chapter; supplemental and additional nature This Chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1782. Construction of Chapter; controlling law

RS 1782 - Construction of Chapter; controlling law To the extent that the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with any other provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed controlling. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1783 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1783. Formation of corporation

RS 1783 - Formation of corporation There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a nonprofit corporation, the purpose of which shall be the financing and acquisition of correctional facilities for lease to the state of Louisiana. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1784 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1784. Membership of board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses

RS 1784 - Membership of board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses A. The governor shall appoint five persons to serve as the directors and members of this corporation. B. Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but the corporation may reimburse such members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1785. Applicable laws to corporation

RS 1785 - Applicable laws to corporation A. The corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, Public Meeting Law, Code of Ethics, and the Bond Validation Procedures Law. B. Further, any procurement made by said corporation must be made in accordance with the applicable procurement law relative to the item or items being procured, and the state shall follow all applicable procurement laws when using the corporation as a financing vehicle. C. Further, any capital construction performed by or on behalf of the corporation, and/or to be used by the state, shall be advertised, bid, and contracted for in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq., and the state shall follow all provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq., when using the corporation as a financing vehicle for any capital construction. D. Further, prior to award the corporation or its agent charged with the administration of such contracts shall require that every prime contractor provide evidence to the corporation or its agent of ten percent participation by minority-owned businesses, contracted for in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq., provided no contract shall be awarded to a minority-owned business that would cause the contract price to be in excess of the contract price if awarded to a nonminority-owned business, on a competitive bid basis, for the total dollar amount of all procurement of goods and services or for construction awarded by that corporation or its agent. For purposes of this Subsection, minority-owned businesses shall be certified in accordance with the provisions of Part II of Chapter 19 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. E. In any action for damages for an offense or quasi offense against the corporation, its officers, or employees, the corporation, its officers, or employees are entitled to assert any defense or limitation available to the state or an agency thereof, including but not limited to the provisions of Part XV of Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. F. In any claim or lawsuit against the corporation or its officers or employees for damages arising out of personal injury or death of an official or employee of the state, its agencies, boards or commissions, the exclusive, compulsory and obligatory relief shall be limited to the remedies and relief afforded under Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including but not limited to R.S. 23:1034. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 714, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2001, No. 1059, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1787. Bonds

RS 1787 - Bonds A. The corporation is authorized, from time to time, to issue its bonds in order to provide for achieving any of its purposes under this Chapter. B. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the corporation, each of its bonds shall be payable from any revenues or moneys of the corporation available therefor and not otherwise pledged, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds pledging any particular revenues or moneys. Such bonds shall be and are deemed to be for all purposes negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of such bonds for registration. C. The corporation's bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds, or the corporation, in its discretion, may issue bonds of both types. The issuance of all bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board of directors and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, as the indenture, trust agreement, or resolution relating to such bonds may provide. The corporation's bonds may be sold by the corporation at public or private sale, for such price or prices and upon such terms and conditions as the corporation shall determine. The corporation may sell any bonds at a price below the par value thereof; provided, however, that the discount shall not exceed six percent of the par value thereof. Pending preparation of the definitive bonds, the corporation may issue interim receipts or certificates or temporary bonds which shall be exchanged for such definitive bonds. D. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of any bonds or any issue of bonds may contain provisions, which shall be part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized, as to pledging all or any part of the revenues of a project or any revenue-producing contract or contracts made by the corporation with any agency, department, corporation, or other person, public or private, to secure the payment of the bonds or of any particular issue of bonds. E. Neither the members of the board of directors of the corporation or any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1788 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1788. Bonds; security; trust agreement; indenture

RS 1788 - Bonds; security; trust agreement; indenture In the discretion of the corporation, any bonds issued by it may be secured by a trust agreement or indenture by and between the corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or indenture or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received from any lease of the correctional facilities. Such trust agreement, indenture, or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. Any such trust agreement, indenture, or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement, indenture, or resolution may contain such other provisions as the corporation may deem reasonable and proper for the security of bondholders. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 39:1789 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Public Finance|§1789. Bonds and certificates; payment; no liability of state or political subdivision

RS 1789 - Bonds and certificates; payment; no liability of state or political subdivision Neither bonds nor certificates shall be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state of Louisiana or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state of Louisiana or of any such political subdivision. Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.