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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.59.3. Correctional Facility Capital Outlay Fund

RS 39:100.59.3 - Correctional Facility Capital Outlay Fund
A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Correctional Facility Capital Outlay Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall deposit into the fund state sales tax proceeds remitted to the state by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections from the sale of arts and crafts items produced by inmates at correctional facilities owned and administered by the state.
C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and investment earnings shall be deposited into the state general fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated for capital outlay and major repairs at each correctional facility in proportion to the state sales tax proceeds remitted pursuant to the provisions of this Section by each facility.
Acts 2023, No. 391, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.61. New Opportunities Waiver Fund

RS 39:100.61 - New Opportunities Waiver Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the New Opportunities Waiver Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund."
B.(1) The source of monies in the fund shall be as follows:
(a) In any fiscal year, the state treasurer is directed to deposit twelve percent of all recurring state general fund revenue, not to exceed fifty million dollars in any fiscal year, as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference in excess of the Official Forecast at the beginning of the current fiscal year into the fund, and monies in the fund from this Subparagraph shall be used for appropriation in the ensuing fiscal year.
(b) Monies designated for the fund and received by the state treasurer from donations, gifts, grants, appropriations, or other revenue.
(2) Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to this fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
(3) For the purposes of this Section, "waiver services" means Medicaid services provided under the New Opportunities Waiver, the Children's Choice Waiver, or any other Medicaid home and community-based waiver for persons with developmental disabilities as promulgated by rule by the Louisiana Department of Health. The Louisiana Department of Health shall consult with the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council to develop a plan for appropriations out of this fund.
C. Subject to an appropriation by the legislature, monies in the fund shall be used solely to fund waiver services, as defined in this Section, to improve the capacity of the state to meet the varying and complex needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, with emphasis on increasing the number of recipients of waiver services, and administered by the Louisiana Department of Health. Such funding shall not be used to supplant appropriations from the general fund for waiver services as defined in this Section. Nothing contained in this Subpart shall prohibit the legislature from appropriating additional monies for waiver services as defined in this Section.
Acts 2007, No. 481, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 508, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 665, §1; Acts 2023, No. 187, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.62. Community Options Waiver Fund

RS 39:100.62 - Community Options Waiver Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Community Options Waiver Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. (1) The source of monies in the fund shall be as follows:
(a) In any fiscal year, after deposits required pursuant to R.S. 39:100.61, the state treasurer is directed to deposit twelve percent of the total of recurring state general fund revenue as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference in excess of the official forecast at the beginning of the current fiscal year, not to exceed fifty million dollars in any fiscal year, into the fund, and monies in the fund from this Subparagraph shall be used for appropriation in the ensuing fiscal year.
(b) Monies designated for the fund and received by the state treasurer from donations, gifts, grants, appropriations, or other revenue.
(2) Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
(3) For the purposes of this Section, "waiver services" means Medicaid services provided under the Community Choices Waiver or the Adult Day Health Care Waiver or any other Medicaid home and community-based service for persons with adult-onset disabilities as promulgated by rule by the Louisiana Department of Health. The Louisiana Department of Health shall consult with stakeholders representing persons with adult-onset disabilities to develop a plan for appropriations out of the fund.
C. Subject to an appropriation by the legislature, monies in the fund shall be used solely to fund waiver services, to improve the capacity of the state to meet the varying and complex needs of individuals with adult-onset disabilities, and shall be administered by the Louisiana Department of Health. The funding shall not be used to supplant appropriations from the general fund for waiver services. Nothing contained in this Subpart shall prohibit the legislature from appropriating additional monies for waiver services.
Acts 2023, No. 187, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.65. Special Education Classroom Monitoring Fund

RS 39:100.65 - Special Education Classroom Monitoring Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Special Education Classroom Monitoring Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund." The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated, allocated, or transferred to the fund.
B. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to this fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
C. Subject to an appropriation by the legislature, monies in the fund shall be solely used for the installation of cameras in classrooms as provided for in R.S. 17:1948 and 3996(B)(65).
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.71. Blue Tarp Fund; purpose

RS 39:100.71 - Blue Tarp Fund; purpose
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the ''Blue Tarp Fund", hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $500,000 from the Louisiana Mega-Project Development Fund into the Blue Tarp Fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated and used for roof repairs for homeowners. The Louisiana Housing Corporation shall develop a plan and promulgate rules for the distribution of funds.
Acts 2021, No. 114, §21, eff. June 7, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.81. Community Water Enrichment and Other Improvements Fund

RS 39:100.81 - Community Water Enrichment and Other Improvements Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Community Water Enrichment and Other Improvements Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". The fund shall consist of two accounts: the Water System Enrichment Account and the Other Improvements Account. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, monies in the Water System Enrichment Account shall be used solely to fund rehabilitation, improvement, and construction projects for community water systems to provide drinking water to Louisiana's small rural communities. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, monies in the Other Improvements Account shall be used by the office of community development solely to provide for a grants program for local governments to assist with capital, infrastructure, and other projects.
B. The fund shall consist of monies deposited annually pursuant to R.S. 27:270(A)(3)(b)(ii)(bb) or (c)(ii)(bb), with fifty percent to be deposited in and credited to the Water System Enrichment Account and fifty percent to be deposited in and credited to the Other Improvements Account. Further, the fund shall also consist of any other monies appropriated, allocated, or transferred to the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
Acts 2008, No. 513, §14, eff. June 30, 2008; Acts 2019, No. 171, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.92. Grants for Grads Program; eligibility and registration

RS 39:100.92 - Grants for Grads Program; eligibility and registration
A. Eligibility. (1) A graduate shall be eligible to register for the program if:
(a) He is a Louisiana resident who has received either an associate, baccalaureate, masters, or other postgraduate degree from an institution of higher education.
(b) He is able to provide to the agency evidence documenting his Louisiana residency and high school and college graduation.
(c) Intends to live and work in Louisiana for at least five years after his college graduation or completion of a postgraduate degree.
(d) Intends to purchase a permanent home in Louisiana.
(2) A graduate who is married to a person who has previously received a grant under this program shall be ineligible to register or participate in the program.
B. Registration. Eligible graduates who choose to participate in the program shall register with the agency no later than the sixtieth day after their college graduation date or date of completion of their postgraduate degree. A married person, whose spouse is also eligible to register for the program, shall register individually and shall make the actual or potential registration of his spouse known to the agency. The agency shall provide for the content and format of the documentation required for registration. No graduate may apply for a grant unless he has registered for the program pursuant to this Section.
Acts 2008, No. 748, §1, eff. July 6, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.95. Grants for Grads Program; rulemaking

RS 39:100.95 - Grants for Grads Program; rulemaking
The Louisiana Housing Corporation shall establish rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Subpart.
Acts 2008, No. 748, §1, eff. July 6, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.101. Power-Based Violence and Safety Fund; purpose

RS 39:100.101 - Power-Based Violence and Safety Fund; purpose
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the "Power-Based Violence and Safety Fund", hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated and used for Power-Based Violence, Title IX, and safety initiatives at every public postsecondary institution in the state. The Board of Regents shall develop a plan for the distribution of funds.
Acts 2021, No. 114, §22, eff. June 7, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 441, §2, eff. June 22, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 410, §4, eff. June 15, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.112. Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund

RS 39:100.112 - Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special trust fund, the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. After allocation of money to the Bond Redemption and Security Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund the revenues as provided for in Subsections C and D of this Section.
C. The treasurer shall deposit into the fund the amount of mineral revenues as provided in R.S. 39:100.116.
D. The treasurer shall deposit into the fund the amount of revenues in excess of six hundred million dollars received each fiscal year from corporate franchise and income taxes as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference.
E.(1) Except as provided for in Subsection F of this Section, monies deposited into the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund shall be permanently credited to the trust fund and shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as investments of the Millennium Trust, as provided in R.S. 39:98.2.
(2) The treasurer shall deposit all interest or other income from investment on the fund into the state general fund.
F.(1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, no appropriations shall be made from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund.
(2)(a) In any fiscal year in which the balance of the fund at the beginning of the year is in excess of five billion dollars, hereinafter referred to as the minimum fund balance, the legislature may appropriate an amount not to exceed ten percent of the fund balance, hereinafter referred to as the allowable percentage, for the following:
(i) Capital outlay projects in the comprehensive state capital budget.
(ii) Transportation infrastructure.
(b) The minimum fund balance or the allowable percentage may be changed by a law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.
(3) In order to ensure the money in the fund is available for appropriation in an emergency, the legislature may authorize an appropriation from the fund at any time for any purpose pursuant to a concurrent resolu tion adopted by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature. If the legislature is not in session, the two-thirds consent requirement shall be obtained as provided in R.S. 39:87.
Acts 2016, No. 639, §1, special eff. date.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.121. Capital Outlay Savings Fund

RS 39:100.121 - Capital Outlay Savings Fund
NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) eff. until July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 82, §1.
A.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Capital Outlay Savings Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". The fund shall be comprised of nonrecurring state general fund revenues.
NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) eff. July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 82, §1.
A.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Capital Outlay Savings Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". The fund shall be comprised of both recurring and nonrecurring state general fund revenues.
(2)(a) The state treasurer is authorized and directed to transfer and deposit into the fund an amount equal to one hundred five million nine hundred thirty-seven thousand seven hundred twenty dollars of nonrecurring revenues from the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 surplus as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference.
NOTE: Subparagraph (b) eff. until July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 82, §1.
(b) In the event that a project included in the comprehensive capital outlay budget that has a state general fund direct nonrecurring revenue appropriation is deemed null by the division of administration or is vetoed by the governor, the state treasurer is authorized and directed to deposit into the fund an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation for the project that is deemed null or vetoed from the nonrecurring revenues in the state general fund.
NOTE: Subparagraph (b) eff. July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 82, §1.
(b) In the event that a project included in the comprehensive capital outlay budget that has a state general fund direct appropriation, regardless of whether the appropriation is from recurring or nonrecurring revenue, is deemed null by the division of administration or is vetoed by the governor, the state treasurer is authorized and directed to deposit into the fund an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation for the project that is deemed null or vetoed from the recurring or nonrecurring revenues, whichever is applicable, in the state general fund.
B. Monies in the fund shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Providing funding for capital outlay projects.
(2) Providing for allocation or appropriation for deposit into the Budget Stabilization Fund established in Article VII, Section 10.3 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
C. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund, and any interest earned on the monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Acts 2020 1st Ex. Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2023, No. 82, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.122. Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Repayment Fund; purpose

RS 39:100.122 - Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Repayment Fund; purpose
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the "Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Repayment Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. Between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, and after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, the treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deposit thirty-eight percent of any increase of state general fund revenue recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 above the official state general fund forecast adopted on May 18, 2021, into the fund.
C. Between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, and after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, state taxes levied on the sale at retail, use, lease, rental, consumption, distribution, and storage for use or consumption of each item or article of tangible personal property pursuant to R.S. 47:302(A) and (B), 321(A) and (B), 321.1(A) and (B), and 331(A) and (B), including remote sales, that are collected in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles shall be deposited into the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
E. The total amount of monies deposited into the fund pursuant to Subsections B and C of this Section shall not exceed four hundred million dollars.
F. Monies in the fund shall be used exclusively to make payments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers for costs associated with the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System or to make debt service payments in the event the state issues general obligation bonds to fund the payments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers.
Acts 2021, No. 448, §1, eff. June 30, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.123. Construction Subfund Preservation Account

RS 39:100.123 - Construction Subfund Preservation Account
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury as an account within the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund the Construction Subfund Preservation Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "Preservation Account". Monies appropriated or transferred to the Preservation Account shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. Monies in the Preservation Account shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as state general fund monies. Interest earned on monies in the Preservation Account shall be credited to the Preservation Account. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the Preservation Account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Preservation Account to which they are credited.
C. Monies in the Preservation Account shall be used by the Department of Transportation and Development solely for the direct costs associated with actual project delivery, construction, and maintenance of highway and bridge preservation projects approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.124. Matching Funds Fund; creation

RS 39:100.124 - Matching Funds Fund; creation
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury as a special fund the Matching Funds Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". Monies appropriated or transferred to the fund shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as state general fund monies. Interest earned on monies in the fund shall be credited to the state general fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
B. Of the amount originally deposited into the fund by Act No. 167 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Department of Environmental Quality is authorized, subject to appropriation, to use an aggregate amount up to ten million twenty thousand three hundred dollars for matching funds for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund established pursuant to R.S. 30:2302.
C. Of the amount originally deposited into the fund by Act No. 167 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Louisiana Department of Health is authorized, subject to appropriation, to use an aggregate amount up to thirteen million, six hundred seventy-eight thousand seven hundred ninety-eight dollars for matching funds for the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to R.S. 40:2823.
D. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.125. Early Childhood Supports and Services Program Fund; creation

RS 39:100.125 - Early Childhood Supports and Services Program Fund; creation
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury as a special fund the Early Childhood Supports and Services Program Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". Monies appropriated or transferred to the fund shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Until December 1, 2024, unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund on December 1, 2024, and any interest attributable to such funds, to the Louisiana Rescue Plan Fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the Louisiana Department of Health to fund its Early Childhood Supports and Service Program.
B. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.126. Major Events Fund

RS 39:100.126 - Major Events Fund
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Major Events Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. The source of monies deposited into the fund shall be any monies appropriated annually by the legislature including donations, gifts, grants, or any other monies which may be provided by law. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of monies shall be credited to the state general fund.
C. The monies in the fund shall be appropriated and used to provide funding for entities within the state for the costs associated with attracting, hosting, and staging major events of area-wide, statewide, regional, national, or international prominence. Such funding shall require prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2012, No. 548, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.136. Unfunded Accrued Liability Fund

RS 39:100.136 - Unfunded Accrued Liability Fund
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "Unfunded Accrued Liability Fund", hereinafter referred to as "fund". The source of monies for the fund shall be those state revenues deposited into the fund pursuant to the requirements of R.S. 47:6351. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as those in the state general fund. Monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
B. Monies in the fund shall be available for appropriation exclusively for payments against the unfunded accrued liability of the public retirement systems which are in addition to any payments required for the annual amortization of the unfunded accrued liability of the public retirement systems, as required by Article X, Section 29(E)(2)(c) of the Constitution of Louisiana; however, any such payments to the public retirement systems shall not be used, directly or indirectly, to fund cost-of-living increases for such systems.
C. Appropriations from the UAL Account shall be exclusively for additional payments against the unfunded accrued liability of the public retirement systems as provided in Subsection B of this Section.
Acts 2012, No. 800, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 612, §12, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.146. Rural Primary Care Physicians Development Fund; creation

RS 39:100.146 - Rural Primary Care Physicians Development Fund; creation
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury as a special fund the Rural Primary Care Physicians Development Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". Monies appropriated or transferred to the fund shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Until December 1, 2024, unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund on December 1, 2024, and any interest attributable to such funds, to the Louisiana Rescue Plan Fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the Louisiana Department of Health to fund the Health Professional Development Program established pursuant to R.S. 40:1205.1 et seq.
B. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.151. State Land Office Reforestation Fund

RS 39:100.151 - State Land Office Reforestation Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the State Land Office Reforestation Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, monies in the fund shall be used solely to fund reforestation of state properties, preparing state-owned timber sites for cultivation, paying fees assessed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry for timber management, purchasing necessary servitudes or easements to improve timber harvesting, and purchasing servitudes or tracts of land to increase access to landlocked state properties.
C. The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated, allocated, or transferred to the fund, including twenty-five percent of the proceeds from the sale of timber pursuant to R.S. 41:1001 et seq. and twenty-five percent of the proceeds from the sale of timber pursuant to a timber management program under R.S. 3:2(B), notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 3:2(C), R.S. 41:135(A) and 1005, or any other law to the contrary.
D. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
E. At the end of each fiscal year, the state treasurer is authorized and directed to transfer into the state general fund any monies in the fund exceeding five hundred thousand dollars.
F. The register of the state land office shall submit as part of the annual report to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources required by R.S. 41:2 and 140, a descriptive list by parish of the revenues, expenditures, and projects associated with the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section.
Acts 2019, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.181. Continuum of Care Fund

RS 39:100.181 - Continuum of Care Fund
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury as a special fund the Continuum of Care Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". Monies appropriated or transferred to the fund shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Until December 1, 2024, unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund on December 1, 2024, and any interest attributable to such funds, to the Louisiana Rescue Plan Fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the Department of Children and Family Services to fund continuum of care initiatives.
B. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.191. Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund

RS 39:100.191 - Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury as a special fund the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated, allocated, or transferred to the fund.
B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall be utilized to provide grants to local and regional tourist commissions for marketing and promoting Louisiana as a tourism destination for in-state and out-of-state travel activity. In order to qualify to receive a grant award, the recipient shall be an official tourism commission, convention and visitors bureau, or official destination marketing organization.
D. Monies in the fund shall be administered by the division of administration in the same manner as provided for R.S. 39:100.55.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.201. Political Subdivision Federal Grant Assistance Fund

RS 39:100.201 - Political Subdivision Federal Grant Assistance Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Political Subdivision Federal Grant Assistance Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund all monies appropriated, transferred, or donated for the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as state general fund monies and interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
B. Monies out of the fund shall be appropriated to the division of administration and the office of rural development established within the office of the governor.
C. Monies in the fund shall be used for the administration of a program to assist political subdivisions with competitive federal grant opportunities made pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58.
D. Any program guidelines shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2022, No. 497, §3, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 410, §4, eff. June 15, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.211. Court Modernization and Technology Fund

RS 39:100.211 - Court Modernization and Technology Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Court Modernization and Technology Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". The fund shall be administered by the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court to provide funding for technology upgrades in courts under the supervisory jurisdiction of the supreme court pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
C. The supreme court shall promulgate rules, regulations, and procedures as necessary for the administration of the fund, including establishing minimum technology standards for the courts, procedures for application, audit and monitoring requirements, and annual reporting requirements.
D. The Judicial Council shall administer monies in the fund as follows:
(1) To establish the initial framework for regional technology support for courts.
(2) To prioritize funding to courts that do not meet the minimum technology standards in the following areas:
(a) Hardware and software.
(b) Cybersecurity.
(c) Case and document management systems.
E. Beginning October 1, 2023, the Judicial Council shall submit a quarterly status report of all funding allocated pursuant to this Section to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2023, No. 410, §4, eff. June 15, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.221. Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund

RS 39:100.221 - Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". The source of monies in the fund shall be any monies appropriated by the legislature including federal funds, donations, gifts, or grants, and any other monies which may be provided by law. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and any interest earned on the investment shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.
B. Subject to appropriation, monies in the fund shall be used by the office of state police for public safety services, including patrol and law enforcement, in any parish having a population of not less than two hundred eighty thousand persons and not more than four hundred twenty thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census.
Acts 2023, No. 410, §4, eff. June 15, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:100.231. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of State Fire Marshal, and Louisiana Public Defender Board Compensation Fund

RS 39:100.231 - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of State Fire Marshal, and Louisiana Public Defender Board Compensation Fund
A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of State Fire Marshal, and Louisiana Public Defender Board Compensation Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, after the first twenty-two million dollars of the avails of the tax levied pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:841(F) is deposited into the Louisiana State Police Salary Fund pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 22:831(B)(2), the treasurer shall deposit the next six million dollars of the avails of the tax levied pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:841(F) into the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used solely as provided for in Subsection C of this Section.
(2) Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on investment of the monies shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn subject to an appropriation by the legislature and shall be distributed as follows:
(1) The first distribution to the office of alcohol and tobacco control shall be six hundred thousand dollars. These funds shall be expended exclusively for the purposes of the enforcement of vapor products and electronic cigarettes.
(2) The remaining funds shall be distributed and shared equally among the following governmental units:
(a) The funds distributed to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be used exclusively to cover the cost of salary increases and related benefits for enforcement agents.
(b) The funds distributed to the office of the state fire marshal shall be used exclusively to cover the cost of salary increases and related benefits for its employees.
(c) The funds distributed to the Louisiana Public Defender Board shall be used exclusively to cover the cost of salary increases and related benefits for its employees.
Acts 2023, No. 414, §3, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:102. Capital outlay budget request contents

RS 39:102 - Capital outlay budget request contents
A. Each request submitted as required by R.S. 39:101 shall include a detailed project description and justification for each new project requested.
B.(1) The detailed project description and justification shall include an analysis of need with corroborative data, a reasonable estimate of the date when the project will be needed, the project's proposed location, the estimated construction cost, the estimated local match requirement and amount of local funds expended on the project, the cost of equipping and furnishing the project, the space utilization plan of the requesting agency, the cost of opening and operating the facility for the first year, the estimated annual operating and maintenance costs of the facility, and the method and source of financing for each of the next five years, and the estimated completion date of the project as well as an identification and description of other similar facilities and projects in the given area and an evaluation of their capabilities to meet needs. The request shall indicate the order of priority.
(2)(a) The detailed project description for all statewide programs including but not limited to the statewide roofing program, the major repairs of state office buildings program, the Americans with Disabilities Act implementation for state facilities program, the local government assistance program, the community water enrichment program, and the deferred maintenance programs for all higher education institutions and community college facilities shall include specific information and details of the projects qualifying for funding through the programs proposed to be funded with the appropriations included in the capital outlay budget.
(b) Any project receiving an individual appropriation in the capital outlay budget shall submit a capital outlay application by the November first deadline regardless if the project is eligible for funding through a statewide program.
C. A detailed project description and justification shall be prepared in accordance with instructions and procedures published by the division of administration. Such instructions and procedures shall be published in the Louisiana Register at least thirty days prior to the effective date thereof.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 133, §1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 2013, No. 220, §16, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 419, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:103. Standards for capital projects and evaluations

RS 39:103 - Standards for capital projects and evaluations
A.(1) The office of facility planning and control of the division of administration shall establish standards for capital projects which shall include but not be limited to criteria of requirements for:
(a) Allocation of space.
(b) Design and construction according to anticipated use.
(c) Determination of the economic feasibility of remodeling buildings, purchasing older buildings, or leasing space.
(d) Utilization or disposition of buildings being replaced.
(e) Standards and procedures for determining the feasibility of projects as required by Article VII, Section 11(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
(f) Standards for architectural programs.
(2) The standards established by the commissioner of administration shall be published in the Louisiana Register at least thirty days prior to the effective date thereof.
B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the office of facility planning and control shall timely analyze and evaluate requested capital projects including compliance with the provisions of R.S. 39:101 and 102, the standards required by Subsection A and long-range policies and goals established by the legislature and the governor.
(2) Projects and programs for the expenditure of funds from the Transportation Trust Fund shall be analyzed and evaluated pursuant to the priority programs required by Article VII, Section 27 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The Joint Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works shall approve the respective priority programs no later than the last day for introduction in either house of the legislature of a matter intended to have the effect of law.
(3) The office of facility planning and control shall establish a system for comparatively evaluating projects based on the feasibility and merits of projects and shall annually establish a priority ranking of projects. The division of administration may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this Paragraph. However, such rules and regulations shall be approved by the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs before they are promulgated.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 133, §1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 2008, No. 911, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 220, §16, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:104. Capital outlay budget preparation

RS 39:104 - Capital outlay budget preparation
A. The division of administration then shall prepare the capital outlay budget for the next five years.
B. The budget shall include a list of projects requested to be undertaken within the time period, projects recommended by the division of administration to be undertaken within the time period, the projected expenditures for each project, and the reasons for rejection of any requested project.
C. The projects shall be listed by requesting agency and shall indicate whether the funds will be used for acquisitions, planning, construction, or purchase of equipment.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 133, §1, eff. July 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Public Finance › §39:111. Capital outlay budget submission

RS 39:111 - Capital outlay budget submission
No later than the eighth day of each regular session, the governor shall submit his capital outlay budget to the legislature, the proposed capital outlay bill implementing the first year of the five-year program, and the bond authorization bill for the sale of bonds to fund projects included in the bond portion of the capital outlay bill.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 911, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2016, No. 419, §1.