Louisiana HB 756: PUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST: Provides relative to certain public buildings and grounds (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Bill Text

HLS 22RS-124 RE-REENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 756
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
PUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST: Provides relative to certain public buildings and grounds
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:150.3, relative to the state capitol complex; to provide for the maintenance
3 and care of certain buildings and grounds within the state capitol complex; to
4 establish a special fund for such purposes; to provide for deposits into and use of
5 monies in the fund; to provide for related contracts and agreements; to provide for
6 an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 49:150.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §150.3. State capitol, capitol annex, pentagon barracks buildings, Old Arsenal
10 Magazine Museum; grounds; special fund
11 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the office of
12 lieutenant governor, through the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism,
13 shall have charge of and be responsible for the maintenance of the state capitol and
14 any additions or appurtenances thereto, pentagon barracks buildings, capitol annex,
15 the Old Arsenal Magazine Museum, and the grounds adjacent to those buildings,
16 including any rental or lease agreements for space within those buildings or on those
17 grounds, all subject to the authority and direction of the speaker of the House of
18 Representatives and the president of the Senate.
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1 B. In the performance of the duties and responsibilities established in
2 Subsection A of this Section, the office of lieutenant governor through the
3 Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall repair, maintain, and, as
4 appropriate, enhance the buildings and grounds for the enjoyment, inspiration,
5 education, and safety of all people who visit the buildings and grounds.
6 C.(1) By February fifteenth of each year, the lieutenant governor shall
7 submit a plan and a proposed budget for the improvement, enhancement, repair, and
8 maintenance of the buildings and grounds to the Legislative Budgetary Control
9 Council for review and approval.
10 (2) After the yearly plan and budget are approved by the Legislative
11 Budgetary Control Council, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the
12 president of the Senate, acting jointly, may approve projects in accordance with the
13 plan and emergency maintenance and repair needs if and as required by unforseen
14 circumstances.
15 D.(1) The Capitol Complex Maintenance and Enhancement Fund, hereafter
16 in this Subsection referred to as the "fund", is hereby established in the state treasury
17 as a special fund.
18 (2)(a) The monies in the fund are subject to an annual appropriation by the
19 legislature and may only be used for the purposes established in this Section and as
20 approved by the Legislative Budgetary Control Council. The monies in the fund
21 shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general
22 fund and all interest earned shall be deposited and credited to the fund. All
23 unexpended or unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal
24 year shall remain in the fund.
25 (b) The legislature may appropriate, allocate, or transfer additional monies
26 to the fund if it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of the fund.
27 (c) The fund may receive and be credited any other monies designated for
28 the fund including donations, gifts, or grants.
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1 (d) After June 30, 2023, all monies received from rental and lease
2 agreements for space within the buildings and on the grounds covered by the
3 provisions of this Section shall be deposited into the fund.
4 (3) Monies in the fund shall be available for appropriation to and use by the
5 office of lieutenant governor through the Department of Culture, Recreation and
6 Tourism and the Legislative Budgetary Control Council. Such appropriations shall
7 be used solely to fund construction, improvements, maintenance, renovations,
8 repairs, and necessary additions or enhancements to the state capitol and any
9 additions or appurtenances thereto, pentagon barracks buildings, capitol annex, the
10 Old Arsenal Magazine Museum, and the grounds adjacent to those buildings.
11 Section 2.(A) On the effective date of this Act, the state treasurer is hereby
12 authorized and directed to transfer any and all funds allocated to the division of
13 administration or any agency thereof to carry out the functions, duties, and activities
14 transferred to the office of lieutenant governor through the Department of Culture,
15 Recreation and Tourism and the Legislative Budgetary Control Council by th