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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 238
BY REPRESENTATIVES LAMBERT AND FANNIN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:481 and R.S. 48:196(A)(introductory paragraph), relative to2
registration and license fees; to provide for the disposition of collections into certain3
accounts; to provide for monies to be deposited into the State Highway Improvement4
Fund; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 47:481 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
§481. Disposition of collections8
Except as provided in R.S. 47:480, all fees and taxes provided for in this9
Chapter, including the permit fees, shall be paid to the state treasurer on or before the10
tenth day of each month following their collection and shall be credited to the11
account of the state general fund, the Transportation Trust Fund, the State Highway12
Improvement Fund, and the state highway fund No. 2, as provided by law.13
Section 2. R.S. 48:196(A)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and reenacted14
to read as follows: 15
§196. State Highway Improvement Fund16
A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the State17
Highway Improvement Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". The source of18
monies in this fund shall be registration and license fees and taxes on trucks and19
trailers collected by the state pursuant to R.S. 47:462, and as provided in R.S.20
47:481. Beginning July 1, 2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, after compliance21
with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana,22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 238
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and after making the allocation for state highway fund No. 2, the treasurer shall1
deposit into the fund the following amounts:2
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Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012.4
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: