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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 477
BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the transfer and deposit of monies among state funds
AN ACT1
To provide for the transfer, dedication, use, and appropriations as specified of certain2
treasury funds; to provide for the deposit of certain funds into the state treasury; to3
provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the treasurer is6
authorized and directed to transfer the following amounts into the Overcollections Fund from7
the funds specified below:8
(1) Five Million Five Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight9
Dollars from the Louisiana Fire Marshal Fund.10
(2) Fifty Thousand Dollars from the Incentive Fund.11
(3) One Hundred Eighteen Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars from the State12
General Fund (Direct).13
Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the treasurer is14
authorized and directed to transfer Ninety-Seven Million Two Hundred Forty-Six Thousand15
Five Hundred Twelve Dollars from fees and self-generated revenues from higher education16
institutions to the Higher Education Initiatives Fund. 17
Section 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the treasurer is18
authorized and directed to transfer the following amounts into the Overcollections Fund19
from the funds specified below:20 HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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(1) Four Hundred Eighty Dollars from the Agricultural Products Processing1
Development Fund.2
(2) Thirty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars from the Formosan3
Termite Initiative Fund.4
(3) Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars from the DNA Testing Post-5
Conviction Relief for Indigents Fund.6
(4) Four Million One Hundred Sixty Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars7
from the Adult Probation and Parole Officer Retirement Fund.8
(5) Twenty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars from the9
Archaeological Curation Fund.10
(6) Three Dollars from the School and District Accountability Rewards Fund.11
(7) Four Hundred One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars from the12
Calcasieu Parish Fund.13
(8) Five Hundred Five Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars from the Tobacco14
Tax Health Care Fund.15
(9) Nineteen Thousand Dollars from the Bossier Parish Truancy Fund.16
(10) Two Hundred Sixteen Dollars from the Teacher Educational Aid for Children.17
(11) Twenty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars from the Variable18
Earnings Transaction Fund.19
(12) Thirty-Seven Million Six Hundred Seventy-Three thousand Two Hundred Eight20
Dollars from the Louisiana Economic Development Fund.21
(13) Three Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars from22
the UNO Slidell Technology Park Fund.23
(14) Three Thousand Sixty Dollars from the Casino Gaming Proceeds Fund.24
(15) Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars from the Greater New Orleans Sports25
Foundation Fund.26
(16) Four Thousand Seven Dollars from the Algiers Economic Development27
Foundation Fund.28 HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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(17) Three Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Dollars from the New1
Orleans Urban Tourism and Hospitality Training in Economic Development Foundation2
Fund.3
(18) Three Hundred Four Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars from the4
Beautification Project for New Orleans Neighborhoods Fund.5
(19) Three Hundred Four Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars from the6
Friends of NORD Fund.7
(20) Three Dollars from the General Aviation and Reliever Airport Grant Program8
Fund.9
(21) Three Thousand Sixty-Nine Dollars from the Railroad Crossing Safety Fund.10
(22) One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars from the11
Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Operation Fund.12
(23) One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars13
from the Administrative Fund of the Department of Insurance.14
(24) Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-One Dollars from the Insurance15
Fraud Investigation Fund.16
(25) Fourteen Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars from the Automobile17
Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Fund.18
(26) Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Five Dollars from19
the Department of Justice Debt Collection Fund.20
(27) One Million Three Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Two21
Dollars from the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund.22
(28) Three Million Four Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Two23
Dollars from the Louisiana Fire Marshal Fund.24
(29) Sixty-Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars from The Motorcycle25
Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program Fund.26
(30) Sixty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Two Dollars from the Louisiana Towing and27
Storage Fund.28
(31) Eight Hundred Seventy Thousand One Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars from the29
Concealed Handgun Permit Fund.30 HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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(32) One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars from the1
Right-to-Know Fund.2
(33) Two Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars from the3
Underground Damages Prevention Fund.4
(34) Two Hundred Ten Thousand One Hundred Seventy Dollars from the Hazardous5
Materials Emergency Response Fund.6
(35) Four Thousand Four Hundred Forty Dollars from the Pet Overpopulation Fund.7
(36) Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One Dollars from8
the Explosives Trust Fund.9
(37) Three Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-One Dollars from10
the Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Fund.11
(38) Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Sixteen Dollars from the12
Department of Public Safety Police Officer Fund.13
(39) Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars from14
the Louisiana Life Safety and Property Protection Trust Fund.15
(40) One Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars from the Louisiana Highway16
Safety Fund.17
(41) Two Thousand Four Hundred Five Dollars from the Industrialized Building18
Program Fund.19
(42) Thirty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars from the Fraud20
Detection Fund.21
(43) One Million Eight Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars from the Rehabilitation for the22
Blind and Visually Impaired Fund.23
(44) Three Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars from the Incentive Fund.24
(45) Fifty-Two Dollars from the Manufactured Home Tax Fairness Fund.25
(46) One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars from the Rural Development26
Fund.27
(47) Ten Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars from the Louisiana28
Environmental Education Fund.29 HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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(48) Forty-One Million Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Seven1
Dollars from the FEMA Reimbursement Fund.2
(49) Twenty-Six Million Six Hundred Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six3
Dollars from the Artificial Reef Development Fund.4
(50) One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars from the Scenic Rivers Fund.5
(51) One Thousand Four Hundred Forty-One Dollars from the Reptile and6
Amphibian Research Fund.7
(52) Nine Thousand Fifty-Three Dollars from the Utility and Carrier8
Inspection/Supervision Fund.9
(54) One Hundred Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars from the10
Telephonic Solicitation Relief Fund.11
(55) One Million Dollars from the State Lands Fees and Self-Generated Revenues.12
(56) Sixty Million Dollars from the Self-Insurance Fund.13
Section 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer14
is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the current balance and all future interest earned15
and credited to the following funds to the Overcollections Fund:16
(1) The Agricultural Products Processing Development Fund.17
(2) The Formosan Termite Initiative Fund.18
(3) The School and District Accountability Rewards Fund.19
(4) The General Aviation and Reliever Airport Grant Program Fund.20
(5) The Railroad Crossing Safety Fund.21
(6) The Manufactured Home Tax Fairness Fund.22
(7) The Rural Development Fund.23
Section 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer24
is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the fund balance of not less than Ten Million25
Five Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars from the Community and Family Support System26
Fund to the Overcollections Fund.27
Section 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Louisiana28
Housing Finance Agency or its successor is hereby authorized and directed to deposit into29
the state treasury the unrestricted or unencumbered fund assets of not less than Twenty30 HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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Million Dollars. The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the funds1
to the Overcollections Fund.2
Section 7. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer3
is hereby authorized and directed to transfer all proceeds from the sale of correctional4
facilities of not less than Eighty-Seven Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Five5
Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars to the Overcollections Fund.6
Section 8. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer7
shall not include unexpended and unencumbered monies in the Rapid Response Fund at the8
end of the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year in the determination of the unencumbered balance of the9
fund for purposes of determining the amount to be deposited into the fund at the beginning10
of the fiscal year pursuant to R.S. 51:2361(A)(2).11
Section 9. Sections 3 through 8 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2011.12
Section 10. Sections 1, 2, 9, and 10 of this Act shall become effective upon signature13
of this Act by the governor, or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for14
bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section15
18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act is vetoed by the governor and subsequently16
approved by the legislature, Sections 1, 2, 9, and 10 of this Act shall become effective on the17
day following such approval.18
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Fannin HB No. 477
Abstract: Provides for the transfer and deposit of monies among state funds.
Effective upon signature of the governor, authorizes the state treasurer to transfer the
following amounts into the Overcollections Fund from the following funds:
Amount Fund
$ 5,593,978Louisiana Fire Marshal Fund
$ 50,000Incentive Fund
$118,000,000State General Fund (Direct)
Effective upon signature of the governor, authorizes the state treasurer to transfer
$97,246,512 from fees and self-generated revenues from higher education institutions to the
Higher Education Initiatives Fund. HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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Effective July 1, 2011, authorizes the state treasurer to transfer the following amounts into
the Overcollections Fund from the following funds:
Amount Fund
$ 480Agricultural Products Processing Development Fund
$ 37,393Formosan Termite Initiative Fund
$ 28,500DNA Testing Post-Conviction Relief for Indigents Fund
$ 4,160,175Adult Probation and Parole Officer Retirement Fund
$ 29,767Archaeological Curation Fund
$ 3School and District Accountability Rewards Fund
$ 401,852Calcasieu Parish Fund
$ 505,780Tobacco Tax Health Care Fund
$ 19,000Bossier Parish Truancy Fund
$ 216Teacher Educational Aid for Children Fund
$ 27,266 Variable Earnings Transaction Fund
$37,673,208Louisiana Economic Development Fund
$ 362,478UNO Slidell Technology Park Fund
$ 3,060Casino Gaming Proceeds Fund
$ 8,900Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Fund
$ 4,007Algiers Economic Development Foundation Fund
$ 306,251New Orleans Urban Tourism and Hospitality Training in Economic
Development Foundation Fund
$ 304,822Beautification Project for New Orleans Neighborhoods Fund
$ 304,822Friends of NORD Fund
$ 3General Aviation and Reliever Airport Grant Program Fund
$ 3,069Railroad Crossing Safety Fund
$ 183,654Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Operation Fund
$ 187,393Administrative Fund of the Department of Insurance
$ 76,931Insurance Fraud Investigation Fund
$ 14,639Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Fund
$ 339,545Department of Justice Debt Collection Fund
$ 1,326,792Mineral and Energy Operation Fund
$ 3,456,632Louisiana Fire Marshal Fund
$ 62,135The Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program Fund
$ 69,602Louisiana Towing and Storage Fund
$ 870,147Concealed Handgun Permit Fund
$ 136,855Right-to-Know Fund
$ 256,803Underground Damages Prevention Fund
$ 210,170Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund.
$ 4,444Pet Overpopulation Fund
$ 995, 621Explosives Trust Fund
$ 351,721Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Fund
$ 339,616Department of Public Safety Police Officer Fund
$ 458,779Louisiana Life Safety and Property Protection Trust Fund
$ 1,954Louisiana Highway Safety Fund
$ 2,405 Industrialized Building Program Fund
$ 36,547Fraud Detection Fund
$ 1,000,889Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired Fund
$ 3,950,000Incentive Fund
$ 52 Manufactured Home Tax Fairness Fund
$ 1,265Rural Development Fund
$ 10,434Louisiana Environmental Education Fund
$41,022,977FEMA Reimbursement Fund
$26,613,236Artificial Reef Development Fund
$ 1,962Scenic Rivers Fund
$ 1,441Reptile and Amphibian Research Fund
$ 9,053Utility and Carrier Inspection/Supervision Fund
$ 115,192Telephonic Solicitation Relief Fund
$ 1,000,000State Lands Fees and Self-Generated Revenues
$60,000,000Self-Insurance Fund HLS 11RS-516 ORIGINAL
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Effective July 1, 2011, authorizes and directs the state treasurer to transfer the current
balance and all future interest earned and credited to the following funds to the
Overcollections Fund:
(1)The Agricultural Products Processing Development Fund.
(2)The Formosan Termite Initiative Fund.
(3)The School and District Accountability Rewards Fund.
(4)The General Aviation and Reliever Airport Grant Program Fund.
(5)The Railroad Crossing Safety Fund.
(6)The Manufactured Home Tax Fairness Fund.
(7)The Rural Development Fund.
Effective July 1, 2011, authorizes and directs the state treasurer to transfer the fund balance
of not less than $10,590,000 into the Overcollections Fund from the Community and Family
Support System Fund.
Effective July 1, 2011, the La. Housing Finance Agency or its successor is authorized and
directed to deposit into the state treasury the unrestricted or unencumbered fund assets of not
less than $20,000,000. Authorizes and directs the state treasurer to transfer the funds to the
Overcollections Fund.
Effective July 1, 2011, authorizes and directs the state treasurer to transfer all proceeds from
the sale of correctional facilities of not less than $87,738,555 to the Overcollections Fund.
Effective July 1, 2011, provides that the state treasurer shall not include unexpended and
unencumbered monies in the Rapid Response Fund at the end of FY 2010-2011 in the
determination of the unencumbered balance of the fund for purposes of determining the
amount to be deposited into the fund at the beginning of the fiscal year pursuant to R.S.
51:2361(A)(2).