Louisiana 2013 2013 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB677 Engrossed / Bill

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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 677
BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN
APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML:  Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year
2012-2013
AN ACT1
To appropriate funds and to make certain reductions in appropriations from certain sources2
to be allocated to designated agencies and purposes in specific amounts for the3
making of supplemental appropriations and reductions for said agencies and4
purposes for Fiscal Year 2012-2013; to provide for an effective date; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to8
reduce the State General Fund (Direct) appropriations and the number of authorized9
positions contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature for the10
following agencies in the specified amounts as a result of Executive Order No. BJ 2012-25 -11
Expenditure Freeze issued on December 14, 2012. Reductions are denoted in parentheses.12
(1)Executive Department13
01-102Office of Inspector General, Administrative Program by ($35,490)14
01-126Board of Tax Appeals, Administrative Program by ($336)15
(2)Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism16
06-264Office of State Parks, Parks and Recreation Program by ($3,067,866)17
(3)Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services18
08-400Corrections Administration, Office of Management and Finance Program by19
($30,981), including (4) positions20 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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08-401C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center, Incarceration Program by ($2,803,780),1
including (164) positions2
(4)Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Youth Services3
08-403Office of Juvenile Justice:4
Administration Program by ($372,458)5
Swanson Center for Youth Program by ($275,000)6
Jetson Center for Youth Program by ($10,000)7
Bridge City Center for Youth Program by ($10,000)8
Field Services Program by ($295,000)9
(5)Department of Civil Service10
17-563State Police Commission, Administrative Program by ($22,724)11
(6)Department of Education12
19-699Special School Districts, Instruction Program by ($559,985)13
(7)  Other Requirements14
20-452Local Housing of Juvenile Offenders by ($340,733)15
20-931LED-Debt Service and State Commitments by ($17,893,132)16
20-XXX Funds, Administrative Program by ($11,912,124)17
Section 2.  The following sums are hereby appropriated from the sources specified for18
the purpose of making supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.19
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT20
01-100EXECUTIVE OFFICE21
Payable out of the State General Fund by22
Interagency Transfers to Administrative Program23
for the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs24
for a contract with Louisiana Guardianship Services $ 50,31825
Payable out of the State General Fund by26
Interagency Transfers to the Administrative27
Program for the Louisiana Drug Policy Board for28
travel costs associated with the implementation of29
the Strategic Prevention Enhancement Grant and the 30
State Epidimiological Outcomes Workgroups Project $ 4,00031
01-107DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION32
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees33
and Self-generated Revenues to the Community34
Development Block Grant Program for disaster35
recovery expenses	$10,838,19536 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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01-111GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY1
PREPAREDNESS2
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means3
of finance for the Administrative Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular4
Session by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund by Statutory5
Dedications out of the Louisiana Interoperability Communications Fund  by ($291,726) in6
accordance with Executive Order BJ 2012-24 Executive Branch - Expenditure Reduction7
issued on December 14, 2012.8
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees9
and Self-generated Revenues to the Administrative10
Program to receive reimbursement for services provided11
to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and 12
Pennsylvania in response to Hurricane Sandy under13
the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)	$1,031,95814
01-124LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT15
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees16
and Self-generated Revenues to the Administrative 17
Program for Super Bowl incentive to be paid to the Saints$5,000,00018
Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory19
Dedications out of the New Orleans Sports Franchise20
Fund to the Administrative Program for contractual team 21
obligations	$ 550,00022
Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory23
Dedications out of the Louisiana Stadium and 24
Exposition District License Plate Fund to the Administrative 25
Program for debt service	$ 150,00026
ELECTED OFFICIALS27
04-141OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL28
EXPENDITURES:29
Criminal Law and Medicaid Fraud Program for operating30
expenses of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit	$ 548,35631
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 548,35632
MEANS OF FINANCE:33
State General Fund by;34
Statutory Dedications:35
Medical Assistance Program Fraud Detection Fund $ 137,08936
Federal Funds	$ 411,26737
TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 548,35638
Provided however, that the appropriation from the Sex Offender Registry Technology Fund39
contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session for this agency shall be more or less40
estimated to comply with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(F)(3)(d).41
Payable out of the State General Fund by42
Interagency Transfers to the Civil Law 43
Program for expenses related to the44
Deepwater Horizon Event	$6,329,39945 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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04-139SECRETARY OF STATE1
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees2
and Self-generated Revenues to the Elections Program $1,000,0003
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT4
05-252OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT5
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency6
Transfers to the Business Development Program for 7
operating expenses associated with the Office of 8
International Commerce Activity	$ 800,0009
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS10
CORRECTIONS SERVICES11
08-400CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATION12
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)13
to the Adult Services Program to achieve savings14
from the consolidation of pre-classification functions,15
including 21 positions	$ 633,69816
08-401C. PAUL PHELPS CORRECTIONAL CENTER17
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means18
of finance and the number of authorized positions for the Incarceration Program as contained19
in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-20
classification functions by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct)21
by ($250,198) and by (8) positions.22
08-402LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY23
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means24
of finance and the number of authorized positions for the Incarceration Program as contained25
in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-26
classification functions by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct)27
by ($125,100) and by (4) positions.28
08-405AVOYELLES CORRECTIONAL CENTER29
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means30
of finance and the number of authorized positions for the Incarceration Program as contained31
in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-32
classification functions by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct)33
by ($95,689) and by (3) positions.34
08-409DIXON CORRECTIONAL CENTER35
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)36
to the Incarceration Program for an increase37
in operating capacity	$ 704,50038
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means39
of finance for the Incarceration Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular40
Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-classification functions by reducing41
the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct) by ($466).42 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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08-413ELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER1
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means2
of finance and the number of authorized positions for the Incarceration Program as contained3
in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-4
classification functions by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct)5
by ($63,482) and by (2) positions.6
08-414 DAVID WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER7
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)8
to the Incarceration Program for an increase9
in operating capacity	$ 478,00010
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means11
of finance and the number of authorized positions for the Incarceration Program as contained12
in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-13
classification functions by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct)14
by ($98,297) and by (4) positions.15
08-416B.B. "SIXTY" RAYBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTER16
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)17
to the Incarceration Program for an increase18
in operating capacity	$ 344,00019
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means20
of finance and the number of authorized positions for the Incarceration Program as contained21
in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular Session to achieve savings from the centralization of pre-22
classification functions by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct)23
by ($466).24
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES25
10-360OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES26
Payable out of the State General Fund by27
Interagency Transfers to the Field Services Program 28
for Child Welfare administrative activities	$1,923,99129
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means30
of finance for the Field Services Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular31
Session by reducing the appropriation out of Federal Funds by ($1,923,991).32
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means33
of finance for the Field Services Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular34
Session by reducing the appropriation out of Federal Funds by ($4,141,624) in accordance35
with Executive Order BJ 2012-24 Executive Branch - Expenditure Reduction issued on36
December 14, 2012.37
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES38
16-512 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY39
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees and40
Self-generated Revenues to the Enforcement 41
Program related to a Port Security Grant	$ 274,02442 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means1
of finance for the Enforcement Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 2012 Regular2
Session for a Port Security Grant by reducing the appropriation out of Federal Funds by3
($274,024).4
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency5
Transfers to the Enforcement Program 6
for expenditures incurred related to Hurricane7
Isaac disaster recovery efforts	$ 114,6058
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency9
Transfers to the Enforcement Program 10
for expenditures incurred related to Hurricane11
Isaac disaster recovery efforts	$ 713,19112
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency13
Transfers to the Enforcement Program 14
for expenditures related to the use of enforcement's 15
aircraft by agencies within the department, the Department16
of Natural Resources, and the Department of Agriculture $ 110,00017
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION18
19-655LOUISIANA SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER19
Payable out of the State General Fund by20
Interagency Transfers to the LSEC Education Program 21
to receive additional funds from the federal 22
Assistive Technology Grant to purchase equipment23
and supplies for the training of local special24
education teachers	$ 116,00025
Payable out of the State General Fund by26
Interagency Transfers to the LSEC Education Program 27
for the demolition and construction of a residential building, 28
replacement of the Transition Education Center, and 29
a vehicular cover and storage unit	$1,847,72430
19-666BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION31
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees and32
Self-generated Revenues to the Administration33
Program to receive Risk Management payments for34
buildings owned by BESE	$ 18,87935
19-678STATE ACTIVITIES36
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)37
to the Student-Centered Goal Offices Program for38
administrative costs associated with Private 39
Pre-Kindergarten	$ 295,70040
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)41
to the Executive Office Program to42
realign expenditures	$ 160,00043
Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)44
to the Student-Centered Goal Offices Program to45
realign expenditures	$ 506,67946 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means1
of finance for the Departmental Support Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 20122
Regular Session by reducing the appropriation out of State General Fund (Direct) by3
($666,679) to realign expenditures.4
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency5
Transfers to the Student-Centered Goals Offices 6
Program to receive TANF funds from the Department7
of Children and Family Services for LA-4 expenses	$1,393,6908
19-681SUBGRANTEE ASSISTANCE9
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means10
of finance for the Student-Centered Goals Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 201211
Regular Session by reducing the appropriation out of State General Fund (Direct) by12
($295,700).13
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency14
Transfers to the Student-Centered Goals Program to15
receive TANF funds from the Department of 16
Children and Family Services for LA-4 expenses	$3,262,22317
19-695MINIMUM FOUNDATION PROGRAM18
Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory19
Dedications out of the Lottery Proceeds Fund to the20
Minimum Foundation Program 	$3,430,85921
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means22
of finance for the Minimum Foundation Program as contained in Act No. 13 of the 201223
Regular Session by reducing the appropriation out of State General Fund by Statutory24
Dedications out of the Support Education in Louisiana First (SELF) Fund by ($3,430,859).25
19-699SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT26
Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency27
Transfers to the Instructional Program due to IDEA28
federal funds to be received by the Department of 29
Education, State Activities	$1,000,00030
OTHER REQUIREMENTS31
20-451LOCAL HOUSING OF STATE ADULT OFFENDERS32
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means33
of finance for the Local Housing of State Adult Offenders Program as contained in Act No.34
13 of the 2012 Regular Session by reducing the appropriation out of State General Fund35
(Direct) by ($1,526,500) to provide for an increase in operating capacities at Dixon36
Correctional Institute, David Wade Correctional Center, and Rayburn Correctional Center.37
ANCILLARY APPROPRIATIONS38
21-804OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT39
The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means40
of finance for the Administrative Program as contained in Act No. 43 of the 2012 Regular41
Session by reducing the appropriation out of State General Fund by Interagency Transfers42
by ($3,176,947) to realign expenditures based upon agency projections.43 HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means1
of finance for the Contract Litigation Program as contained in Act No. 43 of the 20122
Regular Session by reducing the appropriation out of State General Fund by Interagency3
Transfers by ($704,585) to realign expenditures based upon agency projections.4
Payable out of the State General Fund by5
Interagency Transfers to the Claims Losses and 6
Related Payments Program to realign expenditures7
based upon agency projections	$3,881,5328
Payable out of the State General Fund by9
Interagency Transfers to the Claims Losses and 10
Related Payments Program to increase budget authority11
due to expenditures associated with Hurricane Isaac12
self-insured claims	$4,298,56613
21-806LOUISIANA PROPERTY ASSISTANCE AGENCY14
Payable out of the State General Fund by Fees15
and Self-Generated Revenues to the Louisiana 16
Property Assistance Program to reimburse state17
agencies for property sales	$ 700,00018
Section 3. Section 8 of Act No. 23 of the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature is19
hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:20
On page 174, line 23, delete "Contracts" and insert the following:21
"The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District may apply up to $10,000,000 of22
these appropriations to reimburse the New Orleans Hornets NBA, LLC for costs23
incurred in constructing a new training facility as a private work as contemplated by24
the Amended and Restated Arena Use Agreement dated July 1, 2012; but, otherwise,25
contracts"26
Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not27
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature28
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.  If29
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become30
effective on the day following such approval.31
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)]
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Appropriates supplemental funding and provides for other budgetary adjustments for the
2012-2013 Fiscal Year.  
Provides for a ($37,629,609) reduction in State General Fund (Direct) in accordance with
the governor's expenditure freeze, Executive Order BJ 2012-15. HLS 13RS-1170	ENGROSSED
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Provides for other net increases (decreases) as follows: Interagency Transfers by
$21,909,389; Self-Generated Revenues by $18,863,056; and Federal Funds by ($5,928,372).
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the
original bill.
1. Deleted State General Fund (Direct) appropriations of $120,025,511 (including
$25,900,000 of nonrecurring revenue).  Provided for other net increases
(decreases) as follows: Interagency Transfers by $10,217,114; Self-Generated
Revenues by $1,031,958; and Federal Funds by ($1,923,991).
2. Added a provision amending language in Act No. 23 of the 2012 R.S. (the
Capital Outlay Act).