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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 441
BY SENATOR MORRELL
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 49:663.1, relative to the office of community development2
disaster recovery unit; to terminate current procedures for recovering certain disaster3
monies paid; to provide for adoption of new procedures by the office to recover4
disaster monies improperly paid to or misspent by recipients; and to provide for5
related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 49:663.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:8
ยง663.1. Community Development Block Grant9
A. The division of administration shall be responsible for and shall administer10
the Community Development Block Grant Program.11
B. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall12
terminate procedures in effect on the effective date of this Act under which13
disaster recovery monies paid as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita,14
including monies paid under the Road Home program, are to be recovered by15
the office if such monies are alleged to have been improperly paid to or misspent16
by the recipients.17
C. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall not18
initiate recovery of disaster monies paid as a result of hurricanes Katrina and19
Rita, including recovery of monies paid under the Road Home program, until20
procedures for recovery of these monies are adopted by the office in accordance21
with the provisions of this Section.22
D. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall23
recover funds improperly paid to or misspent by recipients through procedures24
developed in accordance with the following minimum requirements:25
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(1) The office shall provide documentation that any letter sent to a1
recipient, seeking confirmation that disaster monies paid to that person were2
used in accordance with the program rules for which they were received, was3
received at the recipient's correct municipal address.4
(2) The letter to a recipient shall clearly indicate the information needed5
to verify that disaster monies were used by the recipient in accordance with6
program rules.7
(3) The recipient of the letter shall have a minimum of ninety days within8
which to respond to the office by mail, return receipt requested, or in person.9
(4) All issues concerning program compliance shall be resolved within10
sixty days after the office receives the information requested.11
E. The office of community development disaster recovery unit shall12
develop the procedures as provided for in Subsection C of this Section by13
October 1, 2014.14
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not15
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature16
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If17
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become18
effective on the day following such approval.19
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: