The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Martha S. Hess.
DIGEST
Brown (SB 91)
Present law authorizes capital outlay budget requests submitted after November first to be
included within the capital outlay act if the capital outlay budget request meets all applicable
requirements except for time of submission and if any of the following conditions have been met:
(1)The project is an economic development project recommended in writing by the secretary
of the Department of Economic Development.
(2)The project is an emergency project recommended in writing by the commissioner of
administration.
(3)The project is for a non-state entity, has a total project cost of less than one million
dollars, and has been approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay;
however, no action to approve any such project may be taken by the Joint Legislative
Committee on Capital Outlay after the first day of February.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a fourth exception to the November 1st deadline for
submission of capital outlay requests:
(4)The project is located in a designated disaster area, there is an imminent public need for
the project because of a national or state declared disaster and the project has been
approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, which approval may
occur after the first day of February and which project may have a total project cost of one
million dollars or more.
Present law provides for the definition of "economic development" and "emergency" for
purposes of the exceptions to the November first deadline for submission of capital outlay
requests.
Proposed law retains present law and adds definitions of "designated disaster area" and "disaster"
for purposes of an exception to the November first deadline for submission of capital outlay
requests.
Effective July 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 39:112(C)(2); adds R.S. 39:112(C)(1)(d))