2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 48
BY SENATOR MILKOVICH
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request the division of administration to request state agencies to publish certain
information regarding the lease of nonpublic buildings.
WHEREAS, during the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Legislature in
Act No. 66, found and declared that the maximum utilization of state owned or leased
buildings is a necessary cost efficiency and, accordingly, further declared that it is incumbent
upon and the responsibility of all state agencies to actively conserve, identify, and seek
available office space in state owned or leased buildings; and
WHEREAS, to provide maximum disclosure to all state agencies and the public, it
would be beneficial for the division of administration to request each agency to indicate on
their respective websites, information as to whether such agencies lease nonpublic buildings
for their operations and, if so, to identify the location and dimensions of such buildings, the
ownership of such buildings, the amount spent to lease such buildings, and the amount of
underutilized space; and
WHEREAS, the division of administration should request that each state agency
publish such information within sixty days of leasing such buildings and update such
information every sixty days.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
request the division of administration to request each agency to indicate on their respective
websites, information as to whether such agencies lease nonpublic buildings for their
operations and, if so, to identify the location and dimensions of such buildings, the
ownership of such buildings, the amount spent to lease such buildings, and the amount of
underutilized space, and to report to the legislature in a timely manner on the state agency
compliance.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commissioner of administration shall submit
a copy of the report to each member of the Senate, each member of the House of
Representatives, and the governor on or before September 1, 2017.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
governor and the commissioner of administration.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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