2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 175
BY SENATORS PERRY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP,
BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB,
CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HEWITT, JOHNS,
LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MILKOVICH, MILLS,
MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PETERSON, PRICE,
RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON,
WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE AND REPRESENTATIVES
AMEDEE, ARMES, BACALA, BAGNERIS, BARRAS, BERTHELOT,
BILLIOT, TERRY BROWN, CARMODY, GARY CARTER, ROBBY
CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CREWS,
CROMER, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, EMERSON, FALCONER,
GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, GLOVER, JIMMY HARRIS, LANCE
HARRIS, HAZEL, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, HUNTER, IVEY,
JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JOHNSON, JONES, TERRY LANDRY,
LEGER, LYONS, MARINO, MCFARLAND, MIGUEZ, GREGORY
MILLER, MORENO, JAY MORRIS, NORTON, PIERRE, REYNOLDS,
SCHEXNAYDER, STEFANSKI, THIBAUT, THOMAS, WHITE,
WRIGHT AND ZERINGUE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:150.1(H), relative to the state capitol complex; to provide for the
3 establishment and maintenance of a monument honoring Louisiana Gold Star
4 Families; to provide for the duties of the superintendent of state buildings relative
5 thereto; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 49:150.1(H) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง150.1. State capitol complex; allocation of space; maintenance; law enforcement
9 officer and firefighter memorial; Gold Star Families monument
10 * * *
11 H.(1) Subject to the joint approval and oversight of the governor, the
12 president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives, the
13 superintendent of state buildings shall do all of the following:
14 (a) Set aside and maintain an appropriate area accessible to the public
15 on the east side of the state capitol on the grounds surrounding the Old Arsenal
16 Museum known as the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, for a monument
17 honoring the sacrifices of Louisiana Gold Star Families.
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1 (b) Plan, implement, and maintain the monument.
2 (2) The funding source for the initial construction of the monument shall
3 consist solely of private donations, grants, and other nonpublic monies;
4 however, public funds may be used to maintain the monument.
5 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
6 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
7 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
8 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
9 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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