The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Martha S. Hess.
DIGEST
SB 474 Original 2018 Regular Session Colomb
Present law authorizes minor repairs, renovations, or construction of buildings or other facilities may
be undertaken by an agency without being included in the capital outlay budget, provided that the
expenditures for a fiscal year for these undertakings do not exceed $150,000 cumulatively per agency
and the expenditures are first approved by the commissioner of administration and the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget. For the purpose of this Subsection, "cost" shall not be
construed to include design fees or movable equipment.
Proposed law retains present law but increases the authorization to allow state agencies to purchase
land, buildings, or other facilities outside of the capital outlay process. Proposed law also increases
the exemption threshold from $150,000 to $1,000,000, adjusted annually in accordance with the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistic's consumer price index for all urban consumers as published in January of
each year. Proposed law provides that the construction to be undertaken by a state agency shall be
on property owned by the state.
Proposed law further provides that the provisions of present law shall not apply to professional
service contracts related to minor repairs or the construction of buildings or other facilities to be
undertaken by or on the property of the state agency if the estimated construction cost is $1,000,000
or less.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 39:128(C))