DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
HB 9 2020 First Extraordinary Session Zeringue
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds (Item
#10)
Report adopts Senate amendments to:
1. Decrease amount of fiscal year 2019 surplus transferred to the Budget Stabilization Fund
from $223,690,291 to $133,627,380.
2. Change allocation of $3,000,000 of state general fund monies from the Major Events
Incentive Program Subfund to the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund.
3. Dedicate $62,500,000 of fiscal year 2019 surplus to the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Fund.
4. Transfer $6,001,000 of state general fund monies to the State Emergency Response Fund.
5. Rededicate 20% of certain slot machine proceeds collected in Orleans Parish from the New
Orleans Urban Tourism and Hospitality Training in Economic Development Foundation to
the Gentilly Development District.
6. Dedicate $50,000,000 of federal CARES Act monies to the program established by the bill
that originated as HB 70 of the 2020 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature and
deposit it into the Critical Infrastructure Workers Hazard Pay Rebate Fund. $25,000,000 is
reallocated from the Coronavirus Local Recovery Allocation Program and $25,000,000 from
the La. Main Street Recovery Program.
7. Authorize the treasurer to enter into emergency procurement contracts for administration of
the La. Main Street Recovery Program without adherence to the La. Procurement Code or
its regulations.
8. Establish the 2021 Market Adjustments Reduction Fund for deposit of monies reduced from the 2020 First Extraordinary Session general appropriation bill.
9. Establish the 2021 Budget Reconciliation Fund for deposit of monies reduced from the 2020
First Extraordinary Session general appropriation bill.
10.Make technical changes.
11.Provide that the Market Adjustments Reduction Fund and the Budget Reconciliation Fund
are effective July 1, 2020; the provisions creating and funding the Critical Infrastructure
Worker's Hazard Pay Rebate Fund are effective if and when the bill that originated as HB 70
of the 2020 First Extraordinary Session becomes effective; the remainder of the bill is
effective upon signature of the governor.
Report rejects Senate amendments which would have:
1. Made technical changes.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Decrease from $6,001,000 to $3,001,000 the amount of general fund transferred to the State
Emergency Response Fund.
2. Increase from $540,478,704 to $555,478,704 the total amount of federal CARES Act funds
transferred to the Coronavirus Local Recovery Allocation Fund.
3. Make the transfer of funds to the State Emergency Response Fund effective on July 1, 2020.
4. Make technical changes.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Proposed law transfers $133,627,380 of the FY 2018-2019 surplus to the Budget Stabilization Fund.
Proposed law transfers $3,000,000 of State General Fund (Direct) to the Construction Subfund of
the Transportation Trust Fund.
Proposed law transfers $62.5 million from State General Fund (Direct) Non-Recurring Revenues to
the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.
Proposed law transfers $3,001,000 of State General Fund (Direct) to the State Emergency Response
Fund.
Proposed law creates the Gentilly Development District Fund and provides funding for it from New
Orleans slot machine proceeds. Further provides that the provisions of proposed law relative to the
Gentilly Development District Fund are intended to supersede certain other legislation amending the same section that has not yet become effective.
Proposed law creates the 2021 Market Adjustments Reduction Fund in the state treasury and
provides funding from certain reductions to agency budgets for market adjustments for classified
employees and pay raises for unclassified employees, which may be restored by the legislature if
economic conditions warrant.
Proposed law creates the 2021 Budget Reconciliation Fund in the state treasury and provides funding
from certain reductions to agency budgets, which may be restored by the legislature if economic
conditions warrant.
Present law (R.S. 39:100.43) establishes the Coronavirus Local Recovery Allocation Fund. Proposed
law deposits an additional $44.3 million dollars of federal monies into the fund.
Present law (R.S. 39:100.45) establishes the State Coronavirus Relief Fund and authorizes the state,
subject to appropriation, to spend the funds. Proposed law specifies that the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget (JLCB) may allocate the funds if the legislature is not in session.
Proposed law (R.S. 39:100.48) establishes the Critical Infrastructure Workers Hazard Pay Rebate
Fund to fund the program established in the Act that originated as HB 70 of the 2020 First
Extraordinary Session. Directs the treasurer to transfer $25 million from the Coronavirus Local
Recovery Allocation Fund and $25 million from the La. Main Street Recovery Fund into the Critical
Infrastructure Workers Fund.
Present law authorizes an annual royalty fee for a prestige license plate for Hunters for the Hungry.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 47:463.167) requires the royalty fee to be deposited into a special escrow account
at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Provides that a maximum of 10% of the escrow account
be deposited into the Conservation Fund in the state treasury. Proposed law repeals present law.
Provides that the royalty fees collected by the department be forwarded to Hunters for the Hungry
directly, rather than deposited into an escrow account.
Present law provides that monies remaining in the escrow account may be used by Hunters for the
Hungry to pay for the processing and distribution of meats when donated to a charitable organization.
Proposed law provides that the royalty fees collected be used to support programs administered by
Hunters for the Hungry.
Present law (R.S. 56:644) authorizes collection of donations made to Hunters for the Hungry when
individuals purchase a fishing and hunting license. Requires donations collected to be deposited into
an escrow account at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires a maximum of 25% of collected donations be deposited in the state treasury
Conservation Fund. Proposed law repeals present law. Present law allows a maximum of 25% of the monies transferred to the Conservation Fund pursuant
to present law to be used by the department for administrative costs. Proposed law allows the
department to use a maximum of 25% of the monies in the escrow account for administrative costs.
Proposed law allocates $200,000 of certain sales tax collections in the City of Shreveport to the LSU
Health Sciences Center Shreveport.
Proposed law provides that the provisions of proposed law relative to Hunters for the Hungry (R.S.
47:463.167 and R.S. 56:644) are intended to supersede certain other legislation amending the same
sections that has not yet become effective.
Provisions transferring monies to the State Emergency Relief Fund and establishing the 2021 Market
Adjustments Reduction Fund and the 2021 Budget Reconciliation Fund are effective July 1, 2020.
The provisions creating and funding the Critical Infrastructure Worker's Hazard Pay Rebate Fund
are effective if and when the bill that originated as HB 70 of the 2020 First Extraordinary Session
becomes effective. The remainder of the bill is effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time
for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 27:392(C)(4), R.S. 39:100.41, 100.43(C) and (D), 100.44(C) and (D), and 100.45(A),
R.S. 47:302.2(D) and 463.167(E), and R.S. 56:644(B) and (C)(intro. para.); Adds R.S. 39:100.48-
100.50)