HLS 21RS-1379 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 683
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
CAPITAL OUTLAY: Provides relative to the use of federal funds received by the state
from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for projects in the capital outlay budget
1 AN ACT
2To appropriate funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the making of
3 supplemental appropriations to the capital outlay budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021;
4 to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. The following revisions are hereby made to Act No. 2 of the 2020 First
7Extraordinary Session of the Legislature for the purpose of making supplemental capital
8outlay appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021:
9 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including the provisions of the
10 Capital Outlay Act, all funds appropriated and paid to the state pursuant to the
11 Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund established by the American Rescue Plan Act of
12 2021, P.L. 117-2, shall be available for use on projects provided in the Capital Outlay
13 Act.
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18effective on the day following such approval.
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HB NO. 683
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 683 Original 2021 Regular Session Bishop
Appropriates all federal funds received by the state from the Coronavirus Capital Projects
Fund established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for capital
expenditures.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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