RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 169 (HB 465) 2022 Regular Session Zeringue
New law appropriates funds and provides for ancillary expenses of state government,
including internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, and enterprise funds. Provides
$1,013,727,795 of interagency transfers, $1,883,923,053 of fees and self-generated revenues,
and $182,288,058 of statutory dedications to provide for the ancillary expenses of state
government.
New law provides for the establishment and reestablishment of agency ancillary funds, to be
specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for
certain state institutions, officials, and agencies. Further requires the appropriated funds, to
the extent deposited, unless otherwise specified, to be used for working capital in the conduct
of business enterprises rendering public, auxiliary, and interagency services. Requires
receipts from the conduct of such business to be deposited to the credit of each ancillary fund
for FY 2022-2023. Requires all funds to be expended in accordance with public bid laws.
New law requires, except as otherwise provided, any fund equity resulting from prior year
operations to be included as a resource of the fund from which it is derived. Provides that
all funds on deposit with the state treasury at the close of the fiscal year are authorized to be
transferred to each fund as equity for FY 2023-2024. Further provides that all unexpended
cash balances as of June 30, 2023, shall be remitted to the state treasurer on or before Aug.
14, 2023. Further provides that if not reestablished in the subsequent year's act, the agency
must liquidate all assets and return all advances no later than Aug. 14, 2023.
New law provides that the program descriptions contained in the Act are not enacted into law
by virtue of their inclusion in the Act.
New law provides that all money from federal, interagency, statutory dedications, or self-
generated revenues of an agency be deemed available for expenditures in the amounts
appropriated, and any increase in such revenues over the amounts appropriated shall only be
available for expenditure by the agency with approval of the division of administration and
the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB).
New law provides that the number of employees approved for each agency may be increased
by the commissioner of administration, when appropriate documentation is presented and the
request is deemed valid. A request which exceeds five positions also requires JLCB
approval.
New law requires any agency with an appropriation level of $30 million or more to include
positions within its table of organization which perform internal auditing services, including
the position of a chief audit executive responsible for adhering to the Institute of Internal
Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
New law directs the commissioner of administration to adjust performance objectives and
indicators contained in the Executive Budget Supporting Document to reflect the funds
appropriated and to report such adjustments to JLCB by Aug. 15, 2022.
New law requires the treasurer to invest excess cash funds, excluding those arising from
working capital advances, with the interest earned being credited to the account.
New law authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer functions, positions,
assets, and funds between and within departments in conjunction with the continuing
assessment of the existing staff, assets, contracts, and facilities of each department, agency,
program, or budget unit's information technology resources, and procurement resources, in
order to optimize resources and provide cost savings. Further provides that new law does
not apply to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, or any agency contained in
Schedule 04, Elected Officials, of the General Appropriation Act.
New law provides that allocations in new law for the Office of Technology Services are for
informational purposes only and are not construed to limit the expenditures or means of
financing of the office. From the Matching Funds Fund, new law provides $4,256,600 of additional funding to the
Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund and $2,693,000 of additional funding to the Drinking
Water Revolving Loan Fund to support state match requirements.
New law provides $24,000,000 of aggregate additional state general fund funding for the
Office of Technology Services for the purchase of IT equipment and software on behalf of
the Dept. of Education.
New law provides $1,169,000 in additional federal funding for the Environmental State
Revolving Loan Funds program for municipalities to improve storm water management to
address sewer overflows and reduce pollution.
Effective July 1, 2022.