Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:725.5 – A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the “fund”.
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:725.5
- Emergency: means :
(a) The actual or threatened condition which has been or may be created by a disaster; or
(b)(i) Any natural or man-made event which results in an interruption in the delivery of utility services to any consumer of such services and which affects the safety, health, or welfare of a Louisiana resident; or
(ii) Any instance in which a utility's property is damaged and such damage creates a dangerous condition to the public. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:723
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Interoperability: means the ability of two or more systems or their components to exchange information and to use the information exchanged. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:723
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the “fund”.
B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall be used to provide funding for the Louisiana Wireless Information Network.
Acts 2008, No. 797, §1; Acts 2018, No. 713, §1; Acts 2022, No. 526, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.