Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:100.123 – Construction Subfund Preservation Account
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:100.123
- 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.
- Fund: means an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts recording cash or other resources together with all related liabilities, obligations, reserves, and equities which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with regulations, restrictions, and limitations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury as an account within the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund the Construction Subfund Preservation Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the “Preservation Account”. Monies appropriated or transferred to the Preservation Account shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the provisions of La. Const. Art. VII, § 9(B) .
B. Monies in the Preservation Account shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as state general fund monies. Interest earned on monies in the Preservation Account shall be credited to the Preservation Account. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the Preservation Account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Preservation Account to which they are credited.
C. Monies in the Preservation Account shall be used by the Department of Transportation and Development solely for the direct costs associated with actual project delivery, construction, and maintenance of highway and bridge preservation projects approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.