Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:103 – Standards for capital projects and evaluations
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:103
- 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
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
A.(1) The office of facility planning and control of the division of administration shall establish standards for capital projects which shall include but not be limited to criteria of requirements for:
(a) Allocation of space.
(b) Design and construction according to anticipated use.
(c) Determination of the economic feasibility of remodeling buildings, purchasing older buildings, or leasing space.
(d) Utilization or disposition of buildings being replaced.
(e) Standards and procedures for determining the feasibility of projects as required by La. Const. Art. VII, § 11(C) .
(f) Standards for architectural programs.
(2) The standards established by the commissioner of administration shall be published in the Louisiana Register at least thirty days prior to the effective date thereof.
B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the office of facility planning and control shall timely analyze and evaluate requested capital projects including compliance with the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 39:101 and 102, the standards required by Subsection A and long-range policies and goals established by the legislature and the governor.
(2) Projects and programs for the expenditure of funds from the Transportation Trust Fund shall be analyzed and evaluated pursuant to the priority programs required by La. Const. Art. VII, § 27 . The Joint Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works shall approve the respective priority programs no later than the last day for introduction in either house of the legislature of a matter intended to have the effect of law.
(3) The office of facility planning and control shall establish a system for comparatively evaluating projects based on the feasibility and merits of projects and shall annually establish a priority ranking of projects. The division of administration may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this Paragraph. However, such rules and regulations shall be approved by the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs before they are promulgated.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 133, §1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 2008, No. 911, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 220, §16, eff. June 11, 2013.