Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:302.18

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • 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.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Sale: means any transfer of title or possession, or both, exchange, barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, of tangible personal property, for a consideration, and includes the fabrication of tangible personal property for consumers who furnish, either directly or indirectly, the materials used in fabrication work, and the furnishing, preparing or serving, for a consideration, of any tangible personal property, consumed on the premises of the person furnishing, preparing or serving such tangible personal property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301

            A. The avails of the tax imposed by this Chapter for the sale of services as defined by La. Rev. Stat. 47:301(14)(a) in Lafayette Parish under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 47:302(C) shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay the remainder of such funds into the “Lafayette Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund”.

            B. The monies in that fund deposited pursuant to this Section shall be subject to annual appropriation by the legislature and shall be allocated equally for capital improvements for Lafayette Central Park, Inc. and planning, development, and capital improvements at or adjacent to the Cajundome as appropriated by the legislature. For the purposes of this Section, “capital improvements” shall mean expenditures for acquiring lands, buildings, equipment, or other permanent properties, or for their construction, preservation, development, or permanent improvement, or for payment of principal, interest, or premium, if any, and other obligations incident to the issuance, security, and payment of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness associated therewith.

            Acts 1995, No. 757, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2021, No. 114, §19, eff. June 7, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 44, §1.

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