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GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 314                              2024 Regular Session                           McFarland
APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY: Provides for the ancillary expenses of state
    government.
                                          DIGEST
Provides $1,038,002,969 of interagency transfers, $1,989,175,316 of fees and self-generated
revenues, $185,138,356 of statutory dedications, and $1,169,000 of federal funds to provide
for the ancillary expenses of state government.
Proposed 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. 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 businesses to be deposited to the credit of each ancillary
fund for FY 2024-2025. Requires all funds to be expended in accordance with public bid
laws.
Proposed law requires, except as otherwise provided, any fund equity resulting from prior
year operations 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 2025-2026. Further provides that all unexpended
cash balances as of June 30, 2025, shall be remitted to the state treasurer on or before Aug.
14, 2025. 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, 2025.
Proposed law provides that the program descriptions contained in the Act are not enacted
into law by virtue of their inclusion in the Act.
Proposed 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).
Proposed law provides that the number of employees approved for each agency may be
increased by the commissioner of administration, subject to JLCB approval, when
appropriate documentation is deemed valid.
Proposed 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.
Proposed 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 the JLCB by Aug. 15, 2024.
Proposed law provides that the treasurer shall invest excess cash funds, excluding those
arising from working capital advances, with the interest earned being credited to the account.
Proposed 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. Proposed law does not apply to the
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Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, or any agency contained in Schedule 04, Elected
Officials, of the General Appropriation Act.
Effective July 1, 2024.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
       The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to
             the original bill:
       1.      Increase the budget authority from the state general fund by fees and self-
               generated revenues to the La. Property Assistance Program.
       2.      Increase the budget authority from the state general fund by interagency
               transfers to the Division of Administrative Law.
       3.      Transfer 14 T.O. positions and associated funding from the Cyber Assurance
               Program to the Technology Services Program within the office of technology
               services.
       4.      Add 5 new T.O. positions and associated funding for the Enterprise Architect
               project with the office of technology services.
       5.      Make technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
       Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to the
            engrossed bill
       1.      Reduce $2,749,500 from statutory dedications out of the Matching Funds
               Fund from the Environmental State Revolving Loan Funds.
       2.      Increase $5,599,798 from statutory dedications out of the Matching Funds
               Fund to the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund.
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