Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:78 – A. In no event shall monies in the Transportation Trust Fund established in the Constitution of Louisiana be appropriated, dedicated, or otherwise used, directly or indirectly, for t
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:78
- 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.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
A. In no event shall monies in the Transportation Trust Fund established in the Constitution of Louisiana be appropriated, dedicated, or otherwise used, directly or indirectly, for the payment of judgments or settlements by any state agency in matters arising in tort, or road hazard insurance, or for any other items inconsistent with highway and infrastructure construction, operations, and maintenance.
B. In any given fiscal year, monies appropriated for ports, the Parish Transportation Fund, or its successor, and the Statewide Flood-Control Program, or its successor, and state police out of the Transportation Trust Fund shall not exceed twenty percent annually of the monies deposited in the Transportation Trust Fund from any source, including but not limited to state-generated tax monies or fees deposited pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 32:387, penalties or fees deposited pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 32:388, or earnings realized on the investment of monies in the Transportation Trust Fund deposited in and credited to the Transportation Trust Fund.
C.(1) For Fiscal Year 2015-2016, no more than forty-five million dollars of Transportation Trust Fund monies may be utilized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.
(2) For Fiscal Year 2016-2017, no more than twenty million dollars of Transportation Trust Fund monies may be utilized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.
(3) For Fiscal Year 2017-2018 and thereafter, no more than ten million dollars of Transportation Trust Fund monies may be utilized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.*
Acts 1990, No. 1024, §1; Acts 2015, No. 380, §2.
*Act 720 of the 2018 Regular Session (Const. Amend.) removed the authority to appropriate funds from the Transportation Trust Fund for state police traffic control purposes.