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A.  All the powers, duties, and functions transferred by the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 39:1409(B) from the State Bond and Building Commission to the State Bond Commission, which relate to the expending of funds for and the administration of construction are hereby transferred to the division of administration in order to exercise supervision over the expenditure of funds and the construction projects as provided in Part III of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B.  All the powers, duties, and functions transferred by the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 39:1407(B) from the Capital Construction and Improvement Commission to the State Bond Commission which relate to the expending of funds for and the administration of construction are hereby transferred to the division of administration in order to exercise supervision over the expenditure of funds and the construction projects as provided in Part III of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

C.  All the powers, duties, and functions heretofore vested in and exercised by the Capital Outlay Budget Board under the provisions of Act 15 of 1969,¹ as amended, which relate to the expending of funds for and the administration of construction are hereby transferred to the division of administration in order to exercise supervision over the expenditure of funds and the construction projects as provided in Part III of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

D.  Nothing herein shall be construed as transferring those powers, functions and duties of the State Bond Commission which do not relate to the expending of funds for and administration of construction projects, specifically those functions contained in Acts 26² and 27³ of the 1968 Extraordinary Session and those functions of the State Board and Tax Board transferred to the State Bond Commission by La. Rev. Stat. 39:1408.

E.  The obligations heretofore incurred by the State Bond and Building Commission, the Capital Construction and Improvement Commission, the Capital Outlay Budget Board and the State Bond Commission in connection with any construction contract or agreement shall be preserved and discharged by the Division of Administration.

All books, papers, records, money and other property heretofore possessed, controlled or used by the State Bond and Building Commission, the Capital Construction and Improvement Commission, the Capital Outlay Budget Board and the State Bond Commission in the exercise of the functions hereby transferred, and, to the extent practicable and needed for purpose hereof, all employees heretofore engaged in the performance of such functions, are hereby transferred to the Division of Administration.

F.  The transfer provided for in this section shall be accomplished not later than January 1, 1974, and those funds made available to the State Bond Commission and the Capital Outlay Budget Board which were to be expended by them in carrying out those functions hereby transferred shall be transferred to and used by the Division of Administration in carrying out these functions.

G.  The special fund account created by the provisions of Section 3 of Act 73 of the 1965 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature⁴ is hereby abolished and all funds on deposit in said account, including future monies derived from the sources specified in Act 73 of the 1965 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, shall be deposited into the state treasury in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of thethe Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

Acts 1973, No. 164, §§1 to 6, emerg.  eff. June 19, 1973 at 4 P.M.  Amended by Acts 1976, No. 560, §1; Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.

¹La. Rev. Stat. 39:1402 note.

²La. Rev. Stat. 39:1401-39:1406.

³La. Rev. Stat. 39:1361-39:1366.

⁴La. Rev. Stat. 39:465.3.