Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:332.18 – Disposition of certain collections in Iberville Parish
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:332.18
- 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.
A. The avails of the tax imposed by La. Rev. Stat. 47:302, the avails of the tax imposed by La. Rev. Stat. 47:321, and the avails of the tax imposed by La. Rev. Stat. 47:331 from the sales of services as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:301(14)(a) in the parish of Iberville under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 47:302(C), 321(C), 322, 331(C), and 332, as applicable, 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 a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the “Iberville Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund”.
B. The monies in the Iberville Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund shall be subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature to the parish governing authority of Iberville Parish. The monies in the fund shall be made available exclusively for economic development and tourism purposes, planning, development, or capital improvements of tourism sites in the parish of Iberville. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be deposited in the state general fund.
C. For 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. 1309, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 340, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 597, §3, eff. July 1, 2012.