Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:332.23 – Disposition of certain collections in St. James Parish
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:332.23
- 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 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 St. James under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 47:302(C), 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 “St. James Parish Enterprise Fund”.
B. The monies in the St. James Parish Enterprise Fund shall be subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature. The monies in the fund shall be available for use by the governing authority of St. James Parish to promote tourism and economic development-related activities and for acquisition of land and acquisition, construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings and parking areas for use for the St. James Convention Facility or the St. James Parish Tourist Information Welcome Center, and other multipurpose buildings, including an agricultural arena and farmer’s market.
C. The parish of St. James may issue bonds payable from a pledge and dedication of the amounts of proceeds of the tax in the St. James Parish Enterprise Fund. Whenever such bonds are issued, the legislature shall annually appropriate, to the extent of deposits in the fund, monies sufficient to pay the principal, interest, and premium, if any, due on the bonds each year. If the legislature, after a diligent and good faith effort, fails to appropriate sufficient monies to pay the principal, interest, and premium, if any, due on the bonds each year, or if such appropriation cannot be effected, the state shall in no way be a party to any contractual rights arising from the bonds issued, nor shall the state be in any way obligated for any payments due to holders of the bonds issued under the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 85, §1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2015, No. 182, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.