La. Stat. tit. 39 § 352

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 39:352 - Cancellation of unexpended portions of appropriations; exceptions

Whenever any specific appropriation is made to meet any item of expenditure which occurs annually by provision of law or for contingent expense, and any portion of it remains unexpended at the end of the year for which the specific appropriation was made, after all legal claims against it for the year have been paid, the commissioner of administration shall cancel any balance of the appropriation, and each succeeding year he shall open a new account for the appropriation which may be made for that particular year, without carrying forward any unexpended balance of appropriation made for any previous year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations made to pay the debt of the state, principal and interest.

La. R.S. § 39:352

Added by Acts 1976, No. 649, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1091, §1, eff. June 28, 2001; Acts 2013, No. 420, §4, eff. June 21, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 612, §11, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 642, §3, eff. June 2, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.

Amended by Acts 2018, No. 612,s. 11, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by Acts 2015, No. 87,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by Acts 2013, No. 420,s. 4, eff. 6/21/2013.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 649, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1091, §1, eff. 6/28/2001.

See Acts 2018, No. 612, and Acts 2019, No. 404, providing for the effects of the conversion of certain dedicated funds to special statutorily dedicated fund accounts.