2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 30:2511 — Louisiana environmental education fund

§2511.  Louisiana Environmental Education Fund

A.  The office of environmental education is authorized to generate funds from any source.

B.  Funds received by the office of environmental education from any source including public and private donations and grants shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury.

C.  After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited as required by Subsection A hereof shall be credited to a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the "Louisiana Environmental Education Fund".  The monies in this fund shall be used solely for the purposes of this Chapter and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature.  All unexpended and unencumbered monies in this fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in such fund.  The monies in this fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.

D.  The funds received from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, pursuant to driver's license issuance and renewal shall be deposited into the Louisiana Environmental Education Fund and shall be used for public service announcements and for the education and training of drivers of motor vehicles regarding littering or to finance local littering enforcement activities in order to promote public safety, order, and general welfare by making the streets, roads, and highways of Louisiana clean, safe, and free of debris, litter, and other material falling from or being thrown from motor vehicles by drivers operating such motor vehicles using such streets, roads, and highways.  These funds shall be distributed equally among the five Louisiana Public Service Commission districts and shall not be considered by the division of administration when making annual budgets for the operating expenses of the office.

Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Acts 2003, No. 527, §1.