2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 — Education
RS 17:3394.3 — Authority of board to execute agreements related to the finance of capital improvements and enhancements

§3394.3. Authority of board to execute agreements related to the finance of capital improvements and enhancements

A. The board shall exercise its authority granted pursuant to R.S. 17:3361, et seq., as may be necessary to provide for the completion of the projects enumerated in this Section. The board may grant leases of property under its supervision to a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of financing such projects, and the sum total amount to be financed therefor shall equal no more than the total value of all projects listed herein, plus an amount equal to fifteen percent of such total. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:3361, et seq., to the contrary, the term of any lease agreement made for purposes of this Part shall not exceed thirty years. No monies shall be appropriated for these purposes until July 1, 2008.

B. For the purposes of this Part, the following projects shall comprise the entirety of public facilities and projects to be financed under the authorities of this Part and R.S. 17:3361 et seq. with respect to these projects. The dollar value listed, plus an amount equal to fifteen percent, is the maximum amount that may be financed for each of the following projects:

(1) LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

(a) Evangeline Campus, St. Martin

Region 4

$8,000,000

Replacement of campus buildings on campus-owned land across the street from existing location.

(b) Huey P. Long Campus, Winnfield

Region 6

$10,000,000

Replace and relocate facilities to more accessible location on college-owned land.

(c) Northwest Louisiana Campus, Minden

Region 7

$14,000,000

Expand campus in location on college-owned land.

(d) Young Memorial Campus, Morgan City

Region 3

$5,200,000

Construct buildings needed for non-marine programs.

(e) Florida Parishes Campus, Greensburg

Region 9

$8,000,000

Acquisition of eight-acre site and construction of facilities.

(f) Westside Campus, Plaquemine

Region 2

$3,000,000

Replacement of buildings and relocation of campus.

(g) Gulf Area Campus, Abbeville

Region 4

$6,000,000

Restoration of current facilities.

(h) Shelby M. Jackson Campus, Ferriday

Region 6

$4,500,000

Repair and replacement of facilities on college-owned land.

(i) Sidney N. Collier Campus, New Orleans

Region 1

$11,900,000

Relocation of campus, acquire land and buildings.

(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGES

(a) L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College, Houma

$21,300,000

Construction of classroom lab and office building; water survival training facility at LAMPI and construction of marine/welding transportation building.

(b) Sowela Technical Community College, Lake Charles

$13,000,000

Acquire adjacent land and construction of classroom and student facilities.

(c) River Parishes Community College, Sorrento

$17,000,000

Acquire land and facilities and construction of additional facilities.

(d) Delgado Community College, New Orleans

Issac Delgado Hall

$ 786,800

Restore existing building.

Student Services

$2,618,350

Restore existing building.

Maritime and Industrial Training Center

$6,425,000

Relocate from City Park to New Orleans East.

Learning Resources Center

$4,114,165

Demolition and construction.

(e) Elaine P. Nunez Community College, Chalmette

Arts and Sciences Building

$97,187

Restore existing building.

Allied Health Building

$707,362

Restore existing building.

Physical Activity Center

$737,225

Restore existing building.

Shop Building-B

$971,757

Restore existing building.

Stewart Administration Building

$1,716,914

Add second floor to existing building.

Classroom Building A

$981,671

Restore existing building.

(3) Statewide Student and Financial Information System

$10,000,000

(4) The amounts set forth in this Subsection are estimates and the funding for any project may be increased to meet any contingencies by an amount not to exceed fifteen percent of the amounts set forth in the Subsection.

Acts 2007, No. 391, §1, eff. June 30, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 220, §7, eff. June 14, 2008.