Louisiana § RS 39:134 - Legislative appropriation authority
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§ RS 39:134. Legislative appropriation authority
A. No state agency shall make expenditures of any federal funds, whether such funds are advanced prior to expenditure or as reimbursement, unless such expenditures are made pursuant to specific appropriations by the legislature.
B. If the federal funds received are less than the amount of such funds appropriated by the legislature in accordance with this Part and for a specific purpose, the total appropriations of federal and state funds respectively allocated for such purpose shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of reduction in federal funds.
C. When the legislature is not in session, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may approve the expenditure of available federal funds and appropriate necessary state matching funds. However, the delegated authority shall apply only when new or additional federal funds are available at a time which precludes their appropriation by the legislature in session.
Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 1164, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 39:134 ("Legislative appropriation authority") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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