§ 18:454 — Campaign Sign Recycling Fund

§454. Campaign Sign Recycling Fund
A. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Campaign
Sign Recycling Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B.(1) After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as
provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall
deposit into the fund the following:
(a) Monies collected from candidate qualifying fees for an election pursuant to R.S.
18:464(B)(5).
(b) Monies designated for the fund and received by the state treasurer from
donations, gifts, grants, appropriations, or other revenue.
(2) Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state
general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited into the
state general fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal
year shall remain in the fund.
C.(1) Monies in the fund shall be appropriated to the secretary of state for the
recycling of political campaign signs.
(2) The secretary of state shall promulgate rules in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act necessary for implementation and administration of the
provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

Legislative History

Acts 2025, No. 213, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.