§ 39:256 — Compliance

An agency failing to comply with the provisions of this Part shall file a report with the division of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget stating the reasons it is unable to comply. The commissioner of administration shall withhold from the appropriations of any agency failing to comply with the provisions of this Part an amount equal to five percent of the amount appropriated to the agency for energy costs only if approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The commissioner of administration shall release any amounts withheld upon an agency's compliance with the provisions of this Part less the amount used by the division of administration for collecting energy data from the non-complying agency. The use and expenditure of such amounts by the division of administration are subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Legislative History

Acts 1984, No. 662, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 255, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 2001, No. 1184, §1, eff. June 29, 2001.