§ 39:360 — Policy for use of state owned aircraft; criteria; maintenance

Louisiana § 39:360

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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§360. Policy for use of state owned aircraft; criteria; maintenance
A. The Division of Administration shall establish a uniform policy for all state
agencies for the use of state owned motor vehicles and aircraft by state employees. In
developing the policy the following criteria shall be used.
B. It shall be determined, based upon usage, including air miles traveled and special
functions, whether it is more economical to purchase an aircraft for an agency's employees
or to use commercial airlines. In making such determination, the commissioner of
administration shall utilize the comprehensive report, by each budget unit and each spending
agency in the executive and judicial branches of state government, assembled by him and
released annually to the governor and the legislature as directed by R.S. 39:60.1(C)
containing information concerning aircraft owned or leased by each agency and including for
each aircraft, the type of aircraft, make, model, year, primary user, if any, mileage traveled
or hours of use, annual rental or lease cost if not purchased, or the purchase price. Any
aircraft which does not meet the economic criteria required herein may be immediately
declared surplus property, if owned by the state, or, if leased by the state, the lease shall be
terminated as soon as the terms of the contract permit. The institutions of higher education
in the state shall be limited to the use of one state-owned or maintained aircraft for the
institutions under each separate management board. Such limit shall exclude aircraft as shall
be determined by the commissioner to be necessary for recognized training programs.
C. An aviation unit shall exist in the division of administration. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of law to the contrary, this unit shall regulate the maintenance of state
owned aircraft, including helicopters and fixed-winged aircraft, owned or operated by any
and all agencies within the executive branch of state government, except for aircraft owned
or operated by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. All such aircraft shall
be maintained and repaired through state operated aircraft maintenance facilities, unless an
agency receives prior approval from the division's aviation unit for maintenance at privately
owned facilities. Maintenance for the purposes of this Subsection shall mean inspection,
labor, parts, accessories, and avionics. The commissioner of administration is authorized to
appoint as many employees to the unit as may be permitted by the legislative appropriation
to fulfill this function.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 890, §2.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 142, §1; Acts 1986, No. 890, §1; Acts 1988, No. 62, §1; Acts 2008, No. 237, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.