§ 48:203 — Annual highway budget

Louisiana § 48:203

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 48: Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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§203. Annual highway budget
A. The secretary shall cause to be prepared an annual budget for each fiscal year
ending June thirtieth. The annual budget shall show an accurate estimate of all available
revenues, which revenues shall be completely allotted to specific purposes and individual
projects, except that an allotment not to exceed four percent of the revenues from state
sources for each fiscal year for unspecified emergency purposes may be made, which shall
be subject, however, to approval by the secretary and the legislative budget committee. The
budget shall be sent to the governor for incorporation into the executive budget and then to
the legislature for enactment.
B. Allotments unexpended during the fiscal year shall be carried over to the next
fiscal year and remain allotted to the same project until completion of the project and
liquidation of the costs thereof. The department shall report to the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget annually describing the reasons for such unexpended allotments
and identifying any delays experienced in the associated projects.
C. Disbursements on specific projects shall be budgeted against allotments made for
the specific project. The annual budget shall include a capital outlay program for a total of
five years which the secretary recommends be undertaken within the period, arranged in a
manner which will indicate the relative priority of such projects as money becomes available.
Copies of the budget shall be made available to the public.
D. The adoption of the capital budget act for the first year of the five-year program
shall constitute an appropriation or allocation of the sums specified therein for the first year
only for the purposes specified. The secretary shall be responsible for the enforcement of the
capital outlay budget of the department, shall establish procedures, rules and regulations for
enforcement, and shall have emergency authority to vary from the budget.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 342, §1; Acts 1970, No. 305, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §16; Acts 2025, No. 380, §1.