Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 39, § 1410.31. Agreements providing for outlay of funds for capital improvement or expenditure; State Bond Commission approval required; penalties

A. No agreement, including, but not limited to agreements of lease, lease-purchase or third party financing, shall be entered into by, on behalf of or with the state, directly or through any state board, department, commission, authority or agency, providing for the outlay of funds in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, in any fiscal year, beginning at the expiration of the fiscal year 1977-1978, for capital improvement or expenditure, including, but not limited to, equipment, buildings, land, machinery, renovations, major repairs and construction, without prior written approval of the State Bond Commission or its successor.

B. Any agreement, including, but not limited to agreements of lease, lease-purchase or third party financing, made in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be null and void, and unenforceable in the courts of this state.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to capital outlay projects approved by the legislature pursuant to Article 7, Section 11(B) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, or to the expenditure of funds previously appropriated by the legislature, or to any multi-year agreement dealing with movable property containing an appropriation dependency clause which provides for no penalty upon termination or failure to fund.

D. Any officer, official, agent or employee of the state or of any state board, department, commission, authority or agency, who enters into an agreement in violation of the provisions of this Section; or who counsels, aids or abets such a violation knowingly; shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, and/or imprisoned for not less than sixty days nor more than six months.

E. In the event the State Bond Commission considers alternative methods for the acquisition of capital improvements, it shall approve the least expensive method of acquisition.