LRA Legislation Excerpts
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The Citizens' Road Home Action Team (CHAT) has compiled some excerpts from the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) legislation which are especially relevant to the Road Home Program.
[edit] Louisiana Recovery Authority Legislation Excerpts LSA-R.S. 49:220.2
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B. To assist in carrying out these purposes, the legislature hereby establishes the Louisiana Recovery Authority.
[edit] 220.4. Louisiana Recovery Authority; creation; executive director; board
A.(1) ...The purpose of the authority shall be to recommend policy, planning, and resource allocation affecting programs and services for the recovery, and to identify duplication of services relative to the recovery where appropriate. The authority shall carry out its function to support the most efficient and effective use of resources for the recovery.
B.(8) The board shall encourage and provide for input from all stakeholders in the recovery, both public and private.
C. The authority, and the board, shall be subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics, the laws relative to public records and open meetings, the laws relative to public bid and procurement, and all other provisions of law applicable to state agencies.
D. All funding received, expended, or disbursed by the authority shall be subject to audit, review, and examination by the independent accounting firm or firms engaged by the state or any agency of the state to oversee the receipt and disbursement of funds as well as audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
[edit] 220.5. Louisiana Recovery Authority; powers; duties; functions
B. The board shall appoint an audit committee to ensure best practices and procedures in the management of any funds received, expended, or disbursed by the authority. Such committee shall receive and review all reports produced by the inspector general, the legislative auditor, the independent accounting firm or firms engaged by the state or any agency of the state for such purpose and by any audit firm or firms retained by the authority. The audit committee shall present all findings of such reports to the board and make recommendations to the board as appropriate.
(see also: KBB63-2005 LRA)
C.(1)(a) The authority shall also develop proposals related to the recovery, including CDBG proposals, Action plans, Partial Action Plans, amendments to the Action Plans or Partial Action Plans, or any other method utilized for the allocation of dollars for the use of Community Development Block Grant or other funds provided for the recovery, hereinafter the "proposal". After developing and approving a proposal, the authority shall send the proposal to the governor for approval. if the governor approves the proposal, it shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for review and approval. At the same time as the proposal is submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the proposal shall be submitted for review to the appropriate oversight committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate which have jurisdiction over the type of matter which is the subject of the proposal.
C.(1)(b) If the appropriate oversight committee objects to the proposal, it shall so notify the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Whenever any proposal amounts to ten million dollars or more and is approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the authority shall submit the proposal for approval of a majority of the elected members of each house of the legislature. If the legislature is in session, the approval shall be by resolution or Act. If the legislature is not in session, approval shall be obtained using the same mail ballot procedure used to obtain such approval of action of the interim emergency board.
C.(1)(c) If a proposal is approved as provided by Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, the governor shall submit the proposal to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or other appropriate federal authority for approval.
C.(2) After the appropriate federal approval has been obtained, the authority shall request the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for a budget adjustment in the amount of the approved funding in accordance with the procedures set forth in the general appropriations act and Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
C.(4) The authority and the office of community development within the division of administration shall establish a clear and effective process for implementation of action plans for the CDBG program, including but not limited to providing for the preparation and review of draft plans, fiscal management, reporting, technical support, and all other support activities necessary to administration and complying with any other federal or state requirements.
