§127.1. Space acquisition; State Capitol Complex and Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge

A. The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds and declares that efficient planning, acquisition, utilization, and management of state space facilities in Baton Rouge may be encouraged by maximizing, when practical, use of space and facilities in the State Capitol Complex and the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge, hereinafter referred to together as the "district", in order to strengthen the district and the city of Baton Rouge and to make it a more attractive place to live and work, thereby conserving existing resources and encouraging the further redevelopment of the district.

B. Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:127, R.S. 39:1552, and R.S. 39:1655, the director of the office of facility planning and control, through the division of administration, shall attempt, to the extent practical, to locate or relocate state-owned buildings, state departments and agencies, and offices thereof, and other state entities within the district.

C.(1) The director of the office of facility planning and control shall develop a system to implement the provisions of this Section through the efficient acquisition and utilization of properties in the district.

(2) The system developed by the director of the office of facility planning and control shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budgetary Control Council for its review and approval prior to implementation.

(3) The director of the office of facility planning and control shall, in developing the system, evaluate the following:

(a) Availability of adequate public transportation and parking and accessibility to the public.

(b) The duties, responsibilities, and service area needs of each entity to be located or relocated.

(c) The relative cost of building or lease space in and outside the district.

D. After the evaluation by the director of the office of facility planning and control, state-owned buildings, state departments and agencies, and offices thereof, and other state entities may be authorized for location or relocation outside the district when it is determined that service delivery may be unreasonably hampered or the public unreasonably inconvenienced by a location or relocation within the district.

E. The heads of executive agencies shall cooperate with the director of the office of facility planning and control in implementing the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1990, No. 761, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.