§2203. Application of Chapter
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter apply to public contracts of the agency or a political subdivision that are governed by Chapter 10 of Title 38, Chapters 16 and 17 of this Title, and Parts XIII and XIII-A of Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. This Chapter shall not apply to agency expenditures for amortization of debt, debt service, depreciation, employee benefits, per diem, relocation expenses, salaries, postage, and transfers of charges.
B. This Chapter shall not apply to contracts for sole-source items, contracts with other governmental entities, and those contracts that are prohibited by federal law from inclusion in this Chapter. In addition, the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to contracts entered into where there is imminent threat to life or property, where an emergency has been declared by the governor under the provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721, et seq., or where the chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, with the approval of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board, determines that an emergency exists whereby compliance with the provisions of this Chapter would create unreasonable hardship.
C. Political subdivisions are authorized to adopt all or any part of this Chapter and its accompanying regulations.
Acts 2012, No. 414, §1.
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