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Executive Department
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Urban Affairs and Rural Development
- Added $3.1 million in enhanced funding for the Office of
Urban Affairs for a total funding level of $10.1 million and
an additional $3.0 million of enhanced funding for the Rural
Development Program for a total funding level of $9.2 million.
Military Affairs
- $1.1 million has been included in the budget of the Military
Affairs Department for a Homeland Security Initiative.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
- $2.9 million has been dedicated from the Tobacco Tax Health
Care Fund to provide for the administration and operation of
the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) in the
budget for the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.
Saints/Hornets Funding
- A total of $35.4 million in state funds was provided during
the special and regular sessions for the purpose of funding
New Orleans Saints and Charlotte Hornets incentive agreements.
Special Session
- Provided FY02 Supplemental State General Fund funding of
$1.75 million for reimbursement to the Charlotte Hornets NBA
Limited Partnership for transitional and relocation expenses
associated with the move to New Orleans. Requires statutorily
dedicated fund to repay these monies to the General Fund (Act
152 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2002).
- Capital improvement monies were provided as follows:
- $10 million for NBA upgrades to the New Orleans Arena
(Act 164 of the First Special Session of 2002).
- $6.75 million for construction of an indoor football
training facility for the Saints (Act 164 of the First
Special Session of 2002).
Regular Session
- New funding in the amount of about $6.3 million was provided
from the New Orleans Sports Franchise Fund to meet contractual
obligations of the State with respect to the New Orleans
Saints and Hornets sports franchises. Act 73 of the 2002 First
Extraordinary Session redirected a one-percent hotel occupancy
tax in Orleans Parish to fund, in part, incentive packages for
these teams.
- The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District operating
budget includes $10.6 million in Saints inducement payments,
in addition to any portion of the above Sports Franchise Fund
that will be used to meet Saints contractual obligations.
Other Significant Budget Items for the Louisiana Stadium and
Exposition District
- Provided $4.2 million in funding for Superdome and New
Orleans Arena operations that must be approved by the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget prior to expenditure.
- Provided $4.6 million in acquisitions and major repairs for
district facilities.
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