RS 25:1270.4: Limitations

A. No more than twenty percent of funds appropriated or allocated to the program in any fiscal year may be granted to municipalities or eligible entities in any one parish.

B. In no case shall the aggregate amount of grants to the same recipient in any fiscal year exceed eleven thousand five hundred dollars in years one through three and five thousand seven hundred fifty dollars in years four and five. The provision of grants under this Chapter shall in no way constitute an entitlement derived from the state of Louisiana or a claim on any other funds of the state.

C. All grants awarded through the program shall be awarded in conformity with rules and regulations promulgated by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. No grant shall be awarded until after such time as such rules and regulations become effective.

D. All grants awarded through the program shall be from funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for the program.

E. No grant may be awarded through the program unless and until the legislature has appropriated to the department sufficient funds designated for the operation of the program.