§1157.2. Preference in awarding contracts; labor
A. The State Bond Commission shall not grant preliminary approval of bonds for industrial development unless the project beneficiaries certify to the State Bond Commission and to the secretary of the Department of Economic Development that Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers will be given an opportunity to bid on the project and that preference and priority will be given to Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and labor. Prior to final approval by the State Bond Commission, project beneficiaries shall provide a certified list of names and business domiciles of the manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers for the project. In addition, the project beneficiaries shall submit to the State Bond Commission and the secretary of the Department of Economic Development a statement as to whether or not Louisiana labor will be used on the project. If Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, or labor will not be used on the project, the project beneficiaries shall provide a written explanation to the State Bond Commission and the secretary of the Department of Economic Development detailing the reasons therefor for consideration by the commission prior to final approval.
B. The secretary of the Department of Economic Development shall verify the information provided by the project beneficiaries and shall certify to the State Bond Commission whether or not the manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and labor are indeed Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and labor. If not, the secretary shall notify the State Bond Commission of such fact. Upon notification of such fact, the State Bond Commission may hold a public hearing, at which time the project beneficiary may provide explanations for why the project is not in compliance with the provisions of Subsection A herein.
C. If the project beneficiary is found to be not in compliance with the provisions of Subsection A herein, the State Bond Commission may levy a fine not to exceed an amount equal to the difference between the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money centers or commercial banks published in the Wall Street Journal as the prime rate on the date of the issuance of the bonds and the actual interest rate at which the bonds were sold times the total amount of the issue.
Acts 1986, No. 788, §1.
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