§322.6. Disposition of certain collections in Washington Parish

            A. The avails of the tax imposed from the sales of services as defined by R.S. 47:301.3(1) in Washington Parish under the provisions of R.S. 47:321(C) shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay the remainder of such funds into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the "Washington Parish Economic Development and Tourism Fund".

            B. The monies in the Washington Parish Economic Development and Tourism Fund shall be subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature. The monies in the fund shall be utilized exclusively for economic development and tourism in Washington Parish. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be deposited in the state general fund.

            Acts 1997, No. 1338, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 986, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2025, No. 384, §8(B), eff. June 20, 2025.