HF1086 Summary

• Establishes an Office of Public Accountability for Constitutionally Dedicated Funding within the Legislative Coordinating Commission to maintain a public website tracking expenditures and outcomes for five state conservation and arts funds.

• Creates a 12-member Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council in the legislative branch to make recommendations on outdoor heritage fund appropriations, with members appointed by the governor, senate, and house leadership, serving four-year terms.

• Requires all projects funded from these five constitutional funds to include measurable outcomes, plans for measuring and evaluating results, and compliance with current science and state-of-the-art technology.

• Mandates the legislative auditor conduct restoration audits and biennial audits of fund expenditures, and requires projects receiving $10 million or more in a biennium to undergo attorney general review and a second appraisal for land acquisitions.

• Specifies that biennially, funds must be expended to balance benefits across all regions and residents of the state, with grants prioritized for competitive awards and all funded projects identified on the public website.