Eligible taxpayers may direct part or all of a refund to Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. when filing the return.
SUBPART FF. FRIENDS OF PALMETTO ISLAND STATE PARK, INC. DONATION §120.131. Income tax checkoff; donation for Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. A. Every individual who files an individual income tax return for the current tax year and who is entitled to a refund may designate on his current year return that all or any portion of the total amount of the refund to which he is entitled shall be donated to the Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. in lieu of that amount being paid to him as a refund, in which case the refund shall be reduced by the amount so designated. The designation shall be made at the time of the filing of the current year tax return and shall be made on the income tax return form as prescribed by the secretary of the Department of Revenue. Donated monies shall be administered by the secretary and distributed to the Friends of Palmetto Islands State Park, Inc. in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 47:120.37. No donation made under the provisions of this Subsection shall be invalid for lack of an authentic act. B. The Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. shall use the monies derived from such donations for the purpose of supporting and enhancing the Palmetto Island State Park. C. The Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs or the House Committee on Ways and Means, may, at its discretion, request a report from the Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. relative to its operations. The form and content of the report shall be prescribed by the chairman of the committee, but the report shall at a minimum contain a detailed explanation of the revenues and expenditures, as well as a description of the organization's activities. The committee may summon any person employed by or associated with the Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. to provide testimony with respect to the report. D. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 47:120.37(B), the donation provided for in this Section shall not be removed from the individual income tax return; however, the exemption from the provisions of R.S. 47:120.37(B) shall be inapplicable, inoperable, and of no effect beginning January 1, 2020. Acts 2012, No. 321, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 187, §1, eff. May 26, 2016. NOTE: See Acts 2016, No. 187, §2, regarding applicability.