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Dear Mr. Henson:

You have requested an opinion of the Attorney General regarding an appropriation appearing in schedule 20-945 of Act 13 of the 2002 Regular Session (Act 13), the General Appropriation Act for fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. The appropriation appears under the heading "State Aid to Local Government Entities" and provides:

Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) for technology initiatives for East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and St. Helena Parishes $100,000.

You state that the language of the appropriation is silent as to which entity or entities within…