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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1454
BY REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA SMITH
HOUSING: Creates the Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating
Commission
AN ACT1
To enact Chapter 3-G of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised2
of R.S. 40:600.101 and R.S. 36:4(P), relative to coordination of housing and3
transportation planning; to create the Housing and Transportation Planning and4
Coordinating Commission within the division of administration and to provide for5
its membership, operation, powers, and duties; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. Chapter 3-G of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1050,8
comprised of R.S. 40:600.101, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
CHAPTER 3-G. HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATI ON 10
PLANNING AND COORDINATING COMMISSION11
§600.101. Housing and transportation coordination12
A. The Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission13
is hereby created within the division of administration. The primary purpose of the14
commission shall be coordinating and integrating the planning and spending by local15
governments, housing authorities, and the Department of Transportation and16
Development so that highway construction and housing development might be17
planned and executed so as to provide planned, rational growth, more fully integrated18
communities, and effective spending of public funds for the betterment of life for19
Louisiana citizens.20 HLS 10RS-2603 ORIGINAL
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B.(1) The commission shall be comprised of the following members:1
(a) One member appointed by the commissioner of administration to2
represent the office of community development.3
(b) One member appointed by the commissioner of administration to4
represent the office of facility planning and control.5
(c) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or6
his designee.7
(d) The secretary of the Department of Social Services or his designee.8
(e) The board of commissioners of the Louisiana Housing Agency shall9
appoint one member to represent the agency.10
(f) A representative of the Louisiana Housing Finance Alliance selected by11
the alliance.12
(g) A representative of the regional planning commissions appointed by the13
commissioner of administration.14
(h) A representative of the Center for Planning Excellence selected by the15
center.16
(i) Two representatives of nonprofit housing development organizations17
appointed by the commissioner of administration.18
(2) Members of the commission appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(1) and19
(2) of this Section shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Members20
of the commission appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(5) through (9) of this21
Section shall serve four-year terms. A vacancy in the office of a member shall be22
filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the23
unexpired term.24
(3) The commission shall elect a chairman and such other officers as it25
deems necessary from among its members. The commission shall adopt bylaws to26
govern its activities and meetings.27
(4) Members of the commission shall not receive any salary or28
reimbursement of expenses for performing their duties as members.29 HLS 10RS-2603 ORIGINAL
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(5) The commissioner of administration shall provide staff and other support1
for the commission and shall call the first meeting of the commission.2
C.(1) The commission shall create a statewide housing plan. In the3
development and maintenance of the plan, the commission shall conduct a parish by4
parish assessment of housing. The assessment shall be conducted once every five5
years and the plan shall be updated based on the most recent assessment. All parish6
governing authorities and local housing authorities shall cooperate with the7
commission in the conduct of the assessment.8
(2) The assessments shall document the following:9
(a) The overall supply of housing, including single-family, multi-family,10
special needs, and institutional housing.11
(b) The conditions of the housing stock.12
(c) The housing cost burden.13
(d) Access to transit and job centers.14
(3) The commission shall hold not fewer than three public hearings to15
provide for citizen participation in the development of the plan. Each such hearing16
shall be held at a different time of day and on a different day of the week from the17
other meetings in order to maximize the opportunity for citizen participation.18
D. The commission shall also have the following powers and duties:19
(1) To define planning and housing regions.20
(2) To determine public and alternative transportation needs.21
(3) To estimate low and moderate income housing needs.22
(4) To set criteria and guidelines for parishes and municipalities to determine23
and address their local affordable housing needs.24
(5) To set criteria and guidelines for parishes, municipalities, and25
metropolitan planning organizations to coordinate and address local and regional26
transportation needs.27
(6) To review and approve housing and transportation plans for parishes and28
municipalities.29 HLS 10RS-2603 ORIGINAL
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E.(1) In accordance with the plan developed pursuant to Subsection C of this1
Section and in partnership with parish governing authorities, the commission shall2
promote the targeting of federal housing funds to areas of greatest need.3
(2) The commission shall work in partnership with the Department of4
Transportation and Development to ensure that not less than fifteen percent of5
federal and state funds appropriated for highway and bridge construction be utilized6
for alternative modes of transportation, including public transit, bus rapid transit, rail,7
and bike paths.8
Section 2. R.S. 36:4(P) is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
§4. Structure of executive branch of state government10
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P. The Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission12
(R.S. 40:600.101) is hereby placed within the office of the governor, division of13
administration, as provided in R.S. 36:802.14
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Patricia Smith HB No. 1454
Abstract: Creates and provides for the Housing and Transportation Planning and
Coordinating Commission within the division of administration.
Proposed law creates the Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating
Commission within the division of administration to coordinate the planning and spending
by local governments, housing authorities, and DOTD so that highway construction and
housing development might be planned and executed so as to provide planned, rational
growth, more fully integrated communities, and effective spending of public funds for the
betterment of life for La. citizens.
Provides that the commission is comprised of the following members:
(1)One member appointed by the commissioner of administration to represent the office
of community development.
(2)One member appointed by the commissioner of administration to represent the office
of facility planning and control.
(3)The secretary of DOTD or his designee. HLS 10RS-2603 ORIGINAL
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(4)The secretary of DSS or his designee.
(5)The board of commissioners of the La. Housing Agency shall appoint one member
to represent the agency.
(6)A representative of the La. Housing Finance Alliance selected by the alliance.
(7)A representative of the regional planning commissions appointed by the
commissioner of administration.
(8)A representative of the Center for Planning Excellence selected by the center.
(9)Two representatives of nonprofit housing development organizations appointed by
the commissioner of administration.
Provides for terms of members; provides that members shall not receive any salary or
reimbursement of expenses; and provides that the commissioner of administration shall
provide staff and other support for the commission and shall call its first meeting.
Requires the commission to create a statewide housing plan. Requires the commission to
conduct a parish by parish assessment of housing every five years and to base the plan on
the most recent assessment. Provides that the assessment shall document the following:
(1)The overall supply of housing, including single-family, multi-family, special needs,
and institutional housing.
(2)The conditions of the housing stock.
(3)The housing cost burden.
(4)Access to transit and job centers.
Requires the commission to hold not fewer than three public hearings to provide for citizen
participation in the development of the plan.
Provides that the commission shall also have the following powers and duties:
(1)To define planning and housing regions.
(2)To determine public and alternative transportation needs.
(3)To estimate low and moderate income housing needs
(4)To set criteria and guidelines for parishes and municipalities to determine and
address their local affordable housing needs.
(5)To set criteria and guidelines for parishes, municipalities, and metropolitan planning
organizations to coordinate and address local and regional transportation needs.
(6)To review and approve housing and transportation plans for parishes and
municipalities. HLS 10RS-2603 ORIGINAL
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Provides that in accordance with the plan and in partnership with parish governing
authorities, the commission shall promote the targeting of federal housing funds to areas of
greatest need. Requires that the commission work in partnership with DOTD to ensure that
not less than 15% of federal and state funds appropriated for highway and bridge
construction be utilized for alternative modes of transportation, including public transit, bus
rapid transit, rail, and bike paths.
(Adds R.S. 40:600.101 and R.S. 36:4(P))