HLS 10RS-1144 ORIGINAL
Page 1 of 2
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 305
BY REPRESENTATIVE TIM BURNS
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against
DOTD in "Shelton J. Rayford and Janice A. Dzerve v. National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, et al."
AN ACT1
To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2010-2
2011 to be used to pay the consent judgment in the suit entitled "Shelton J. Rayford3
and Janice A. Dzerve v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, AKA Amtrak,4
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company, Sherwin J. Neal, Jr.; K 7 E5
Trucking Company, Ace Transportation, Inc., Lexington Mutual Insurance6
Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; State of Louisiana, Department of7
Transportation and Development"; and to provide for related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. The sum of Seventy Thousand and No/100 ($70,000.00) Dollars is hereby10
appropriated out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 to11
be used to pay the consent judgment in favor of plaintiff, Janice A. Dzerve, in the suit12
entitled "Shelton J. Rayford and Janice A. Dzerve v. National Railroad Passenger13
Corporation, AKA Amtrak, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company, Sherwin J.14
Neal, Jr.; K 7 E Trucking Company, Ace Transportation, Inc., Lexington Mutual Insurance15
Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; State of Louisiana, Department of16
Transportation and Development", bearing Number 03-8101, Division "L" on the docket of17
the Civil District Court, parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana.18 HLS 10RS-1144 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 305
Page 2 of 2
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor1
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,2
2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later. 3
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)]
Tim Burns HB No. 305
Appropriates from the state general fund for FY 2010-2011 the sum of $70,000 to pay the
consent judgment in favor of plaintiff, Janice A. Dzerve, in the suit entitled "Shelton J.
Rayford and Janice A. Dzerve v. DOTD, et al.", bearing No. 03-8101, Div. "L" on the docket
of the Civil District Court, parish of Orleans.
Effective July 1, 2010.