Appropriates funds for payment of judgment in the matter of "Samuel D. Weaver and Susan Weaver, Individually and on Behalf of the Minor Children, Samantha and Luke Weaver v. State of Louisiana through the DOTD"
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against the DOTD in the matter of "Michael Aleshire and Mary Aleshire v. CUSA, GCT, LLC, d/b/a Gulf Coast Transportation, Vencent R. Barnett, and National Union Fire Insurance"
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against DOTD in the matter of "Judith S. Legendre and Wilton Clay Legendre v. Madden Contracting Company, Inc., et al"
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against DOTD in the matter of "Christina C. Spurlock and Ray Spurlock v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, Inc., et al"
Dedicates the proceeds of the state sales tax collected on hotel rooms in Grant Parish to the Grant Parish Economic Development Fund (EN -$5,000 GF RV See Note)
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment in the matter of "Zurich American Insurance Company v. Jonathan C. Dark, New Bern Transport Corporation, Gulf Engineers and Consultants, Inc. and the State of Louisiana through the DOTD"
Provides for the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to review and take action on certain state professional, personal, and consulting service contracts and provides for deposit of certain funding from the contracts into the Higher Education Financing Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment in the matter of "Zurich American Insurance Company v. Adrian D. Gourley, McLane Company, Inc., Transco, Inc., Aon Rish Services Southwest, Inc., Gulf Engineers and Consultants, Inc. and the State of Louisiana through the DOTD"
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against the State of Louisiana DOTD in the matter of "David Milbon and Richard Warren v. Barriere Construction Company, L.L.C., et al"
Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against DOTD in the matter of "Jeffrey Fluman v. Ryan Day, Allstate Insurance Company, State of Louisiana, DOTD"
Creates the Better Highways and Higher Education Fund and dedicates a certain portion of state sales and use taxes from out-of-state vendors into the fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Increases the mineral revenue base for the Budget Stabilization Fund and dedicates the additional revenue to higher education and transportation (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)