Authorizes design-build contracts for new ferries on the Mississippi River and bridges that replace tunnels. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Exempts drivers who possess valid military licenses from the knowledge and skills test requirements to obtain a Class "A", "B", and "C" commercial driver's license
Dedicates to the Better Highways and Higher Education Fund state sales tax proceeds collected each fiscal year as a result of a federal law which will require vendors located out-of-state to collect sales tax on their Internet and mail order sales.
Directs DOTD to reduce the speed limit on LA Highway 21 east of its intersection with LA Highway 40 at the Fifth Ward Junior High School and its intersection with LA Highway 41 in St. Tammany Parish.