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ACT No. 443
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 1200 (Substitute for House Bill No. 1108 by Representative Brown)
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 48:283, relative to public works by the Department of Transportation and2
Development; to provide for plans, transfer, and relocations concerning buildings3
with historical or cultural significance acquired by the Department of Transportation4
and Development; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 48:283 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง283. Historical structures acquired by department; plan for preservation8
A. The department shall inspect any property acquired for a project for9
buildings or structures that may have historical or cultural significance and for which10
the department has no use.11
B. If such a building or structure is identified, the department shall devise12
a plan to preserve it if a parish, municipality, or nonprofit organization has expressed13
an interest in transferring the building or structure.14
C. The plan shall give priority to transferring the building or structure to a15
parish, municipality, or nonprofit organization, provided that the parish,16
municipality, or nonprofit organization shall bear the costs of any such transfer and17
resulting relocation and that such transfer and relocation does not interfere with the18
construction of the project.19
D. The department may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with20
the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate21 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1200
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committees on transportation, highways and public works, as are necessary to1
implement the provisions of this Section.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: