Amedee SCR No. 12
Creates the Capitol Complex Task Force to study the capitol park with respect to the state
capitol building, traffic congestion, Capitol Lake, and the surrounding infrastructure.
Provides that the task force shall be composed of the following persons or their designees:
(1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
(2) The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
(3) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality.
(4) The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Homeland Security.
(5) The chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.
(6) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
(7) The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.
(8) The secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.
(9) The director of the office of state buildings.
(10) The director of the office of facility planning and control.
(11) The director of the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge.
(12) The director of the Department of Public Works for East Baton Rouge Parish.
(13) The chairman of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs or his designee.
(14) The chairman of the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs or his designee.
(15) A resident of Spanish Town in the city of Baton Rouge who shall be jointly selected
by the state senator and state representative whose districts contain Spanish Town.
(16) A resident of the Capitol View subdivision in the city of Baton Rouge who shall be
jointly selected by the state senator and state representative whose districts contain the
Capitol View subdivision.
Provides that the task force shall convene no later than September 1, 2013, and at the first
meeting, the task force shall elect a chair who shall be responsible for calling all subsequent
meetings and electing such other officers as it deems appropriate.
Provides that the majority of the total membership shall constitute a quorum and any official
action of the task force shall require a vote of a majority of the quorum present and voting.
Provides that the members of the task force shall serve without compensation, except per
diem or expense reimbursement to which they may be individually entitled as members of
their respective organizations.
Requires that the task force report its findings, together with recommendations for action,
to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than March 1, 2014, and report
annually to the legislature.