The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Chabert (SB 393)
Present law provides relative to DOTD. Provides the department, through its offices and
officers, shall be responsible for developing and implementing programs to assure adequate, safe,
and efficient transportation and other public works facilities and services in the state in
accordance with the transfer of agencies and functions made by present law. Provides that the
department shall develop and implement programs in all areas of transportation, including
highways, airports, waterways, flood protection, and mass transit, as well as public works
activities, in accordance with such transfers.
Present law provides that the department shall be composed of the executive office of the
secretary, the office of management and finance, the office of engineering, the office of
multimodal planning, the office of operations, and such other offices as shall be created by law.
Further provides that whenever the secretary determines that the administration of the functions
of the department may be more efficiently performed by eliminating, merging, or consolidating
existing offices or establishing new offices, he shall present a plan therefor to the legislature for
its approval by statute.
Present law provides that the secretary, or in his discretion a subordinate or subordinates
appointed by him, shall administer the programs of the state relating to the establishment, design,
construction, extension, improvement, repair, maintenance, and regulation of roads, highways,
expressways, bridges, and related matters pertaining thereto. The secretary, or his designated
subordinate, shall develop, prepare, and finalize the annual highway construction program.
Proposed law makes technical revisions. Otherwise retains present law.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 36:501(B) and (C) and 507(B))