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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 527
BY SENATOR HEITMEIER
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 48:22.1, relative to transportation; to provide requirements for "Complete2
Streets"; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 48:22.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 5
ยง22.1. Complete Streets; findings; requirements; exceptions6
A. The legislature finds that development of a comprehensive, integrated,7
connected transportation network for Louisiana which balances the access,8
mobility, health, and safety needs of motorists, transit users, bicyclists, and9
pedestrians of all ages and abilities, including the users of wheelchairs and10
mobility aids, is integral to the public health, welfare, and quality of life of11
Louisiana's citizens and visitors. Further, the legislature finds that the12
development of such a fully integrated transportation system, by planning,13
designing, funding, constructing, managing, and maintaining a complete and14
multimodal network, will achieve and sustain mobility and safely accommodate15
pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users.16
B. The legislature directs the department to adopt and maintain a17
Complete Streets Policy to facilitate the purposes set forth in Subsection A of18
this Section. In the development of such policy, the department shall make19
reasonable efforts to engage interested stakeholders through an advisory group20
to be known as the Complete Streets Advisory Council. The department shall21
establish goals to be incorporated into practical projects within the highway22
priority program and shall track the progress by department district. The23
department shall submit a written progress report annually in conjunction with24
the department's submission of the Highway Priority Program to the House and25
Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works and to the26
Complete Streets Advisory Council.27
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C. The Complete Streets Advisory Council shall consist of a1
representative appointed by each of the following organizations and may2
include such other persons or representatives of organizations selected by the3
council:4
(1) The Department of Transportation and Development.5
(2) AARP Louisiana.6
(3) The Center for Planning Excellence.7
(4) The Federal Highway Administration.8
(5) Any research center based at a university in Louisiana that is9
interested in the Complete Streets Policy.10
(6) A member appointed by a majority of the metropolitan planning11
organizations.12
(7) Other interested Complete Streets advocacy groups.13
D. The department shall adopt performance measures to evaluate the14
effectiveness of the Complete Streets Policy. These performance measures shall15
include both process- and outcome-oriented indicators as determined by the16
department in conjunction with the Complete Streets Advisory Council.17
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not18
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature19
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If20
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become21
effective on the day following such approval.22
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: