HLS 15RS-1830 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 103
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as Capital Region
Transportation Safety Coalition Day at the state capitol
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To recognize Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition
3 Day at the state capitol.
4 WHEREAS, Louisiana is driving towards zero deaths on our roads and highways,
5and the Strategic Highway Safety Plan is the vehicle to drive us to our destination; and
6 WHEREAS, the state is divided into nine transportation safety coalitions that are
7staffed by the metropolitan planning organizations of each parish to oversee the
8implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan at the regional level; and
9 WHEREAS, the Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition holds regular
10meetings to coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan
11in the eight parish area of the coalition, including West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Point
12Coupee, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, and Livingston; and
13 WHEREAS, the mission of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan is to reduce the human
14and economic toll on Louisiana's surface transportation system due to traffic crashes through
15widespread collaboration and a data-driven, integrated 4E approach; and
16 WHEREAS, the Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition works closely with
17the Department of Transportation and Development and the office of state police to track
18progress in implementing their Strategic Highway Safety Plan at the regional level and to
19achieve safety goals of the coalition's five emphasis areas: young drivers, impaired driving,
20bikes and pedestrians, infrastructure and operations, and occupant protection; and
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HCR NO. 103
1 WHEREAS, the Legislature commends the Capital Region Transportation Safety
2Coalition for completing and adopting their regional safety plan after a year of hard work
3and dedication.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
5recognize Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition Day
6at the state capitol and commend the Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition for a
7job well done.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
9to the executive director of the Capital Area Region Planning Commission.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 103 Original 2015 Regular Session St. Germain
Recognizes Wednesday, May 6, 2015, as Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition
Day at the state capitol.
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