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2015 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 130
BY SENATOR JOHNS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
LOCAL FINANCE. Authorizes the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish to use a portion
of the monies allocated from the Parish Transportation Fund to perform additional work
within Calcasieu Parish. (8/1/15)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 48:753(G), relative to the Parish Transportation Fund; to provide relative to
3 funds distributed to Calcasieu Parish; to authorize the use of funds for the
4 beautification of rights-of-way along Interstates 10 and 210 within Calcasieu Parish;
5 to authorize the use of funds for certain capacity improvements within Calcasieu
6 Parish; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 48:753(G) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง753. Use of the fund
10 * * *
11 G.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and
12 particularly any contrary provision of this Section, the governing authority of
13 Calcasieu Parish may use a portion of the monies it has been allocated from the
14 Parish Transportation Fund to perform additional work as follows:
15 (a) To fund or perform landscaping and maintenance improvements
16 along interstate highway rights-of-way within Calcasieu Parish.
17 (b) To fund or construct capacity improvements to state highways within
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1 Calcasieu Parish in accordance with Louisiana Department of Transportation
2 and Development standards.
3 (2) The additional work shall be performed, provided that the project
4 cost does not exceed the contract limit as defined by R.S. 38:2212, and provided
5 that the Calcasieu Parish governing authority indemnifies the state for any loss
6 or injury arising therefrom.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SB 130 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Johns
Proposed law authorizes the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish to use a portion of the
monies allocated from the Parish Transportation Fund to perform additional work to include:
(1)Funding or performing landscaping and maintenance improvements along interstate
highway rights-of-way within Calcasieu Parish.
(2)Funding or constructing capacity improvements to state highways within Calcasieu
Parish in accordance with Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
standards.
Proposed law requires that the additional work shall be performed, provided that the project
cost does not exceed the contract limit as defined by law, and provided that the Calcasieu
Parish governing authority indemnifies the state for any loss or injury arising therefrom.
Effective August 1, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 48:753(G))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.