HLS 16RS-4978 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE STUDY REQUEST NO. 4
BY REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and
Cultural Affairs to study and make recommendations regarding procedures that can
be implemented to address the failure of local governmental subdivisions to make
timely payments on public works contracts
1 A STUDY REQUEST
2To the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to study and make
3 recommendations regarding procedures that can be implemented in order to address
4 the failure of local governmental subdivisions to make timely payments on public
5 works contracts and to report its findings to the House of Representatives no later
6 than thirty days prior to the convening of the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature
7 of Louisiana.
8 WHEREAS, public works improvements such as roadways, railways, drainage
9systems, sewage and water treatment systems, airports, harbor areas, and ports are all
10necessary to make modern societies work efficiently and effectively; and
11 WHEREAS, public works improvements affect the everyday lives of citizens
12residing in local communities throughout the state of Louisiana, and citizens depend on local
13governmental subdivisions to provide many of these improvements within their respective
14communities; and
15 WHEREAS, House Bill No. 1128 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature
16proposes to enact R.S. 39:2211 to establish time frames within which all obligations arising
17under public contracts are to be paid and remedies for those who fail to receive timely
18payments; and
19 WHEREAS, testimony was given during a committee hearing on House Bill No.
201128 regarding issues that arise when local governmental subdivisions fail to make timely
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1payments on public works contracts, including financial stress endured by those who are
2parties to such contracts and the exposure of the public to potential safety hazards; and
3 WHEREAS, local governmental subdivisions must provide public work
4improvements of the highest quality, and it is imperative that they make timely payments to
5contractors who provide such improvements in order to ensure that quality standards are
6maintained, which will ultimately ensure the health and safety of their residents.
7 THEREFORE, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana requests
8the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to study and make
9recommendations regarding procedures that can be implemented in order to address the
10failure of local governmental subdivisions to make timely payments on public works
11contracts and to report its findings to the House of Representatives no later that thirty days
12prior to the convening of the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
DIGEST
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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)]
HSR 4 Original 2016 Regular Session Talbot
Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to study and
make recommendations regarding procedures that can be implemented in order to address
the failure of local governmental subdivisions to make timely payments on public works
contracts and to report its findings to the House of Representatives no later than 30 days
prior to the 2017 R.S.
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