HLS 17RS-1139 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 605
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
DISTRICTS/DRAINAGE: Provides relative to the Statewide Flood-Control Program
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 38:90.2(A) and 90.4(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 38:90.2(C), relative
3 to the Statewide Flood Control Program; to provide for penalties for failing to
4 perform required actions; to require the submission of an application by any duly
5 authorized municipal, parish, or other governing authority after; and to provide for
6 related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 38:90.2(A) and 90.4(A)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted and
9R.S. 38:90.2(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §90.2. Revision of flood information data base database
11 A. At least once in every four three years, beginning with fiscal year 1982-83
12 2017-2018, the Louisiana Geological Survey shall review and revise the statewide
13 flood information data base. The data base will be developed for the purpose of the
14 systematic evaluation of drainage and flooding problems in the state.
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16 C. If the Louisiana Geological Survey fails to perform their review and
17 revision of the statewide flood information database as required in Subsection A of
18 this Section, they shall be required to report to the House and Senate Committees on
19 Transportation, Highways and Public Works prior to the beginning of the regular
20 legislative session to inform the committees of the specific reason for such failure.
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1 At the close of the meeting, the committee shall determine whether to request the
2 appropriate governing authority to withhold a certain amount of the survey's
3 appropriations until the review and revision of the statewide flood information
4 database has been completed.
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6 §90.4. Methodology for flood-control project evaluation
7 A.(1) Applications for funding of any flood-control projects under the
8 Statewide Flood Control Program may be submitted by any duly authorized
9 municipal, parish, or other governing authority. Applications shall be made to the
10 office of engineering by October first of each year, for consideration of funding in
11 the following fiscal year. In the event that a disaster declaration has been issued by
12 the governor for a municipality or parish, the governing authority of the municipality
13 or parish shall submit an application to the office of engineering by October first of
14 the year following the declaration. Applications submitted in accordance with the
15 provisions of this Chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:101.
16 Sponsoring authorities with a population of fifty thousand persons or more shall be
17 responsible for the preparation of applications for their respective projects. For
18 sponsoring authorities with a population of less than fifty thousand persons, the
19 office shall prepare the applications for the projects, or the sponsoring authority may
20 prepare its application in the event the office cannot accomplish required engineering
21 services in a timely manner. Information to be provided in the application shall
22 include but not be limited to the following:
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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)]
HB 605 Original 2017 Regular Session Hodges
Abstract: Requires the Louisiana Geological Survey to review and revise the statewide
flood information database at least once every three years. Requires the governing
authority of a municipality or parish to submit an application to the office of
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engineering if a disaster declaration has been issued by the governor for that
municipality or parish.
Present law requires the La. Geological Survey to review and revise the statewide flood
information data base at least once very four years.
Proposed law modifies present law by changing the time frame from once every four years
to once every three years.
Proposed law provides that if the La. Geological Survey does not review and revise the
statewide flood information database as required in present law, they must provide a reason
to the House and Senate committees on Transportation explaining the failure. Proposed law
allows the committee to request the governing authority of the La. Geological Survey
withhold appropriations to the survey until the review and revisions are complete.
Present law provides that any duly authorized municipal, parish, or other governing authority
may submit an application for funding of any flood-control projects under the Statewide
Flood Control Plan to the office of engineering by October 1
st
of each year.
Proposed law provides that if a disaster declaration has been issued by the governor for a
municipality or parish, the governing authority of that municipality or parish must submit
an application as provided for in present law by October 1
st
of the year following the
declaration.
(Amends R.S. 38:90.2(A) and 90.4(A)(1); Adds R.S. 38:90.2(C))
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