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2017 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 99
BY SENATOR CORTEZ AND REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT. Creates the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation
Council.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To authorize creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation Council to study
3 and make recommendations regarding increasing resilience in various modes of
4 transportation through increased communication, collaboration, development of
5 geographic information technologies, and new innovations in transportation
6 resilience.
7 WHEREAS, Louisiana experienced two unprecedented flood events in 2016, which
8 resulted in two federal disaster declarations that together included fifty-nine of Louisiana's
9 sixty-four parishes; and
10 WHEREAS, the flood events of 2016 highlighted critical points of failure in road,
11 rail, and barge modes of transportation throughout the state; and
12 WHEREAS, geographic information technologies in transportation, pre-disaster
13 planning involving partnerships between public and private sectors in different modes of
14 transportation, and innovations such as shallow-draft barges and composite roadways may
15 improve the ability of commerce to continue during and after disruptive incidents; and
16 WHEREAS, the creation of plans and methods that will allow workers to return to
17 their jobs aids both workers and companies in recovering from incidents more quickly; and
18 WHEREAS, the discipline of supply chain resilience has resulted in new approaches
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1 that ensure reliable flows of materials and products to continue in times of disaster.
2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
3 authorize creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation Council (Council) to
4 meet, undertake projects, and make recommendations to the legislature relative to
5 improvements in commercial and workforce transportation to assist in making the Louisiana
6 economy more resilient to disaster.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall be supported by the
8 Department of Transportation and Development, assisted by the Department of Economic
9 Development, and shall be a public-private partnership including local, state, and federal
10 agencies, private transport and business associations, and quasi-governmental entities such
11 as regional planning districts. The Council shall advise the Department of Transportation and
12 Development on actions necessary to accomplish the following, including any additional
13 recommendations the Council may find beneficial:
14 (1) Provide advanced geospatial planning and coordination to predict and avoid
15 points of failure and to inform transportation providers in real time of routes likely to remain
16 open during and after a disaster.
17 (2) Recommend agreements between providers of different modes of transportation,
18 companies shipping or receiving goods, and public agencies to provide for effective routing
19 of transportation under disaster scenarios.
20 (3) Support funding and resources to increase utilization of technology and new
21 innovations in lessening the risk of closure, including innovations in water, rail, road, and
22 air modes of transportation.
23 (4) Increase effectiveness of relationships between local, state, and federal
24 transportation agencies, providers of transportation, shippers and receivers of goods, and
25 their employees, to ensure constant communication and robust pre-disaster recovery
26 planning.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall comprise the following
28 members:
29 (1) One member shall be the secretary of the Department of Transportation and
30 Development, or his designee.
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1 (2) One member shall be the secretary of the Department of Economic Development,
2 or his designee.
3 (3) One member shall be the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security
4 and Emergency Preparedness, or his designee.
5 (4) One member shall be designated by the executive director of the office of
6 community development within the division of administration to represent its disaster
7 recovery unit.
8 (5) Additional members of the Council shall include one representative designated
9 by each of the following:
10 (a) The Ports Association of Louisiana.
11 (b) The Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Incorporated.
12 (c) The Louisiana Railroads Association.
13 (d) The Big River Coalition.
14 (e) The American Waterways Operators, Inc.
15 (f) The International Air Cargo Association.
16 (g) The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Incorporated.
17 (h) The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.
18 (i) The Louisiana Chemical Association.
19 (j) The United States Department of Transportation.
20 (k) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.
21 (l) The Economic Development Administration within the United States Department
22 of Commerce.
23 (m) The Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts.
24 (n) The Board of Regents.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of the Council shall serve without
26 compensation, except per diem or expense reimbursement to which any member may be
27 individually entitled as a member of their respective organization.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and
29 Development shall provide meeting space for all Council meetings.
30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall submit a written report and
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1 recommendations, no later than February 1, 2018, to the president of the Senate, the speaker
2 of the House of Representatives, the house and senate committees on transportation,
3 highways, and public works, and the secretary of the Department of Transportation and
4 Development.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
6 secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the secretary of the
7 Department of Economic Development, the executive director of the office of community
8 development within the division of administration, and the director of the Governor's Office
9 of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SCR 99 Original 2017 Regular Session Cortez
Authorizes creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation Council (Council) to
study and make recommendations regarding increasing resilience in various modes of
transportation through increased communication, collaboration, development of geographic
information technologies, and new innovations in transportation resilience.
Provides that Council members are the secretaries of DOTD and DED, the director of
GOHSEP, or their designees, and a designee of the executive director of the office of
community development, disaster recovery unit, within the DOA, and representatives of
multiple private organizations, as well as other local, state, and federal agencies.
Requires DOTD to provide meeting space and to support the Council with the assistance of
the DED.
Requires submission of a written report no later than February 1, 2018, to the president of
the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the house and senate committees
on transportation, highways, and public works, and the secretary of the DOTD.
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