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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 99
BY SENATOR CORTEZ AND REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To authorize creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation 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.
WHEREAS, Louisiana experienced two unprecedented flood events in 2016, which
resulted in two federal disaster declarations that together included fifty-nine of Louisiana's
sixty-four parishes; and
WHEREAS, the flood events of 2016 highlighted critical points of failure in road,
rail, and barge modes of transportation throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, geographic information technologies in transportation, pre-disaster
planning involving partnerships between public and private sectors in different modes of
transportation, and innovations such as shallow-draft barges and composite roadways may
improve the ability of commerce to continue during and after disruptive incidents; and
WHEREAS, the creation of plans and methods that will allow workers to return to
their jobs aids both workers and companies in recovering from incidents more quickly; and
WHEREAS, the discipline of supply chain resilience has resulted in new approaches
that ensure reliable flows of materials and products to continue in times of disaster.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
authorize creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation Council (Council) to
meet, undertake projects, and make recommendations to the legislature relative to
improvements in commercial and workforce transportation to assist in making the Louisiana
economy more resilient to disaster.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall be supported by the
Department of Transportation and Development, assisted by the Department of Economic
Development, and shall be a public-private partnership including local, state, and federal
agencies, private transport and business associations, and quasi-governmental entities such
as regional planning districts. The Council shall advise the Department of Transportation and
Development on actions necessary to accomplish the following, including any additional
recommendations the Council may find beneficial:
(1) Provide advanced geospatial planning and coordination to predict and avoid
points of failure and to inform transportation providers in real time of routes likely to remain
open during and after a disaster.
(2) Recommend agreements between providers of different modes of transportation,
companies shipping or receiving goods, and public agencies to provide for effective routing
of transportation under disaster scenarios.
(3) Support funding and resources to increase utilization of technology and new
innovations in lessening the risk of closure, including innovations in water, rail, road, and
air modes of transportation.
(4) Increase effectiveness of relationships between local, state, and federal
transportation agencies, providers of transportation, shippers and receivers of goods, and
their employees, to ensure constant communication and robust pre-disaster recovery
planning.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall comprise the following
members:
(1) One member shall be the secretary of the Department of Transportation and
Development, or his designee.
(2) One member shall be the secretary of the Department of Economic Development,
or his designee.
(3) One member shall be the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security
and Emergency Preparedness, or his designee.
(4) One member shall be designated by the executive director of the office of
community development within the division of administration to represent its disaster
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recovery unit.
(5) Additional members of the Council shall include one representative designated
by each of the following:
(a) The Ports Association of Louisiana.
(b) The Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Incorporated.
(c) The Louisiana Railroads Association.
(d) The Big River Coalition.
(e) The American Waterways Operators, Inc.
(f) The International Air Cargo Association.
(g) The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Incorporated.
(h) The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.
(i) The Louisiana Chemical Association.
(j) The United States Department of Transportation.
(k) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.
(l) The Economic Development Administration within the United States Department
of Commerce.
(m) The Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts.
(n) The Board of Regents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of the Council shall serve without
compensation, except per diem or expense reimbursement to which any member may be
individually entitled as a member of their respective organization.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and
Development shall provide meeting space for all Council meetings.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall submit a written report and
recommendations, 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 Department of Transportation and
Development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the secretary of the
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Department of Economic Development, the executive director of the office of community
development within the division of administration, and the director of the Governor's Office
of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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