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 116 Original 2018 Regular Session Zeringue Abstract: Authorizes and directs the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to issue rules, regulations, or guidelines for the implementation of their existing contracting authority. Present law authorizes the executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) to use his contracting authority, or the contracting authority of any state department or agency, for the operation and maintenance of an integrated coastal protection project. Specifies that the contracting authority includes construction management at risk, operation and maintenance, design-build, design-build-operate and maintain, design-build-finance-operate and maintain, outcome-based performance contracts, or any combination of design, construction, finance, and services. Proposed law authorizes and directs the CPRA to promulgate, through the Administrative Procedure Act, rules, regulations, or guidelines for the implementation of the contracting authority. (Amends R.S. 49:214.6.2(A))