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ACT No. 448
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 116
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.6.2(A) and to enact R.S. 49:191(11)(a), relative to the
3 Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; to authorize the Coastal Protection and
4 Restoration Authority to issue rules, regulations, or guidelines for the
5 implementation of their existing contracting authority; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 49:214.6.2(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
9 49:191(11)(a) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §191. Termination of legislative authority for existence of statutory entities; phase-
11 out period for statutory entities; table of dates
12 Notwithstanding any termination dates set by any previous Act of the
13 legislature, the statutory entities set forth in this Section shall begin to terminate their
14 operations on July first of each of the following years, and all legislative authority
15 for the existence of any statutory entity, as defined in R.S. 49:190, shall cease as of
16 July first of the following year, which shall be the termination date:
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18 (11) July 1, 2023:
19 (a) The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Coastal
20 Restoration and Protection Authority Board to be reviewed by and re-creation to be
21 considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the
22 Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Thereafter, the Coastal Protection and
23 Restoration Authority and the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board
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1 shall be reviewed and re-created every six years to coincide with the review and
2 adoption of the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal restoration.
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4 §214.6.2. Functions and responsibilities; coastal activities
5 A. The authority shall administer the programs of the Coastal Protection and
6 Restoration Authority Board. The executive director may use his contracting
7 authority, or the contracting authority of any state department or agency, to
8 implement the provisions of this Chapter. Such His contracting authority shall
9 include construction management at risk, operation and maintenance, design-build,
10 design-build-operate and maintain, design-build-finance-operate and maintain,
11 outcome-based performance contracts, or any combination of design, construction,
12 finance, and services for operation and maintenance of an integrated coastal
13 protection project, where appropriate. The Coastal Protection and Restoration
14 Authority shall promulgate, through the Administrative Procedure Act, rules,
15 regulations, or guidelines for the implementation of the contracting authority granted
16 by the provisions of this Section. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
17 shall have the authority to execute and implement contracts entered into by the
18 board.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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