HLS 19RS-260 REENGROSSED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 146
BY REPRESENTATIVE CREWS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to public geographic data
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 44:42, relative to public records; to provide relative to certain geographic
3 information; to provide for the format of such information; to provide for the duties
4 of the Department of Transportation and Development relative to such information;
5 and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 44:42 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §42. Availability of certain geographic information
9 Subject to R.S. 44:1(B) and 3.2, any public record that consists of geographic
10 information system data that is made available to the public by the Department of
11 Transportation and Development on the internet shall additionally be made available
12 to the public by the department on the internet in a format for expressing geographic
13 annotation and visualization in two-dimensional or three-dimensional representations
14 using applications that are available to the public without charge, such as Keyhole
15 Markup Language (KML).
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2020, and shall apply only to
17files created or updated on or after July 1, 2020.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 19RS-260 REENGROSSED
HB NO. 146
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 146 Reengrossed 2019 Regular Session Crews
Abstract: Requires certain geographic information to be made available in a certain format.
Present law (R.S. 44:1 et seq.—Public Records Law) provides for access and retention of
public records. Establishes a framework for the ready availability of public records to
requesting persons, and specifically provides that it is the duty of the custodian of the public
records for a public entity or agency to provide copies to persons so requesting.
Proposed law retains present law. Additionally requires, subject to present law (R.S. 44:1(B)
and 3.2), any public record that consists of geographic information system data that is made
available to the public by the Dept. of Transportation and Development on the internet to
additionally be made available to the public by the department on the internet in a format for
expressing geographic annotation and visualization in two-dimensional or three-dimensional
representations using applications that are available to the public without charge, such as
KML.
Proposed law provides that it applies only to files created or updated on or after July 1, 2020.
Effective July 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 44:42)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill:
1. Limit proposed law to data made available by the Dept. of Transportation and
Development.
2. Specify that proposed law is subject to present law (R.S. 44:1(B) and 3.2).
3. Change the effective date of proposed law from August 1, 2020, to July 1, 2020.
4. Provide that proposed law applies only to files created or updated on or after July
1, 2020.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.