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2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 323
BY SENATORS MORRIS AND CATHEY
FUNDS/FUNDING. Dedicates monies in the Deepwater Horizon Economic Damages
Collection Fund for certain infrastructure projects. (7/1/20)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 39:91(B)(6), to enact R.S. 39:91(B)(5)(k) through (kk), and to
3 repeal R.S. 39:91(B)(5)(g), relative to the Deepwater Horizon Economic Damages
4 Collection Fund; to provide for the use of monies in the Deepwater Horizon
5 Economic Damages Collection Fund for certain infrastructure projects; to provide
6 for an effective date, and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 39:91(B)(6) is hereby amended and reenacted, and R.S.
9 39:91(B)(5)(k) through (kk) are hereby enacted, to read as follows:
10 ยง91. Deepwater Horizon Economic Damages Collection Fund
11 * * *
12 B. All economic damages proceeds from the DWH litigation in excess of the
13 first two hundred million dollars deposited in the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Deficit
14 Elimination Fund shall be deposited by the treasurer as follows:
15 (1) * * *
16 * * *
17 (5) Beginning July 1, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter through and
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1 including Fiscal Year 2034, in such amounts as remain after payment of amounts due
2 on bonds and related expenses as provided in the documents pursuant to which bonds
3 were issued under the provisions of this Section, the state treasurer shall immediately
4 transfer the annual payments of fifty-three million three hundred thirty-three
5 thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars to the Construction Subfund of the
6 Transportation Trust Fund. The economic damage proceeds shall be used, and the
7 bonds issued by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this Section shall be issued,
8 after paying the costs associated with the issuance of the bonds, solely and
9 exclusively for the following projects and in the following amounts:
10 (a) * * *
11 * * *
12 (k)Department of Transportation and Development
13 District No. 05 for replacement and rehabilitation
14 of highway bridges on state highways that are
15 ineligible for federal highway funding assistance$3,541,667
16 (l)Department of Transportation and Development
17 District No. 08 for replacement and rehabilitation
18 of highway bridges on state highways that are
19 ineligible for federal highway funding assistance$3,541,667
20 (m)Department of Transportation and Development
21 District No. 58 for replacement and rehabilitation
22 of highway bridges on state highways that are
23 ineligible for federal highway funding assistance$3,541,667
24 (n)Grambling State University, Repair of
25 Underground Utilities $2,500,000
26 (o)Louisiana Tech University, Rebuilding of Women's
27 Softball Facility and Associated Infrastructure $2,500,000
28 (p)University of Louisiana at Monroe, Americans
29 with Disabilities Act Remediation to Fant-Ewing
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1 Coliseum $2,500,000
2 (q)Franklin Parish, Repair of La. Hwy. 577 Bridge
3 Over Bull Bayou $500,000
4 (r)Grant Parish, Repairs to Highway 472 Bridge
5 Over Indian Creek $525,000
6 (s)Grant Parish, Repairs to Grant Parish
7 Courthouse $1,840,000
8 (t)Grant Parish, Replace La. Hwy. 524 Bridge
9 over Fish Creek $1,840.000
10 (u)Jackson Parish, La. Hwy. 486 Repairs between
11 La. Hwy. 4 and La. Hwy 34 $900,000
12 (v)Jackson Parish, Design and Construction of
13 Horse and Livestock Pavilion $550,000
14 (w)Morehouse Parish/Town of Mer Rouge, Repair
15 of North 28th Street from U.S. Hwy. 165 for
16 1,000 feet, Repair of North 22nd Street from
17 U.S. Hwy. 165 for 1,000 feet, and Repair of
18 South 22nd Street from U.S. Hwy. 165 for 1,000 feet$500,000
19 (x)Morehouse Parish, Rebuild Azalea Drive Bridge
20 over Bayou Bonne Idee $1,200,000
21 (y)Ouachita Parish, Repairs to La. Hwy. 143/
22 Whites Ferry Road Bridge over Cross Bayou $2,200,000
23 (z)Ouachita Parish, Steep Bayou Sewerage
24 Expansion $2,500,000
25 (aa)Richland Parish, Repairs to Jaggers Lane Bridge$320,000
26 (bb)Richland Parish/City of Rayville, Repair to
27 Christian Drive/Hospital Access Road $300,000
28 (cc)West Carroll Parish, Repair of One Mile of La.
29 Hwy. 17 in and around the Town of Forest $800,000
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1 (dd)Winn Parish, Repair of Hwy. 124 Bridges over
2 Sandy Creek and Beech Creek $600,000
3 (ee)Town of Ball, Repair and Replacement of
4 Sewerage Lines in Curtis Park Subdivision $800,000
5 (ff)City of Monroe, Construction of Phillips Lake
6 Auxiliary Pump Platform $100,000
7 (gg)City of Monroe, Georgia Street Pump Station
8 Improvements, Including Generators and
9 Auxiliary Pump $2,000,000
10 (hh)City of Monroe, EDC Sewer Project, not
11 including drainage $250,000
12 (ii)Downtown Economic Development District
13 of Monroe, Design and Construction of
14 Facilities and Infrastructure for River Front $250,000
15 (jj)City of Ruston, Widening and Improvement of
16 Kentucky Avenue $3,000,000
17 (kk)City of West Monroe, Design and Construction
18 of Austin Street Sewerage Pump Station $900,000
19 (6) The dollar value listed, plus an amount equal to ten percent, together with
20 other requirements including but not limited to costs of issuance, capitalized interest,
21 if any, credit enhancement and related costs, is the maximum amount that may be
22 financed for each of the following projects set forth in Subsubparagraphs (5)(a)
23 through (kk) of this Paragraph.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. The provisions of R.S. 39:91(B)(5)(g) are hereby repealed.
26 Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2020. If vetoed by the governor
27 and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
28 July 1, 2020.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Martha S. Hess.
DIGEST
SB 323 Original 2020 Regular Session Morris
Present law provides that beginning July 1, 2020, and each year thereafter through and
including Fiscal Year 2023, after any debt service is paid for bonds issued pursuant to
present law, the treasurer shall transfer the annual payments of $53,333,333 to the
Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). The economic damage
proceeds and the bond proceeds, if any, are to used for the following projects:
(1) For Fiscal Years 2021-2026, $25,000,000 per year for
Phase Two of the LA 1 Improvement Project between
Golden Meadow and Leeville $150,000,000
(2)LA 415 Bridge at the Intracoastal Canal $125,000,000
(3)I-49 South $150,000,000
(4)La. Hwy. 3241 from I-12 to Bush, La. $50,000,000
(5)I-49 N. Inter-City Connector in Caddo Parish $100,000,000
(6)Acquisition of a new Cameron Parish Ferry $100,000,000
(7)On-System Bridge Program for the replacement and
rehabilitation program for highway bridges on any
federal-aid system over waterways, other topographical
barriers, other highways, and railroads, and for
replacement and rehabilitation of highway bridges
on state highways that are ineligible for
federal highway funding $40,000,000
(8)Sugarhouse Road Extension/Eddie Williams Boulevard
to LA 43 Highway 1, Phase I and II $19,000,000
(9)Acquisition of Two Cranes for the Port of New Orleans$20,000,000
(10)Hooper Road Widening from La. 3034 to La. 37 $15,000,000
Proposed law retains present law except it repeals the (g), the $40,000,000 allocation for the
On-System Bridge Program.
Proposed law reallocates the monies from the On-System Bridge Program to the following
projects in the following amounts:
(11)Department of Transportation and Development
District No. 05 for replacement and rehabilitation
of highway bridges on state highways that are
ineligible for federal highway funding assistance $4,291,667
(12)Department of Transportation and Development
District No. 08 for replacement and rehabilitation
of highway bridges on state highways that are
ineligible for federal highway funding assistance $4,291,667
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(13)Department of Transportation and Development
District No. 58 for replacement and rehabilitation
of highway bridges on state highways that are
ineligible for federal highway funding assistance $4,291,667
(14)Grambling State University, Repair of
Underground Utilities $2,500,000
(15)Louisiana Tech University, Rebuilding of Women's
Softball Facility and Associated Infrastructure $2,500,000
(16)University of Louisiana at Monroe, Americans
with Disabilities Act Remediation to Fant-Ewing Coliseum $2,500,000
(17)Franklin Parish, Repair of La. Hwy. 577 Bridge
Over Bull Bayou $500,000
(18)Grant Parish, Repairs to Highway 472 Bridge
Over Indian Creek $525,000
(19)Grant Parish, Repairs to Grant Parish
Courthouse $1,840,000
(20)Grant Parish, Replace La. Hwy. 524 Bridge
over Fish Creek $1,840.000
(21)Jackson Parish, La. Hwy. 486 Repairs between
La. Hwy. 4 and La. Hwy 34 $900,000
(22)Jackson Parish, Design and Construction of
Horse and Livestock Pavilion $550,000
(23)Morehouse Parish/Town of Mer Rouge, Repair
of North 28th Street from U.S. Hwy. 165 for
1,000 feet, Repair of North 22nd Street from
U.S. Hwy. 165 for 1,000 feet, and Repair of
South 22nd Street from U.S. Hwy. 165 for 1,000 feet $500,000
(24)Morehouse Parish, Rebuild Azalea Drive Bridge
over Bayou Bonne Idee $1,200,000
(25)Ouachita Parish, Repairs to La. Hwy. 143/
Whites Ferry Road Bridge over Cross Bayou $2,200,000
(26)Ouachita Parish, Steep Bayou Sewerage
Expansion $2,500,000
(27)Richland Parish, Repairs to Jaggers Lane Bridge $320,000
(28)Richland Parish/City of Rayville, Repair to
Christian Drive/Hospital Access Road $300,000
(29)West Carroll Parish, Repair of One Mile of La.
Hwy. 17 in and around the Town of Forest $800,000
(30)Winn Parish, Repair of Hwy. 124 Bridges over
Sandy Creek and Beech Creek $600,000
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(31)Town of Ball, Repair and Replacement of
Sewerage Lines in Curtis Park Subdivision $800,000
(32)City of Monroe, Construction of Phillips Lake
Auxiliary Pump Platform $100,000
(33)City of Monroe, Georgia Street Pump Station
Improvements, Including Generators and
Auxiliary Pump $2,000,000
(34)City of Monroe, EDC Sewer Project, not
including drainage $250,000
(35)Downtown Economic Development District
of Monroe, Design and Construction of
Facilities and Infrastructure for River Front $250,000
(36)City of Ruston, Widening and Improvement of
Kentucky Avenue $3,000,000
(37)City of West Monroe, Design and Construction
of Austin Street Sewerage Pump Station $900,000
Effective July 1, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 39:91(B)(6); adds R.S. 39:91(B)(5)(k)-(kk); repeals R.S. 39:91(B)(5)(g))
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