ENROLLED
ACT No. 176
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 174
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4546.21, relative to the Louisiana Municipal Natural Gas
3 Purchasing and Distribution Authority; to provide for the authority to require
4 contractors and subcontractors to be prequalified as part of the public bidding
5 process for pipeline facilities; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 33:4546.21 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง4546.21. Construction contracts
9 A. The authority may contract for the planning, acquisition, construction,
10 reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, extension, and improvement of a
11 project or may contract with one or more political subdivisions to perform these
12 functions.
13 B. Whenever such a project includes a pipeline facility that is publicly bid,
14 the authority or the participating political subdivision in which the project will be
15 completed may require, as part of the bidding process, the prequalification of
16 contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with the certification
17 requirements of 49 CFR Part 192.801 et seq., as mandated by the United States
18 Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
19 Administration or the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. Any such project
20 subject to prequalification shall otherwise comply with the provisions of R.S.
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1 38:2211 et seq. and any other applicable provisions regarding public procurement or
2 public bidding.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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