RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 315 (HB 347) 2021 Regular Session Kerner
Existing law creates the Regional Maintenance and Improvement Fund and provides that
after allocations are made to the highway fund No. 2 for the Greater New Orleans
Expressway Commission and the New Orleans Ferry Fund, 50% of remaining vehicle
registration fees shall be deposited into the fund.
Prior law provided that monies in the fund would be appropriated to the Regional Planning
Commission and used for maintenance and improvements of state highways in Jefferson
Parish.
New law provides that monies in the fund shall be appropriated to Jefferson Parish and used
for maintenance and improvements along the Westbank Expressway US 90 Business corridor
located in Jefferson Parish, including the operation and maintenance of all lighting
previously operated and maintained by the Dept. of Transportation and Development.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 48:197(B)(3))