ENROLLED
ACT No. 604
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 97
BY REPRESENTATIVE MAGEE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(C)(3), relative to the termination date applicable to
3 provisions governing certain work not publicly bid; to extend the termination date
4 for the restoration or rehabilitation of a levee not maintained with federal funds and
5 not publicly bid; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 38:2212(C)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §2212. Advertisement and letting to lowest responsible and responsive bidder;
9 public work; electronic bidding; participation in mentor-protégé program;
10 exemptions; subpoena
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12 C.
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14 (3)(a) The annual limit by a public entity for any work to restore or
15 rehabilitate a levee that is not maintained with federal funds, including mitigation on
16 public lands owned by the state or a political subdivision, shall not exceed the sum
17 of one million dollars, including labor, materials, and equipment, which is not
18 publicly bid, as per the rates in the latest edition of the Associated Equipment
19 Distributors Rental Rate Book, and administrative overhead not to exceed fifteen
20 percent; provided that the work is undertaken by the public entity with its own
21 resources and employees, or with the resources and employees of another public
22 entity through a cooperative endeavor or other agreement with such entity.
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1 (b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall remain effective until December
2 31, 2022 2028.
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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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