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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 445 2022 Regular Session Abraham
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT. Provides relative to approval of Department of
Transportation and Development P3 projects. (gov sig)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Remove the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget from the required
department approval process prior to entering into contracts. Retain the
requirement that the department obtain approval from the House and Senate
transportation and highway committees.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SB 445 Reengrossed 2022 Regular Session Abraham
Present law provides for the department to obtain approval from the House and Senate
transportation and highway committees prior to soliciting proposals and entering into
contracts.
Proposed law retains present law and clarifies the department shall obtain approval from the
House and Senate transportation and highway committees prior to entering into contracts.
Proposed law requires the Dept. of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to provide the
detailed financial analysis of cost conducted by the department and the Federal Highway
Administration relative to the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project to the legislative
transportation committees.
Requires the DOTD and the Dept. of the Treasury use the analysis provided to prepare a
comparative financial analysis of the cost of the design build method of the I-10 Calcasieu
River Bridge project.
Proposed law further provides that the result of the comparative analysis be provided to the
legislative transportation committees immediately upon completion and requires that these
committees use the comparative analysis as a reference during deliberations in approving
the public-private partnership contract for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project.
Proposed law applies to all unsigned contracts as of the effective date of proposed law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 48:250.4(A))
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Dawn Romero Watson
Executive Director