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2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 191
BY SENATOR MCMATH
PUBLIC WORKS. Creates the Legislative Advisory Council on Public Contracts, Works,
and Improvements.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To create and provide for the Legislative Advisory Council on Public Contracts, Works, and
3 Improvements.
4 WHEREAS, the provisions of Louisiana law regarding the letting of public contracts,
5 procurement, claims of subcontractors, and the purchase of materials, supplies, and
6 provisions are vast, comprehensive, and in some instances nearly fifty years old; and
7 WHEREAS, several bills were filed during the 2022 Regular Session of the
8 Legislature as a result of the challenges and obstacles faced by contractors and
9 subcontractors in navigating public works laws; and
10 WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the legislature to have an advisory council
11 study the matter of public works contract laws, obtain expert testimony and stakeholder
12 input, and provide the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works
13 with recommendations prior to the convening of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
15 does hereby establish and provide for the Legislative Advisory Council on Public Contracts,
16 Works, and Improvements to study the matter of public works contract laws, and to propose
17 recommendations, together with specific proposals for legislation, by written report to the
18 Senate and to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:771
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1 and 772, no later than February 1, 2023.
2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory council shall meet and study
3 Louisiana laws relative to public contracts, works, and improvements and shall consider
4 testimony from experts and stakeholders with experience in civil construction projects.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory council shall consist of the
6 following four members:
7 (1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and
8 Public Works, who shall serve as the chairman of the advisory council.
9 (2)The chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,
10 Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
11 (3)One member of the Senate who has experience or interest in civil
12 construction projects, appointed by the president of the Senate.
13 (4)One member of the Senate who has experience or interest in public contracts,
14 appointed by the president of the Senate.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president may provide the names of his
16 appointees to the staff of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public
17 Works on or before August 1, 2022, and that the committee staff shall provide staff support
18 for the advisory council.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the advisory council shall convene for its first
20 meeting no later than September 1, 2022, at the call of the chairman.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the members of the advisory
22 council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official actions of the
23 advisory council shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory council shall terminate on the date
25 of the submission of its report or April 10, 2023, whichever occurs first.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
27 president of the Senate, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways,
28 and Public Works, and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,
29 Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SR 191 Original 2022 Regular Session McMath
Creates and provides for the Legislative Advisory Council on Public Contracts, Works, and
Improvements.
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