ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 40
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request each state agency report fiscal data regarding the amount, source, and
spending categories of any program funds spent on transportation services for their
clients.
WHEREAS, inadequate transportation forces state agency programs to pay for
transportation services for the individuals they serve to be able to participate in their
programs; and
WHEREAS, these programs would fail to fulfill their stated purposes without these
transportation services; and
WHEREAS, persons who are disabled or elderly rely on public transportation to live
and work in their communities, and a lack of reliable transportation severely limits their
ability to live independently; and
WHEREAS, current transportation funding sources are duplicative and lack
coordination to avoid waste and ensure optimal use; and
WHEREAS, many of these sources can be used to match federal dollars and expand
transportation services statewide; and
WHEREAS, obtaining fiscal data on state agency spending for transportation
services will help better coordinate transportation services across the state and reduce the
need to take funds from non transportation state agency programs.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request that the agency head or designee of each state agency report to the
Department of Transportation and Development, public transportation section, by August
1, 2023, the amount, source, and spending category for any transportation services during
Fiscal Year 2022, including direct payments to clients, as well as funds paid to vendors or
contractors, or that there are no funds or expenditures to report.
Page 1 of 2 HCR NO. 40 ENROLLED
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and
Development, public transportation section, shall then compile a summary report that
identifies the total amount spent on transportation services by state agency programs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and
Development, public transportation section, shall examine the data and report to the House
Transportation, Highways, and Public Works Committee by February 1, 2024, with a
recommendation on how the state can better coordinate and maximize transportation services
for the citizens of the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
agency head of each state agency.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
Page 2 of 2