HLS 23RS-2812 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 169
BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Requests the legislative auditor to provide information relative
to Department of Transportation projects included in the Capital Outlay Act
1 A RESOLUTION
2To request the legislative auditor to provide information regarding projects administered by
3 the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) included in the Capital
4 Outlay Act for the current fiscal year and for each of the previous five fiscal years,
5 including the priority level, project location, bond priority, general fund obligation,
6 status, expenditures to date, and estimated completion date for each such project.
7 WHEREAS, the improved condition and capacity of the state's infrastructure are vital
8to the effective transaction of commerce and for the safety and quality of life for our
9citizens; and
10 WHEREAS, Louisiana consistently ranks among the worst in the nation for road
11conditions, which costs our state and her citizens and businesses in productivity and related
12vehicle damage and insurance costs; and
13 WHEREAS, Louisiana has a backlog in highway and bridge maintenance and
14construction needs in excess of eighteen billion dollars; and
15 WHEREAS, the Capital Outlay Bill, House Bill No. 2 of the 2023 Regular Session
16of the Legislature of Louisiana, contains more than one billion dollars for projects to be
17administered by DOTD; and
18 WHEREAS, expeditious and effective use of resources to maintain and improve our
19infrastructure to protect health, safety, and welfare is in the best interest of the citizens of
20Louisiana.
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HR NO. 169
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby request the legislative auditor to provide information
3to the House of Representatives regarding projects administered by the Department of
4Transportation and Development included in the Capital Outlay Act for the current fiscal
5year and for each of the previous five fiscal years, including the priority level, project
6location, bond priority, general fund obligation, status, expenditures to date, and estimated
7completion date for each such project along with any additional information the legislative
8auditor deems relevant and any recommendations for improvement no later than
9February 15, 2024.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 169 Original 2023 Regular Session DeVillier
Requests the legislative auditor to provide information to the House regarding projects
administered by DOTD included in the Capital Outlay Act for the current fiscal year and for
each of the previous five fiscal years, including the priority level, project location, bond
priority, general fund obligation, status, expenditures to date, and estimated completion date
for each such project along with any recommendations for improvement no later than
Feb. 15, 2024.
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