Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS
Part III - Flood Control and Water Management
Subpart 1 - Water Resources and Flood Control
Chapter 3 - Statewide Flood Control Program
Subchapter A - Procedures for Implementing Statewide Flood Control Program
Section III-301 - Sequence

a. Pre-applications will be reviewed and screened by the Evaluation Committee. The reasons for the review are to determine whether there is documented evidence of flood damages; whether the sponsoring authority is requesting DOTD assistance in preparing the full application; whether the proposed solution (if such a solution has been developed at this time) is eligible for funding under this program; and whether the sponsoring authority is willing to assume responsibility for its share of the cost, including new rights-of-way, operation and maintenance costs, and other obligations, within 4 years of acceptance into the program.

b. Ineligible projects under this program will include those which:

c. All pre-applications that are determined to be ineligible by the Evaluation Committee will be returned with appropriate comments by June 1. All eligible pre-applications will remain on file until a formal application is submitted or for a period of four subsequent funding years. The pre-application evaluation criteria for DOTD assistance are described in the Pre-Application Section.

d. Pre-applications that have been determined to be eligible and that may move on to the application stage include:

e. Pre-applications in the third group may be processed in the application stage by DOTD in time for the next year's funding. Applications on which DOTD initiates work will receive increased priority for assistance in application preparation in the following funding years. The sponsoring authorities need not wait for DOTD assistance. However, they may prepare and submit their own applications.

f. At the end of the pre-application review period, applicants will be notified of the status of their pre-applications. The sponsoring authorities seeking DOTD assistance in preparing an application will be informed by letter whether they:

g. Authorities completing their own applications may automatically move into the application stage unless the proposed solution is not eligible as a project under the program. If the proposed solution is not consistent with the program's objectives, the Evaluation Committee may suggest alternative solutions which must be addressed in order for the application to be eligible.

a. Applications may be submitted anytime between June 1 and October 1, but must be received by DOTD no later than 4 p.m. October 1, in order to be considered for funding during the upcoming legislative session. Applications received after this deadline will not be eligible for the current year's program. Applications for which pre-applications were received and approved from the previous year(s) may also be accepted during this period, provided all other procedures and deadlines have been met and four years have not elapsed since the pre-application submittal.

b. On request, DOTD will prepare applications for eligible sponsoring authorities to the extent possible. All applications must adhere to the methodologies described in the instructions contained in the Statewide Flood Control Procedures Manual.

a. During this six-month period, the Evaluation Committee will review and evaluate all completed applications in order to make recommendations to the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works (Joint Legislative Committee) for funding. Applications will be divided into urban and rural categories. Applications for projects in the eleven urban areas comprise the urban category, as shown in the Figure 1. and compete against all other urban projects for funding. All other applications will be grouped by funding district as shown in Figure 2. Proposed projects will be evaluated and ranked based on criteria established by the Evaluation Committee.

b. Projects recommended to the Joint Legislative Committee will include a mix of those occurring in each rural funding district as well as those for urban areas of the state. The method for allocating funding percentages within each district and the method for allocating total program funds to the various districts are presented in Subchapter D, Evaluation of Proposed Projects and Distribution of Funds.

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