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 C - Evaluation of Proposed Projects and Distribution of Funds
Section III-323 - Legislative Process
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works will submit to the legislature a construction program. As specified by Act 351 of 1982, the legislature may delete any project that it believes was not selected in accordance with the guidelines of the Act. The legislature may not make any additions or substitutions to the construction program.
B. Projects recommended by the Evaluation Committee but not funded by the legislature will remain on the Evaluation Committee's recommendation list for a period of up to four years. These projects must compete with all other remaining projects from previous funding years (up to four years) and new projects in subsequent funding years. However, projects recommended but not funded will be awarded 2.5 points (10 points maximum) for each year since the first filing of the project application.
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Table 2 Example Distribution of Funds for Hypothetical $10 Million Construction Program |
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District |
Total |
District Total |
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Urban Areas |
$4,500,000 |
- |
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Rural Districts |
$5,500,000 |
-- |
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Northwest |
$1,494,185 |
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Northeast |
$923,780 |
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Southwest |
$1,010,240 |
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South Central |
$1,092,630 |
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Southeast |
$979,165 |
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Total |
$10,000,000 |
$5,500,000 |
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:90.1 et. seq.
