House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
May 9, 2023
10:00 a.m.
Room 3
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR63
ADAMS
HIGHWAYS
- Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development study the addition of a shoulder on Louisiana Highway 19 between north Zachary and the Mississippi state line
HCR68
GLOVER
HIGHWAYS
- Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to reevaluate and construct a safety installation in a certain community in Shreveport, Louisiana
HCR72
KERNER
LEVEES
- Urges and requests the United States Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider the mitigation and stewardship plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion to include tidal levee protection for Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point
HB594
LARVADAIN
POLICE/MUNICIPAL
- Provides relative to the Weights and Standards Mobile Police
SB15
REESE
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
- Provides relative to per diem received by commissioners of the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District. (8/1/23)
SB42
FRED MILLS
WATER MANAGEMENT
- Creates the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. (8/1/23) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
SB53
BERNARD
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Provides for the powers and authority of the commission of the Cane River Waterway District. (8/1/23)
SB102
FRED MILLS
WATER MANAGEMENT
- Provides relative to the Acadiana Watershed District. (8/1/23)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.
NOTE: Statements emailed to h-thpw@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Monday, May 8, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.