§54. Department of Transportation and Development; approvals; transfer; cooperation

            A. The board shall obtain approval of the Department of Transportation and Development prior to including any activity, structure, appurtenance, or feature into the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project that impacts the state highway system.

            B. The board and the department are authorized to make and enter into agreements concerning any portion of the development, acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project.

            C. Upon request by the board in connection with the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project, and upon terms mutually agreed upon by the board and the Department of Transportation and Development, the department is authorized to expend available funds and utilize its engineering and other staff as deemed necessary and appropriate, in the department’s discretion, to conduct traffic surveys, borings, surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimates, and other preliminary engineering and studies.

            D. Nothing in this Subpart shall preclude the board from transferring the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor transportation facility to the Department of Transportation and Development for incorporation into the state highway system under terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the board and the department.

            Acts 2025, No. 217, §1.