§820.3.  Employment of Louisiana residents

A.  At least eighty percent of the employees employed on any Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIME) project must be Louisiana residents.  A "Louisiana resident" shall be defined for the purposes of this Part as a person who has resided in this state for at least one hundred eighty consecutive days at the time of initial employment, as evidenced by a valid Louisiana motor vehicle operator's license or bill for utility services.  

B.  The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not be applicable to any Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development project if federal funds are used for a minimum of fifty percent of the cost of funding the project and if the federal government specifically requires that the state of Louisiana waive the eighty percent residency requirement for that project.  

Acts 1991, No. 557, §1, eff. July 16, 1991.