House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
May 6, 2013
10:00 am
Room 3
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB211
CONNICK
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL
- Authorizes parishes and municipalities to create local transportation districts within their territorial jurisdiction (EG +$252,575 GF EX See Note)
HB556
W.BISHOP
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Provides relative to contracts let by certain entities for capital projects in Orleans Parish
HB654
JIM MORRIS
TRANSPORTATION
- Provides with respect to toll violations (RE DECREASE SD RV See Note)
SB65
MURRAY
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Authorizes the New Orleans Aviation Board to use the construction manager at risk method. (8/1/13)
SB77
CROWE
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
- Expands the jurisdiction of the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (8/1/13)
SB147
ERDEY
TRAFFIC
- Prohibits any device from being used to access, read, or post to a social networking site while operating a motor vehicle and requires tests administered to driver's license applicants include the applicant's knowledge of distracted driving issues. (8/1/13)
SB151
E.GUILLORY
ROADS/HIGHWAYS
- Designates portion of LA 741 in St. Landry Parish as the "Hadley J. Castille-Pecanaire Highway". (8/1/13) (EN +$400 SD EX See Note)
SB161
CHABERT
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Provides $1,000,000 annual limit on work performed by a public entity with its own employees and resources to restore or rehabilitate certain levees and extends the termination date. (1/1/14) (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
SB217
SMITH
ROADS/HIGHWAYS
- Prohibits the transport of hazardous materials on that portion of La. Hwy. 48 designated as Apple Street in Norco. (8/1/13)
SB218
MORRELL
ROADS/HIGHWAYS
- Prohibits DOTD from collecting fines from persons not paying tolls on the Crescent City Connection. (gov sig) (EGF DECREASE SD RV See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT