§ 48:250.4 — Public-private partnership projects

Louisiana § 48:250.4

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 48: Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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§250.4. Public-private partnership projects
A.(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or the requirements of this Part, if the
secretary determines it is in the best interest of the taxpayers, the Department of
Transportation and Development, with approval of the House and Senate transportation,
highways and public works committees, may solicit proposals for public-private partnership
projects for a transportation facility. The department shall comply with the provisions of R.S.
48:2084 through 2084.15 that are applicable to public-private partnership projects of the
Louisiana Transportation Authority and the provisions of R.S. 48:256.3 and 256.5.
(2) Prior to executing a contract for a public-private partnership, the department shall
receive approval from the House and Senate transportation, highways and public works
committees to enter into the contract.
(a) The Department of Transportation and Development shall provide the detailed
financial analysis of cost conducted by the department and the Federal Highway
Administration relative to the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project to the Senate Committee
on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation,
Highways and Public Works.
(b) The Department of Transportation and Development and the Department of the
Treasury shall use the analysis provided for by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph to prepare
a comparative financial analysis of the cost of the design build method of the I-10 Calcasieu
River Bridge project.
(c) The result of the comparative analysis shall be provided to the Senate Committee
on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation,
Highways and Public Works immediately upon completion. The committees shall use the
comparative analysis as a reference during deliberation in approving the public-private
partnership contract for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project.
B.(1) Twenty-five percent of public-private partnership projects undertaken by the
department shall be located outside the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area, as
defined in 23 U.S.C. 134.
(2) Solicitations for public-private partnership projects outside the boundaries of any
metropolitan planning area, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 134, shall be subject to the approval of
the House and Senate committee on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture and rural development
in addition to the approval of the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways
and public works.
C. The department shall not receive an unsolicited proposal for a public-private
partnership project.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 519, §2, eff. June 13, 2016; Acts 2019, No. 358, §1, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2022, No. 758, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.