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LA Rev Stat § 48:205 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§205. Bids

RS 205 - Bids A. When the purchase exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, the department, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, shall give reasonable notice through the chief purchasing agent by advertising and by written notice mailed to persons which furnish the class of commodities involved, or by notice sent through an electronic interactive environment to persons which furnish the class of commodities involved. B. Such purchases shall, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, be made only on award to the lowest responsible bidder in response to requests for bids published in the state. Requests for bids shall be published not less than ten days prior to the date set for opening the bids. The published advertisement and the specifications shall fix the exact place and time for presenting and opening of the bids. The presenting and opening of the bids shall be publicly performed on that day. Bids will be publicly read whenever interested parties are present. The practice of dividing proposed or needed purchases into separate installments of less than twenty-five thousand dollars each for the purpose of evading this provision is expressly prohibited. C. If, in the judgment of the secretary, no satisfactory bid has been received in any case, he may reject all bids. In such case, he shall advertise for new bids as provided in this Section. Until a satisfactory contract is awarded, he may authorize the purchasing agent to make such open market purchases of the commodities involved as are urgently required to meet the requirements for not more than thirty days. Acts 1991, No. 878, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1411, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 82, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 48:206 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§206. Formal contract; checks or money orders forfeited in default; bond

RS 206 - Formal contract; checks or money orders forfeited in default; bond  If the secretary requires that a formal contract be entered into between the successful bidder and the department, covering any purchase for which bids are required, he may require that the bids submitted be accompanied by a certified or a cashier's check, or by a postal or bank money order, as he may determine, for an amount designated by him. The check or money order shall be forfeited to the department if the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to sign the contract within ten days after having received notice of award from the department. Check or money orders of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to them.  The successful bidder may, in any instance, be required to furnish a bond in an amount determined by the secretary, not more than the amount of the bid, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1979, No. 179, §1, eff. July 3, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:207 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§207. Emergency purchases; no bids necessary

RS 207 - Emergency purchases; no bids necessary  A. When recommended by the chief engineer, the assistant secretaries, or the executive directors of the various offices and divisions of the department and when in the opinion of the secretary the best interest of the state will be served, emergency purchases of commodities, materials, supplies, equipment and miscellany, or purchases or leases of noncompetitive or patented articles, devices, equipment, or commodities may be negotiated and made without requesting bids. However, the essential documents authorizing these purchases or leases shall have written on their face the explicit reasons supporting the necessity for these leases or purchases.  B. When sections of highway, the component parts thereof, or any facility under the control of the department are damaged, obstructed, or destroyed by storms, floods, collisions, or other occurrences of violence, so as to impede or interrupt the normal use of the highway or facility, the secretary may make, or authorize to be made, without requesting bids, such emergency purchases as are required to temporarily repair the highway or facility until permanent repairs can be made. Such temporary repairs shall be held to the minimum necessary and plans shall immediately be started for the permanent rehabilitation of the highway or facility.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1979, No. 413, §6, eff. July 11, 1979; Acts 1984, No. 625, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:208 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§208. Surplus federal equipment and material

RS 208 - Surplus federal equipment and material  The department may purchase, without advertising, surplus equipment, materials, and supplies offered for sale by the federal government, or its agencies, at the minimum prices established by the federal government or its agencies, when, in the discretion of the secretary, the purchases would be to the interest of the state.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:209 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§209. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 291, §3

RS 209 - Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 291, §3
LA Rev Stat § 48:210 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§210. Sales in violation of Chapter void

RS 210 - Sales in violation of Chapter void  Any sale made to the department in violation of any provision of this Chapter relating to competitive bidding or to advertisement for bids is absolutely null and void.
LA Rev Stat § 48:211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§211. Accounting system

RS 211 - Accounting system  The department shall adopt and use a modern system of accounting, auditing, and cost keeping in accordance with the best practices. The recommendation of the United States Department of Transportation and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for uniform accounting practices for transportation departments shall be given full consideration in the method of accounting adopted for the department. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 48:212 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§212. Agreements with federal government

RS 212 - Agreements with federal government  A. The department may enter into any agreements with the federal government or with any federal agency for the purpose of building or improving public highways, flight strips and public transportation facilities to the extent that the federal government or its agency is authorized by federal statutes to enter into such agreements, and with the same limitations. B. The department may enter into agreements with federal agencies for the construction, operation, and maintenance of toll roads and toll bridges. It may negotiate loans from these agencies and provide the security therefor required by the federal agency. However, these projects shall be completely self-liquidating both as to cost of construction and as to cost of maintenance and operation during the term of any loan. The principal amount of such a loan or loans shall be amortized within a period of twenty-five years from the date of its making. The aggregate amount of such loan or loans shall at no time exceed five million dollars. When the cost of construction has been amortized, the department may continue to collect a nominal toll to defray the expenses of operation and maintenance or, in addition, to provide a surplus to offset depreciation.  C. During any period that the United States is in a state of war, the secretary, when so authorized in writing by the governor, may make available to the federal government or its armed forces any property, equipment, or personnel required in the national interest for purposes which the property, equipment, or personnel will appropriately serve. Appropriate commitment records shall be made with and receipt records obtained from commissioned officers of the armed services or other federal officials with authority to so act.  D. The department may enter into any agreements with the federal government or with any federal agency for the purpose of establishing and administering a railroad safety and inspection program to the extent that the federal government or its agency is authorized by federal statutes to enter into such agreements, and with the same limitations.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1978, No. 133, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:213 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§213. Agreements with other states

RS 213 - Agreements with other states  The department may enter into agreements with adjacent states for the joint construction, operation, and maintenance of interstate bridges over streams or other waters and for any other matters that properly concern the construction, operation, and maintenance of public highways.
LA Rev Stat § 48:214 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§214. Fixed guideway rail systems; safety

RS 214 - Fixed guideway rail systems; safety A. The office of multimodal planning of the Department of Transportation and Development is hereby designated as the state safety oversight entity pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §5329(e)(4). B. As the state safety oversight entity, the office shall have the following powers and duties only to the extent necessary to fulfill its obligations under federal law: (1) Enter onto and inspect the property of operators of fixed guideway rail systems receiving federal funds without prior notice to such operators. (2) Audit operators of fixed guideway rail systems receiving federal funds for compliance with federal and state laws regarding the safety of fixed guideway rail systems and compliance with a public transportation agency safety plan adopted by a specific operator pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §5329(d). (3) Direct the operator of a fixed guideway rail system to correct a safety hazard by a specified date and time. (4) Take legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel an operator of a fixed guideway rail system to correct a safety hazard, or to prevent the operation of all or part of a fixed guideway rail system that the office has determined to be unsafe. (5) Audit, review, approve, and oversee operators of fixed guideway rail systems receiving federal funds for compliance with a plan adopted by a specific operator in compliance with Title 49, Section 5329(d) of the United States Code. (6) Enforce statutes, regulations, executive orders, and rules relating to the operation of a fixed guideway rail public transportation system in Louisiana. (7) Implement such rules and regulations as may be necessary in order to comply with this Section, and as may be promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 2014, No. 170, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:215 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§215. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 336, §3.

RS 215 - Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 336, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 48:216 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§216. Participation in highway associations

RS 216 - Participation in highway associations  The department may join and participate in associations formed by like departments of other states, territories, or foreign governments and with the United States Public Roads Administration or its successor, for the development and propagation of information concerning the construction, maintenance, and operation of public highways and the promotion of ideas concerning the safety and convenience of traffic thereon.
LA Rev Stat § 48:217.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§217.1. Recordation of maps of highway projects

RS 217.1 - Recordation of maps of highway projects  The department shall cause to be recorded copies of all right-of-way maps relative to highway projects for which immovable property was acquired or a right-of-way or servitude affecting or involving immovable property was obtained, said recordation to be made in the parish in which the immovable property is situated.  The department may reduce to size of such copies for convenience and they shall be accepted and filed in a suitable place by the clerks of court without cost to the department.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 501, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:218 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§218. Expropriation for highways; compensation and damages

RS 218 - Expropriation for highways; compensation and damages  Where it is necessary to acquire a right of way over, or the title to, private property in order to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and the owner thereof is unable to agree with the department as to the purchase price or charge therefor or is otherwise unwilling to transfer either the title to or the right of way over the property, the department may proceed to expropriate the property or the right of way thereover under the general expropriation laws of the state. The proceedings shall be brought in the name of the state and shall be tried as summarily as possible, either in term time or vacation.  In expropriating lands for rights of way, if any improvement of the landowner or any crops upon the land are damaged or destroyed by the location of the right of way, the owner may recover compensation, in addition to the compensation for the property or the right of way, for the actual injury to or destruction of the improvement or crop.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:219 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§219. Estoppel of contest after commencement of work; damages

RS 219 - Estoppel of contest after commencement of work; damages  After the department has laid out a highway or other facility undertaken by the Department of Transportation and Development over a certain tract of land and the work thereon has commenced without objection on the part of the landowner, the landowner may not prevent or retard the construction thereof by any legal process, but is limited to an action for damages.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:220 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§220. Width of right-of-way

RS 220 - Width of right-of-way A. The width of rights-of-way for highway construction shall be fixed by the chief engineer of the Department of Transportation and Development. Generally, the width may be fixed in a manner sufficient, in the judgment of the chief engineer, to provide presently and in the future for the public interest, safety, and convenience. Specifically, the width may be fixed in a manner sufficient to adequately accommodate the future improvement of the highway by the construction of additional lanes of pavement, service roads, intersections, traffic distribution devices, and grade separations. It may be fixed to provide sight distances and insure stability and lateral support for the embankments, structures, and appurtenances to the highway and to provide for proper drainage. B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, fences may be erected up to, but not within, the boundary of the designated right-of-way of any road or highway in Ward 1 or Ward 5 in Beauregard Parish. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1997, No. 115, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:220.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§220.1. Width of right of way acquired informally

RS 220.1 - Width of right of way acquired informally  Whenever the department of highways, under its statutory authority takes over an existing road from a parish or municipality, unless there is an agreement between the two agencies to the contrary, the department shall acquire all of the rights which the ceding agency possessed with regard to the ceded road or street. In those instances where the highway was constructed by the parish or municipality without a recorded conveyance or dedication of the right of way by the landowner, and in those instances where the department has constructed a highway without a recorded conveyance or dedication by the landowner, the width of the right of way servitude for the said highway shall include the roadway, shoulder, roadside ditch and an area extending one and one-half feet beyond the rear or outside slope of the roadside ditch. Nothing herein shall affect title to any buildings or fences, nor require their removal without payment of just compensation therefor, nor shall anything herein affect title to the soil beneath the highway right of way nor to any minerals thereunder. The existence of the highways for a period in excess of three years shall vest title to the right of way servitude in the Department of Highways.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 630.
LA Rev Stat § 48:222 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§222. Acquisition of natural deposits; when allowed

RS 222 - Acquisition of natural deposits; when allowed  The department may acquire by purchase, lease, donation, or expropriation and may operate any gravel bed, fill or rock deposit, marble or granite quarry, or land from which earth can be obtained, or other natural resources or deposits susceptible of being used for the construction or maintenance of state highways or bridges, if the needs of the state in the construction and maintenance of highways will be best served by the acquisition.
LA Rev Stat § 48:224.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§224.1. Transfer and exchange of state and local roads

RS 224.1 - Transfer and exchange of state and local roads  A. Upon receipt of a proper resolution submitted by a parish or municipal governing authority to the secretary indicating its conditions, willingness, and desire to incorporate into the parish or municipal road system a road on the state highway system and to assume the maintenance thereof and with the approval by a majority of the legislative delegation from such parish or municipality, the secretary may at his discretion accept the resolution and remove the road from the state highway system and it shall thereafter form a part of the parish or municipal road system. As a condition of such transfer, the department may provide a thing of value, including but not limited to credits towards future construction projects, payment of funds, or satisfaction of debt owed to the department. Such thing of value shall be equal to the amount of the present value of the forty-year projected future maintenance cost of the road to be transferred and may be funded by the department as a capital project. Any funds transferred to a parish or municipality as provided in this Subsection may be expended on any activity allowed under R.S. 48:753. Any condition of transfer shall be reduced to writing by the parties. The department may execute such agreements with any parish or municipality.  B. Upon receipt of a proper resolution submitted by a parish or municipal governing authority to the secretary indicating its conditions, willingness, and desire to exchange one or more roads on the parish or municipal road system for one or more roads on the state highway system and assume the maintenance thereof and with the approval by a majority of the legislative delegation from such parish or municipality, the secretary may at his discretion accept the resolution, incorporate said roads from the parish or municipal road system into and remove said roads from the state highway system, and they shall thereafter form respective parts of said system.  C. Upon completion of the transfer or exchange and any conditions of the resolution, the department shall cause to be recorded the transfer of any immovable property, said recordation to be made in the parish in which the immovable property is situated.  D. The department may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 185, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1028, §1, eff. July 11, 1997; Acts 2016, No. 458, §1; Acts 2021, No. 325, §1, eff. June 14, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 48:225 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§225. Lease or acquisition of necessary buildings

RS 225 - Lease or acquisition of necessary buildings  The department may, by lease, donation, purchase, or exchange, acquire or erect any buildings and structures that, in the opinion of the secretary, are required in conducting the business of the department.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:226 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§226. Prescription not applicable

RS 226 - Prescription not applicable  Prescription does not run against immovable property or rights thereto legally acquired by the department for use as right of way for public highways or facilities.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:227 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§227. Lands beneath elevated expressways; lease of

RS 227 - Lands beneath elevated expressways; lease of  The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized to lease after public bid for commercial and other purposes not repugnant to the state, lands beneath elevated expressways owned and maintained by the department.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 432, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:228 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§228. Functional classification of state highways; current highway standards and continuing needs study by department; cost estimates presented to legislature

RS 228 - Functional classification of state highways; current highway standards and continuing needs study by department; cost estimates presented to legislature  The department shall divide the roads comprising the state highway system into fourteen functional classifications, as provided in R.S. 48:191, and shall establish current standards for their functional classification. It shall undertake a continuing study of the needs of the various highways for the purpose of bringing existing highways up to current standards or for replacement of existing highways where required, and shall keep the information so developed up-to-date through a continuing annual needs study. The department shall provide the legislature with an estimate of present day costs of bringing the various highways up to the standard of the functional classification to which each highway is assigned  Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1028, §1, eff. July 11, 1997; Acts 2019, No. 375, §1.