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LA Rev Stat § 2:801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§801. Definitions

RS 801 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Airport authority" means the owner of any airport or landing field, or the governing authority of any airport district. (2) "Airport construction or development priority program" means the priority list of projects submitted by the department and approved by the joint committee pursuant to this Chapter. (3) "Construction or development project" means a program of construction or development, either new or continuing, that will be planned and implemented with the primary goal of improving aviation activities in the state. (4) "Department" means the Department of Transportation and Development. (5) "Joint committee" means the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, functioning as a joint legislative committee. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§802. Methodology for airport project evaluation

RS 802 - Methodology for airport project evaluation A.(1) Applications for funding of any airport construction or development project may be submitted by any airport authority, except as provided in R.S. 2:806. However, to be eligible for state funding from the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program for an airport project, an airport authority located in a political subdivision which has adopted airport zoning regulations, shall certify to the Department of Transportation and Development that the political subdivision's regulations are in compliance with United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, advisory circulars, orders, regulations, safety guidelines, recommendations, or other official documents that have been issued for the purpose of ensuring aviation safety and compatible land use. Equal consideration shall be given to rural aviation and commercial urban aviation. Applications shall be made to the Department of Transportation and Development by November first of each year, for consideration of funding in the following fiscal year. Applications submitted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:104, 111, 114, and 121. Information to be provided in the application shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) Description of the project and demonstration of immediate need for the project. (b) Preliminary project design and cost estimate. (c) Description of project area. (2) Project applications shall not be subjected to formal review and evaluation until the information required in the application has been submitted. (3) Projects being funded on August 15, 2010, and projects on the proposed Airport Priority Program for FY 2010-2011 on August 15, 2010, are exempt from the requirements of this Subsection. B. Applications shall be reviewed by the department and any other appropriate state agencies. C. Procedures for review and evaluation shall be developed by the department. Prior to implementing the review and evaluation procedures, the department shall secure the approval of these procedures by the joint committee in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The procedures and a set of guidelines for completing project applications shall be made available to eligible airport authorities prior to September 1, 1989. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 2010, No. 800, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§803. Priority list of projects; public hearings; final program

RS 803 - Priority list of projects; public hearings; final program A. Prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, beginning with the 1990 Regular Session, the department shall prepare and shall furnish the priority list to the joint committee which shall hold a public hearing or hearings for the purpose of reviewing the priority list of projects for the coming fiscal year. Prior to each hearing, the department shall publish the appropriate official notice in the necessary journals. Subsequent to the joint committee hearing and prior to the convening of the regular session, the department shall prepare the final construction program for the coming fiscal year for submission to the joint committee. When this final construction program, as approved by the joint committee, is presented to the legislature for funding for the coming fiscal year, the legislature shall not add any projects to this final construction program except as provided in Subsection B of this Section. B. If the governing authority of an airport authority district, parish, or of any local unit of government obtains ninety percent or more funding for an airport, or for an airport project, from federal sources or from sources other than state funds, the legislature shall give priority to funding the remaining amount necessary for the airport or for the airport project, even if the project is not on the priority list of projects. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§804. Proposed program of construction

RS 804 - Proposed program of construction A. Each year, beginning with the fiscal year commencing in 1990, the department shall submit to the joint committee an airport construction or development priority program to be commenced in the ensuing fiscal year, which shall be based upon the anticipated revenues to be appropriated by the legislature, and listed in an order of priority of the projects herein. B. The department also shall provide to the joint committee annually a supplemental list of projects proposed to be commenced within the ensuing four years which are in various stages of planning and preparation. The supplemental list shall be subject to change by the department until the department finally approves each project for construction. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§805. Projects undertaken by the department

RS 805 - Projects undertaken by the department A. After adoption of the department's recommendations by the joint committee, the approved list of projects shall be forwarded to the department for implementation subject to the limitation of appropriated funds. The department shall not delete, add, or substitute any projects for those approved by the joint committee, except as provided in R.S. 2:806; however, the secretary of the department may, at his discretion, authorize projects to be undertaken and financed due to an emergency out of the secretary's emergency fund. At least semiannually, or as often as required by the joint committee, the department shall summarize and report the progress to date on all projects previously approved and shall submit a recapitulation of all emergency projects for the preceding six-month period, outlining the nature of the emergency and the cost of each project. B. No airport project shall be undertaken by the department involving Transportation Trust Fund appropriations except those included in the approved program listing for that fiscal year with the exception of projects undertaken and financed out of the secretary's emergency fund. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 2:806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§806. Commencement of projects; substitutions; New Orleans International Airport

RS 806 - Commencement of projects; substitutions; New Orleans International Airport A. The projects planned for the year for which appropriations have been made shall be commenced in that year; however, if a project cannot be commenced within the year for which it is planned, the secretary of the department shall file with the project records a public statement as to the factors causing the delay, and the next priority project shall be substituted therefor. When the delaying factors have been overcome, the delayed project shall be placed in the highest priority for the next ensuing fiscal year. Unresolved debt resulting from project cost overruns approved by the department shall be paid from current year funds. Any remaining debt shall be given top priority in the following year. Funds allocated for each project shall remain so allocated until the project is completed and the project costs are liquidated. B. The New Orleans International Airport or its successor shall be prohibited from participating in the airport priority program for five consecutive years from the first fiscal year in which such priority program is funded by the legislature only if, as, and when House Bill No. 80 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana is finally adopted and approved by the electorate.* Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989. *NOTE: SEE NOW CONST. ART. VII, SEC. 27.
LA Rev Stat § 2:807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§807. Allocation, reallocation of funds; deposit to Transportation Trust Fund

RS 807 - Allocation, reallocation of funds; deposit to Transportation Trust Fund A. The Transportation Trust Fund shall be the source of state funds provided for any airport project on the priority list commenced pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Prior to the commencement of any work, the department shall require the presiding officer or owner of each airport authority involved in a project to execute an agreement and statement of sponsorship which includes but is not limited to an agreement to assume all maintenance and operation and utility service costs for the project as may be required without cost to the state. B. Any monies allocated for any project not needed for said project may be reallocated for the completion of any other project or projects specified. Any monies not needed for the completion of said projects shall be deposited in and credited to the Transportation Trust Fund, for reallocation to the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§808. Preparation of plans and specifications; letting of bids for construction; supervision of construction

RS 808 - Preparation of plans and specifications; letting of bids for construction; supervision of construction The department may prepare the necessary plans and specifications, may let the contract for bid, and may supervise the construction of the project. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§809. Inspection

RS 809 - Inspection A. The department shall approve the engineering and construction plans for any proposed projects that are prepared by consultant or contract engineers for any recipient airport authority. The department may inspect the construction of a project at any time to assure project compliance. B. The department shall inspect a complete project with the consultant or contract engineer. The engineer shall certify that construction is in accordance with plans and specifications. The department may inspect a completed project at any time to assure that the project is being maintained in accordance with project specifications and agreements. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§810. System of administration

RS 810 - System of administration Each recipient authority shall adopt a system of administration which provides for the approval of the department for any expenditures of funds appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund, and no recipient authority shall expend such funds without the approval of the department. Funds appropriated for a project shall not be expended for any other purpose. All contracts for materials, construction, or services shall be advertised and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2212. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§811. Audit of distribution to recipient airport authorities

RS 811 - Audit of distribution to recipient airport authorities The monies distributed to the recipient authorities shall be audited by the legislative auditor or a certified public accountant at least biennially pursuant to R.S. 24:513(A) and shall issue and distribute all audit reports pursuant to R.S. 24:516(A). To the extent that funds available to the legislative auditor permit, the audits of each recipient airport authority of the use of the monies shall include an investigation of any failure to comply with the recommendations for planning, design, and construction adopted by the department. The recipient airport authority shall certify annually to the legislative auditor that the funds made available under this Chapter have been expended in accordance with the standards established by law. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§812. Report of any misuse of funds

RS 812 - Report of any misuse of funds If the legislative auditor determines that any expenditures by the recipient airport authority have not been made in accordance with this Chapter, he shall promptly report the facts of such expenditure to the Legislative Audit Advisory Council. The council shall make further investigation of the matter as it deems necessary. Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 2:814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§814. Project development; schedule

RS 814 - Project development; schedule When aviation projects receiving funding from the Federal Aviation Administration are being negotiated by the department, the department, the local sponsor of the project, and the Federal Aviation Administration shall agree upon an official schedule of project development which shall set the project time schedule. If the department is unable to complete timely reviews as stipulated within the schedule, for reasons solely in the control of the department, the project shall be deemed to be approved in accordance with the standard process of the Federal Aviation Administration. Acts 1993, No. 406, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§901. Creation and administration

RS 901 - Creation and administration The General Aviation and Reliever Airport Maintenance Grant Program is hereby created within the division of aviation of the Department of Transportation and Development for the purpose of providing for airport maintenance to assist Louisiana general aviation and reliever airports and to enhance their safety. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§902. Grant eligibility

RS 902 - Grant eligibility A. Grants made through the program shall be limited to Louisiana general aviation and reliever airports and shall be awarded to those projects which address maintenance needs and attempt to enhance safety issues at existing airport facilities. B. Each successful grant applicant shall provide a like match in funds from other sources. All matching funds must be available to the program after the date of the grant award and funds spent prior to the grant award shall not be considered in fulfillment of the match requirement. C.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, grants shall be limited to not more than ten thousand dollars per airport per fiscal year. (2) Applications for additional grant money by an airport that has been awarded the maximum amount in a fiscal year may be considered for additional funding after April thirtieth of a fiscal year if all of the applications for grants which have been submitted for the fiscal year have been accepted or rejected and any funds in the grant program remain unallocated for the fiscal year. D. Funding through the grant program shall be subject to but not limited to the following criteria: (1) The availability of funds. (2) A comparative needs analysis of requested projects as determined by the division of aviation. (3) Demonstrated benefits to be derived from the project. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1; Acts 2001, No. 76, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:903 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§903. Rules and regulations

RS 903 - Rules and regulations A. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Chapter which shall include but not necessarily be limited to: (1) Project submission. (2) Project evaluation, including but not limited to financial feasibility. (3) Program administration. (4) Prioritization of projects. (5) Grant awards. B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Transportation Trust Fund money may be used for this program provided state matching fund requirements for all Federal Aviation Administration grants for capital improvements, planning, and NAVAIDS have been satisfied. In no event shall the total sum of monies used from the Transportation Trust Fund for this purpose exceed three hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1; Acts 2004, No. 312, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 184, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 2:904 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§904. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 904 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 2:1001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§1001. Definition

RS 1001 - Definition In this Chapter, "communication facility" means an equipment enclosure, antenna, antenna support structure, and any associated facility used for the signal for a commercial communications purpose where the antenna or antenna support structure is not connected to a similar antenna or antenna support structure by an overhead wire used to transmit the signal. Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:1002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§1002. Notice of construction

RS 1002 - Notice of construction A. A person proposing to construct a communication facility that is taller than one hundred feet but not more than two hundred feet shall, on or before the thirtieth day before the date the construction begins, mail a letter to each of the following: (1) Any airport which has been approved by the department located within three miles of the proposed facility location. (2) The Louisiana Agricultural Aviation Association. B. The letter shall state: (1) The legal description of the proposed site of construction, including a graphic depiction showing the location, height, longitude, latitude, pad size, roadway access, and proposed use of the communication facility and location of any guy wires. (2) At a minimum, the name, phone number, electronic mail address, if any, and mailing address of the person proposing construction of the communication facility. (3) A phone number that is operational twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for emergency purposes. Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:1003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§1003. Effect on certain ordinances

RS 1003 - Effect on certain ordinances This Chapter shall not preempt a local ordinance regulating a communication facility. Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 2:1004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 2 - Aeronautics|§1004. Marking of communication facility

RS 1004 - Marking of communication facility A.(1) For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Communication facility" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 2:1001. (b) "Cultivated field" means any open space or pasture larger than five acres in which a plant or tree nursery is located, or in which an agricultural crop, including cotton, corn, grain, grapes, beets, peanuts, and rice, but not including grass grown for hay, is grown on a continuing basis. (2) The absence of plants, seedlings, or a crop on a temporary basis due to crop rotation or other farm management techniques shall not remove an open area from the definition of "cultivated field". B. A person who proposes to construct a communication facility that is at least one hundred feet, but not more than two hundred feet in height above ground level, which is located in a cultivated field or within one hundred feet of a cultivated field, shall mark the highest guy wires on the facility, if any, with two warning spheres each. Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1. Terms defined

RS 1 - Terms defined  As used in this Title, the terms defined in this Section have the meanings herein given to them, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Applicant" means a person or place of business that makes a formal application for a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this Title.  (2) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.  (3) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  (4) "Encumbrance" means any lien, privilege, judgment, mortgage, pledge, pawn, claim, charge, or any other encumbrance of like nature.  (5) "Person" means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including a corporation, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or joint venture. However, for purposes of any adjudications or violations or penalties issued pursuant to the provisions of this Title, "person" shall not include a person or entity volunteering to provide services.  (6) "Place of business" means a permanent location or a portion of a permanent location from which business, in a regulated profession or occupation, is transacted.  (7) "State chemist", notwithstanding anything in this Title to the contrary, means the director of the Louisiana agricultural experiment station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and also shall mean his designee, who shall be a member of the university's academic faculty and who, as determined by the state chemist, possesses a practical understanding of a body of knowledge that is sufficient to properly effect relevant analytical and microscopical work, research that may contribute to the knowledge of the properties, values, and proper use of commercial feeding stuffs, commercial fertilizers, and commercial insecticides and fungicides in Louisiana, and other analyses, determinations, responsibilities, duties, and obligations imposed on the state chemist in this Title.  (8) "Sustainable" or "sustainable agriculture" means science-based practices, including the use of technology, which lead to broad outcome-based performance improvements to meet the needs of present and future generations while advancing environmental, social and economic goals, and the well-being of agricultural producers and rural communities. Critical outcomes to consider shall include increasing agricultural productivity, improving human health through access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food, and enhancing agricultural and surrounding environments, including water, soil, and air quality.  Acts 1986, No. 581, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 112, §1, eff. June 8, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 198, §1.