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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9093. Permitting; other requirements

RS 47:9093 - Permitting; other requirements
A. No person, business, or legal entity shall operate a sports book on behalf of the corporation without first being permitted in accordance with this Subtitle. To conduct business with the corporation related to sports wagering authorized pursuant to this Subtitle, all sports wagering service providers, distributors, manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, personnel, or retail establishments shall be permitted in accordance with the Subtitle.
B. All sports wagering platform providers requesting a permit pursuant to this Chapter shall be permitted by the corporation only if the applicant meets the suitability standards provided for in R.S. 47:9094.
C. The corporation shall provide by administrative rules the qualifications and suitability standards for sports wagering service providers, distributors, manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, personnel, and retail establishments.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9095. Sports wagering platform provider; permit; fee

RS 47:9095 - Sports wagering platform provider; permit; fee
A. The corporation may issue a sports wagering platform provider permit to suitable persons to contract with the corporation to manage or operate the corporation's sports book line-of-business. No person shall manage or operate the corporation's sports book without a valid permit.
B. In addition to the requirements set forth in R.S. 47:9094, the corporation shall provide by rule for the standards and requirements of any sports wagering platform. The rules shall specify technical requirements as well as operational requirements.
C. Any contract between the corporation and a sports wagering platform provider shall provide for access to the corporation of any information maintained by the platform provider for verification of compliance with this Chapter.
D. A sports wagering platform provider shall use no more than one sports wagering platform to offer, conduct, or operate a sports book on behalf of the corporation.
E. A sports wagering platform provider shall keep books and records for the management and operation of sports wagering as authorized by this Chapter and for services for which it is contracted by the corporation. The keeping of books and records shall be separate and distinct from any other business the sports wagering platform provider might operate. A sports wagering platform provider shall file quarterly returns with the corporation listing all of its contracts and services related to sports wagering authorized under this Subtitle.
F. All servers necessary for the placement or resolution of wagers, other than backup servers, shall be physically located in Louisiana.
G. Any sports wagering platform utilized for electronic wagering shall have a component of its design to reasonably verify that the person attempting to place the wager is at least twenty-one years of age, physically located in the state, and not physically located in a parish that has not approved a proposition to authorize sports wagering at the time the wager is initiated or placed.
H.(1) The initial application fee for a sports wagering platform provider permit shall be one hundred thousand dollars and shall be nonrefundable. The initial application fee shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
(2) The permit fee for a sports wagering platform provider permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The permit shall be for a term of five years. The permit fee shall be submitted to the corporation on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit every five years.
I. The provider of a sports wagering platform shall provide the corporation with a readily available point of contact to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9096. Sports wagering service providers; permit; fee

RS 47:9096 - Sports wagering service providers; permit; fee
A. The corporation shall issue a sports wagering service provider permit to suitable persons which contract with an operator to provide support services for an operator's sports book. A person shall not provide support services to the operator without a valid permit.
B. Any contract between the corporation and a sports wagering service provider shall provide for access to the corporation of any information maintained by the platform provider for verification of compliance with this Chapter.
C. A sports wagering service provider shall keep books and records for the management of sports wagering as authorized by this Chapter and for services for which it is contracted by the operator. The keeping of books and records shall be separate and distinct from any other business the sports wagering service provider might operate. A sports wagering service provider shall file quarterly returns with the corporation listing all of its contracts and services related to sports wagering authorized under this Subtitle.
D. The initial application fee for a sports wagering service provider permit shall be ten thousand dollars and shall be nonrefundable. The initial application fee shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
E. The permit fee for a sports wagering service provider permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be twelve thousand five hundred dollars. The permit shall be for a term of five years. The permit fee shall be submitted to the corporation on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit every five years. The first permit payment shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9097. Sports wagering distributor; permit; fees

RS 47:9097 - Sports wagering distributor; permit; fees
A.(1) The corporation may issue a sports wagering distributor permit to any suitable business or legal entity that markets, buys, sells, leases, services, or repairs sports wagering mechanisms in this state. No person shall market, buy, sell, lease, service, or repair a sports wagering mechanism without a valid permit.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, only distributors domiciled in Louisiana shall be issued a permit for the services of collection and repair of sports wagering mechanisms.
B. Any contract between the corporation and a sports wagering distributor shall provide for access to the corporation of any information maintained by the distributor for verification of compliance with this Chapter.
C. The initial application fee for a sports wagering distributor permit shall be five thousand dollars and shall be nonrefundable. The initial application fee shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
D. The permit fee for a sports wagering distributor permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be two thousand five hundred dollars. The permit shall be for a term of five years. The permit fee shall be submitted to the corporation on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit every five years. The first permit payment shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
E. The corporation shall adopt written policies and rules to guarantee that multiple distributors and vendors shall contract with the operator to provide maximum opportunities for economic development.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9098. Retail establishments; permit; fees

RS 47:9098 - Retail establishments; permit; fees
A. The corporation may issue a retail establishment permit to suitable persons that contract with an operator to host sports wagering mechanisms. A retail establishment shall not host a sports wagering mechanism without a valid permit.
B. For purposes of this Chapter retail establishment shall include:
(1) An establishment that has a Class A-General retail permit or a Class A-Restaurant permit as defined in Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and that is located in a parish that approved a proposition to authorize sports wagering.
(2) An establishment that holds a retail food establishment permit from the office of public health issued pursuant to the provisions of LAC 51:XXIII.101 et seq. and that is located within a parish that approved a proposition to authorize sports wagering but due to local and municipal laws and ordinances is prohibited from holding a Class A-General retail permit or a Class A-Restaurant permit as defined in Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
C. The initial application fee for a sports wagering retail establishment permit shall be one thousand dollars and shall be nonrefundable. The initial application fee shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
D. The permit fee for a sports wagering retail establishment permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be one hundred dollars. The permit shall be for a term of one year. The permit fee shall be submitted to the corporation on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit every year. The first permit payment shall be submitted to the corporation at the time of application.
E.(1) The corporation shall provide by rule the minimum requirements of a contract between its sports wagering platform provider and a retail establishment. The rules shall include a requirement that the contract provide that in consideration for the hosting of a sports wagering mechanism, the retail establishment shall be paid the greater of the following each month:
(a) One and one-half percent of the cash accumulated in the sports wagering mechanisms located on the retail establishment's premises.
(b) Ten percent of the net gaming proceeds of all wagers placed by patrons through a sports wagering mechanism located on the premises of the retail establishment and wagers placed through an operator website or mobile application while the patron is located on the premises of the retail establishment.
(2) The monies owed to the retail establishment pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be remitted to the retail establishment within twenty days of the end of each calendar month for the immediately preceding calendar month.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9099. Wagering; limitations

RS 47:9099 - Wagering; limitations
A. To place a sports wager with an operator, the corporation shall confirm and a player shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Is twenty-one years of age or older.
(2) Is physically located in a parish that has approved a proposition authorizing sports wagering at the time the wager is initiated or placed.
(3) Has a sports wagering account established with the operator if the player is attempting to place a sports wager through a website or mobile application.
(4) Is not prohibited from wagering with the corporation by law, rule, policy of the corporation, self-exclusion, or pursuant to R.S. 27:27.1.
B.(1) The operator shall not knowingly accept wagers from a person who is an athlete, coach, referee, or other official or staff of a participant or team that is participating in the sports event on which the person is attempting to place the wager.
(2) The operator shall not knowingly accept wagers from a person who is a director, officer, owner, or employee of the operator or any relative or other person living in the same household as a director, officer, owner, or employee of the operator.
C. No sports wagers may be accepted or paid by any operator on any of the following:
(1) Any sport or athletic event not authorized by law.
(2) Any sport or athletic event which the operator knows or reasonably should know is being placed by or on behalf of an official, owner, coach, or staff of a participant or team that participates in that event.
(3) A single act in a team event solely in the control of one participant acting independently.
(4) The occurrence of injuries or penalties, or the outcome of an athlete's disciplinary rulings, or replay reviews.
D. Any operator or permittee shall promptly report to the corporation on the following activities:
(1) Any criminal or disciplinary proceedings commenced against any operator or its employees, in connection with the operations of the sports book.
(2) Any abnormal wagering activity or patterns that may indicate a concern about the integrity of a sports event.
(3) Any other conduct with the potential to corrupt a wagering outcome of a sports event for purposes of financial gain, including but not limited to match fixing.
(4) Suspicious or illegal wagering activities, including the use of funds derived from illegal activity, wagers to conceal or launder funds derived from illegal activity, use of agents to place wagers, or use of false identification.
E. Operators shall establish and display the odds at which wagers may be placed on sports events. Operators shall not accept a wager via a sports wagering mechanism, or through a website or mobile application unless the wagering proposition is posted by electronic or manual means.
F. Operators shall maintain records of sports wagering activities and operations and follow AML practices in day-to-day operations of its business.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9100. Electronic wagering

RS 47:9100 - Electronic wagering
A. Electronic wagering may be conducted only to the extent that it is conducted in accordance with this Subtitle and in accordance with the rules promulgated by the corporation.
B. The corporation may accept wagers made electronically using a sports wagering mechanism located on the premises of a permitted retail establishment or through a website or mobile application.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9102. Online and mobile wagering

RS 47:9102 - Online and mobile wagering
A. Wagering through a website or mobile application shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) A player shall establish a sports wagering account with the operator before the operator accepts any sports wager through a website or mobile application from the player. The operator shall also complete an initial verification of the account prior to accepting sports wagers.
(2) An account may be established with a line of credit or as an advance deposit wagering account.
B. No operator shall accept a sports wager through a website or mobile application from the public or any person who does not have an established account with the corporation.
C. No wagers shall be placed when the player is physically located out of state or in a parish that has not approved a proposition authorizing sports wagering. An operator shall maintain geofencing and geolocation services.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9104. Withholding of lottery prizes; child support arrearages; rules

RS 47:9104 - Withholding of lottery prizes; child support arrearages; rules
The corporation shall promulgate rules providing for the withholding of prizes resulting from sports wagering authorized pursuant to this Section, of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages as reported to the corporation, beginning at prize levels to be determined by the corporation. The corporation may require any agency reporting current child support arrearages to the corporation to provide information relating to such arrearages in a manner, format, or record approved by the corporation. The corporation shall not be liable for withholding a prize based upon child support arrearage information provided to it. Additionally, the corporation shall employ the same methods, procedures, and parameters to withhold prizes for persons who have delinquent debt as defined in R.S. 47:1676(B) which has been assigned to the office of debt recovery for collection. The corporation shall not be liable for withholding a prize based upon delinquent debt information provided to it by the office of debt recovery.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9105. State tax; levy

RS 47:9105 - State tax; levy
A. There is hereby levied a ten percent tax upon the net gaming proceeds of an operator from sports wagering offered to consumers within this state pursuant to this Title onsite at a permitted retail establishment through a sports wagering mechanism.
B. There is hereby levied a fifteen percent tax upon the net gaming proceeds of an operator from sports wagering offered to consumers within this state pursuant to this Title electronically through a website or mobile application.
C. Within twenty days of the last day of each calendar month the corporation shall collect the taxes imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section for the immediately preceding calendar month.
D. All taxes collected by the corporation pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the Disability Services Fund as provided by R.S. 28:826. These monies shall be forwarded upon receipt to the state treasury. Funds deposited into the treasury shall first be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund in accordance with Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
E. In a month when the amount of net gaming proceeds of an operator from sports wagering is a negative number, the operator may carry over the negative amount to the return filed for the subsequent month. However, no amount shall be carried over in any period more than twelve months after the month in which the amount carried over was originally due.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9106. Deposit of revenues

RS 47:9106 - Deposit of revenues
Within twenty days following the close of each calendar month, the corporation shall transfer to the Lottery Sports Wagering Fund the amount of net revenue which the corporation determines is surplus to its needs. Net revenues shall be determined by deducting from the corporation's net gaming proceeds the payment costs incurred or estimated to be incurred in the operation and administration of sports wagering authorized pursuant to this Chapter. This shall include the expenses of the corporation and the costs resulting from determining applicant suitability, and any contracts entered into for promotional, advertising, or operational services or for the purchase or lease of sports wagering equipment and materials.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation › §47:9107. Lottery Sports Wagering Fund

RS 47:9107 - Lottery Sports Wagering Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund designated as the "Lottery Sports Wagering Fund", hereafter referred to as the "fund". After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund all corporation net revenue as determined by R.S. 47:9106. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely as provided in this Section.
B. The monies in the fund shall be withdrawn only pursuant to appropriation by the legislature and shall be used solely for the expenses provided pursuant to R.S. 47:9106 and for the minimum foundation program.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:11. Department of Transportation and Development; creation; composition

RS 48:11 - Department of Transportation and Development; creation; composition
The Department of Transportation and Development is created and is composed of the secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary and assistant secretaries and such other offices and officers and divisions as may be established under the provisions of R.S. 36:1 through R.S. 36:960.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:12. Domicile

RS 48:12 - Domicile
The domicile of the department is in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge. Service of citation and other process directed to the department shall be made by handing the citation or other process to the secretary or to the undersecretary.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:13. Department as body politic and corporate; secretary

RS 48:13 - Department as body politic and corporate; secretary
The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by that title. The department shall function under the control, management, supervision and direction of the secretary in the manner and to the extent provided by Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1954, No. 5, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:21. Functions

RS 48:21 - Functions
A. The functions of the department shall be to study, administer, construct, improve, maintain, repair, and regulate the use of public transportation systems and to perform such other functions with regard to public highways, roads, and other transportation related facilities as may be conferred on the department by applicable law.
B. The department may construct and maintain within the right-of-way of any state highway or section thereof bicycle facilities appropriate to the context of the roadway. If such facilities are not included in new construction projects, the department shall document the reasons for the exclusion.
C. The department may construct, maintain, and improve roads, whether hard-surfaced or otherwise, for state offices and other surrounding facilities of these agencies. Such work shall be at the direction of, and in cooperation with, the Department of Transportation and Development and shall be funded from monies specifically designated for that purpose. However, when work is requested by any state agency to be performed by the Department of Transportation and Development the following conditions shall apply:
(1) The state agency shall provide monies for the construction, maintenance, improvement, and repairing of roads surrounding state offices and other facilities when such work is performed.
(2) Any work performed by the Department of Transportation and Development shall not interfere with any construction work performed for Highway Priority Program projects.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 577, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1986, No. 115, §1; Acts 1999, No. 362, §1, eff. June 16, 1999; Acts 2010, No. 618, §3; Acts 2010, No. 851, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:22. Powers

RS 48:22 - Powers
The department has all of the rights, powers, and immunities incident to corporations. It may acquire, own, administer, alienate, and otherwise dispose of all kinds of property, movable and immovable, tangible and intangible; contract; adopt, alter, or destroy an official seal; sue and be sued, implead, and be impleaded.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:22.1. Complete Streets; findings; requirements; exceptions

RS 48:22.1 - Complete Streets; findings; requirements; exceptions
A. The legislature finds that development of a comprehensive, integrated, connected transportation network for Louisiana which balances the access, mobility, health, and safety needs of motorists, transit users, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities, including the users of wheelchairs and mobility aids, is integral to the public health, welfare, and quality of life of Louisiana's citizens and visitors. Further, the legislature finds that the development of such a fully integrated transportation system, by planning, designing, funding, constructing, managing, and maintaining a complete and multimodal network, will achieve and sustain mobility and safely accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users.
B. The legislature directs the department to adopt and maintain a Complete Streets Policy to facilitate the purposes set forth in Subsection A of this Section. In the development of such policy, the department shall make reasonable efforts to engage interested stakeholders through an advisory group to be known as the Complete Streets Advisory Council. The department shall establish goals to be incorporated into practical projects within the highway priority program and shall track the progress by department district. The department shall submit a written progress report annually in conjunction with the department's submission of the Highway Priority Program to the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works and to the Complete Streets Advisory Council.
C. The Complete Streets Advisory Council shall consist of a representative appointed by each of the following organizations and may include such other persons or representatives of organizations selected by the council:
(1) The Department of Transportation and Development.
(2) AARP Louisiana.
(3) The Center for Planning Excellence.
(4) The Federal Highway Administration.
(5) Any research center based at a university in Louisiana that is interested in the Complete Streets Policy.
(6) A member appointed by a majority of the metropolitan planning organizations.
(7) Other interested Complete Streets advocacy groups.
D. The department shall adopt performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the Complete Streets Policy. These performance measures shall include both process- and outcome-oriented indicators as determined by the department in conjunction with the Complete Streets Advisory Council.
Acts 2014, No. 470, §1, eff. June 4, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:23. Engineering and other services

RS 48:23 - Engineering and other services
A. In order to properly discharge its functions, the department may employ engineering, drafting, accounting, legal, and other help and labor, subject to any applicable civil service laws and regulations.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law, or any provision of the department, or any provision of Civil Service to the contrary, the department, at its discretion, may hire persons with disabilities in the position of Bridge Tender I.
Acts 1991, No. 540, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §26, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:23.1. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 59, §2. See now R.S. 48:111.1.

RS 48:23.1 - Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 59, §2. See now R.S. 48:111.1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:25. Operation or control of ferries, etc.

RS 48:25 - Operation or control of ferries, etc.
The department may take over, control, operate, and regulate such ferries, barges, or other means of transportation as it thinks necessary to the public. It may prescribe and collect such ferry charges or transfer charges as it thinks necessary to maintain these services. To that end, it may let franchises or enter into contracts for these services in the name of the state, alone or jointly with the parishes or municipalities of the state, or with other states, or with the political subdivisions of other states.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:25.1. Operation or control of ferries; New Orleans ferries; cooperative agreement for ferry service; rates; operating agreement

RS 48:25.1 - Operation or control of ferries; New Orleans ferries; cooperative agreement for ferry service; rates; operating agreement
A. The department shall take over, own, provide insurance, and contribute from its operating budget not more than four million dollars annually for the continued operation of the Chalmette ferry formerly operated by its Crescent City Connection Division crossing the Mississippi River.
B. The department may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement for ferry service with a political subdivision of the state to provide for the continued operation of the Chalmette ferry. The cooperative endeavor agreement may include the use of maritime assets and associated maritime properties formerly operated by its Crescent City Connection Division to be managed and operated as a ferry system. The political subdivision shall establish ferry fares and may contract with a public or private ferry service contractor.
C. The political subdivision and its ferry service contractor shall use best practices to operate and manage ferry service and to establish and collect ferry fares. All ferry fares collected shall be used solely to operate and maintain ferry service.
Acts 2012, No. 866, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 273, §2, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:25.2. New Orleans Ferry Fund; ferry operations

RS 48:25.2 - New Orleans Ferry Fund; ferry operations
A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the New Orleans Ferry Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, beginning July 1, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, and after making the allocation for state highway fund No. 2 for the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, the treasurer shall deposit into the fund, an amount equal to the total of all of the funds derived from the collection of registration and license fees and taxes collected by the state pursuant to R.S. 47:462, and as provided in R.S. 47:481, in the parish of Orleans.
B. The monies in the fund shall be subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature and shall be used only as provided in Subsection C of this Section. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be deposited and credited to the fund. All unexpended or unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain to the credit of the fund.
C. Monies appropriated from the fund shall be used exclusively by the Department of Transportation and Development to fund operations of the Chalmette ferry and to provide ferry service formerly operated by its Crescent City Connection Division. These monies shall be in addition to monies the department shall contribute from its operating budget as provided by law.
Acts 2013, No. 273, §2, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2019, No. 163, §1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, No. 362, §5, eff. June 11, 2019.
NOTE: Subsection D, which was not included in the enactment of this provision in Acts 2019, Nos. 163 and 362, provided for the termination of the New Orleans Ferry Fund as enacted by Acts 2013, No. 273, and is no longer effective.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:35.1. Reflective glass highways markings; minimum standards

RS 48:35.1 - Reflective glass highways markings; minimum standards
A. The legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Inorganic arsenic is a hazardous substance and is recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Occupational Health and Safety Administration as a human carcinogen.
(2) Release of this substance to the environment may lead to contamination of soil and water, and the ingestion or inhalation of soil, water, plant material, or animal tissues contaminated with inorganic arsenic may lead to lung cancer, damage to the nervous system, or, in extreme cases, death from systemic poisoning.
(3) Reflective glass beads are used to reflect light when applied to street, road, or highway markers.
(4) Glass beads that contain more than seventy-five parts per million of inorganic arsenic may represent a danger to workers who handle and apply them and a contamination potential to soil and water surrounding streets, roadways, or highways.
(5) It is in the public interest to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of glass beads used to reflect light when applied to markings on streets, roadways, or highways in this state if those beads contain more than seventy-five parts per million of inorganic arsenic.
B. The department, any local, municipal or parish governing authority, or any political subdivision of this state shall not place any markings made with paint that has been mixed, in whole or in part, with reflective glass beads containing more than seventy-five parts per million of inorganic arsenic as determined using EPA Method 6010B in conjunction with EPA Method 3052 for sample preparation, on or along any street, road, or highway in this state under their jurisdiction.
C.(1) No person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes in this state reflective glass beads that are used to reflect light when applied to markings on streets, roadways, or highways in this state if those glass beads contain inorganic arsenic in more than seventy-five parts per million as determined using EPA Method 6010B in conjunction with EPA Method 3052 for sample preparation.
(2) Any person who violates this Section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each violation. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues constitutes an additional, separate, and distinct offense.
Acts 2010, No. 134, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:36. Topographic mapping

RS 48:36 - Topographic mapping
A. The department shall develop and maintain a statewide digital geospatial database for topographic mapping with the assistance of other state agencies or departments. The department shall act as authority for geographic names, set standards for the mapping of topographic features, and plan and manage data collection for incorporation into a statewide database for topographic mapping. Rules and regulations shall be promulgated by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary for the planning and managing of the geospatial data associated with topographic mapping.
B. The department shall submit a written report to the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works providing for a program and plan of implementation for the development and maintenance of a statewide digital geospatial database for topographic mapping as required by Subsection A of this Section no later than December 31, 2012.
Acts 2010, No. 782, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 409, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:51. Head of department

RS 48:51 - Head of department
The secretary is the executive officer of the department. He shall be appointed, shall serve and his salary shall be fixed, all in accordance with the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:52. Powers of secretary

RS 48:52 - Powers of secretary
The secretary as the executive head of the department shall exercise all of the functions of the department through the departmental organizations provided for by law and to the extent provided by applicable law. Every lawful act of the secretary performed in his official capacity is the act of the department.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:53. Personnel authority

RS 48:53 - Personnel authority
The secretary, subject only to the limitations of appropriations thereto and all of the applicable provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, may abolish positions; transfer duties between positions; and assign duties to, direct and control the work of, and transfer, promote, demote, remove, and otherwise change the status of employees of the department and fix the compensation thereof.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 252, §1; Acts 1956, No. 454, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1999, No. 613, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:54. Classification of state highways

RS 48:54 - Classification of state highways
The secretary, for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Chapter, may divide or classify the highways of the state highway system by type, volume and kind of traffic, geographical area, mileage, condition, purpose, or otherwise.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:55. Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism rules and regulations; applicability

RS 48:55 - Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism rules and regulations; applicability
Rules and regulations of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism adopted in pursuance of the aims and purposes of the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission and the provisions of R.S. 41:1601-R.S. 41:1613 shall not apply to construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or other projects undertaken by the department unless the secretary, within his discretion, finds the application of such rules and regulations will not cause any undue or expensive delay in the completion of such projects. This Section shall not apply to federal aid projects. Notwithstanding any other provision in the law to the contrary, before any construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or other project is undertaken by the Department of Transportation and Development, the secretary of such department shall notify the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission of its intent to let such contract and furnish complete details of such contract to the commission. If during the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of a project undertaken by the Department of Transportation and Development any artifact is uncovered or found, the department shall suspend that part of the project and notify the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission of the find and give the commission reasonable opportunity to protect such find or artifact.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 821, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:56. Annual report on state projects

RS 48:56 - Annual report on state projects
A. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 106, §1.
B. The office of facility planning and control of the division of administration shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Capital Outlay Committee on October first of each year and to the legislature on March first of each year detailing the activities of the office for the past year with regard to contracts required to be let by public bid. The report shall include:
(1) A brief description of the project.
(2) A summary of the source of revenue for such projects.
(3) The locations of such projects.
(4) The engineering and/or construction contracts issued, including the amount of each contract, the purpose of each contract, the contractor, and the schedule for each contract.
(5) The amount of immovable property purchased, where such purchases were made, and the projects for which the purchases were made.
Acts 1997, No. 1415, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §16; Acts 2003, No. 106, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:76. Regulation and control of annual budget

RS 48:76 - Regulation and control of annual budget
A. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1403, §4, eff. July 1, 1997.
B. The budgetary and fiscal operations of the Department of Transportation and Development shall be under the control and supervision of and subject to review by the legislative budget committee and the commissioner of administration to the same extent and in the same manner and under the same conditions as now or hereafter may be provided by law for the control, supervision, and review of the fiscal and budgetary operations of the other budget units of the state.
C. The accounting procedures or system of accounting to be used by the Department of Transportation and Development, except as otherwise may be required by the Bureau of Public Roads of the United States Department of Transportation, insofar as practical shall conform to and comply with the uniform accounting system prescribed and installed by the commissioner of administration, under the authority of the governor, as authorized to be prescribed and installed by the provisions of R.S. 39:91.
D. It is the intent and purpose of the provisions of this Section to require that the annual budget of the Department of Transportation and Development and the financial and budgetary functions and operations thereof shall be governed by and be subject to the same conditions and provisions of law that are now or hereafter may be applicable to the budgets and the budgetary and fiscal functions and operations of the other budget units of the state. It therefore is hereby specifically provided and declared that the Department of Transportation and Development is classified as a budget unit, as the term is defined and referred to in Paragraph 7 of Section 2 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and, as such, shall be subject to all of the provisions of Title 39 and any and all other laws, relating or applicable to such budget units.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 48, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §4, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:78. Transportation Trust Fund; limitations on appropriations; limitations on utilization

RS 48:78 - Transportation Trust Fund; limitations on appropriations; limitations on utilization
A. In no event shall monies in the Transportation Trust Fund established in the Constitution of Louisiana be appropriated, dedicated, or otherwise used, directly or indirectly, for the payment of judgments or settlements by any state agency in matters arising in tort, or road hazard insurance, or for any other items inconsistent with highway and infrastructure construction, operations, and maintenance.
B. In any given fiscal year, monies appropriated for ports, the Parish Transportation Fund, or its successor, and the Statewide Flood-Control Program, or its successor, and state police out of the Transportation Trust Fund shall not exceed twenty percent annually of the monies deposited in the Transportation Trust Fund from any source, including but not limited to state-generated tax monies or fees deposited pursuant to R.S. 32:387, penalties or fees deposited pursuant to R.S. 32:388, or earnings realized on the investment of monies in the Transportation Trust Fund deposited in and credited to the Transportation Trust Fund.
C.(1) For Fiscal Year 2015-2016, no more than forty-five million dollars of Transportation Trust Fund monies may be utilized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.
(2) For Fiscal Year 2016-2017, no more than twenty million dollars of Transportation Trust Fund monies may be utilized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.
(3) For Fiscal Year 2017-2018 and thereafter, no more than ten million dollars of Transportation Trust Fund monies may be utilized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.*
Acts 1990, No. 1024, §1; Acts 2015, No. 380, §2.
*Act 720 of the 2018 Regular Session (Const. Amend.) removed the authority to appropriate funds from the Transportation Trust Fund for state police traffic control purposes.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:79. Toll credits

RS 48:79 - Toll credits
A.(1) The department shall utilize toll credits generated by past toll collections on the Crescent City Connection Bridge and not obligated on or before April 3, 2015, to meet the nonfederal share requirement on transportation infrastructure projects on the Crescent City Connection Bridge itself, the Westbank Expressway or its approaches, the Louisiana Highway 23 bridge and tunnel replacement project, the Fourth Street extension, or any combination thereof, and for no other purpose.
(2) Toll credits shall be considered a supplemental funding source and not as a replacement for any other form of state transportation funding.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed, interpreted, or construed to require the department to construct any project listed in this Section before another state highway project or to give priority to any project listed in this Section over another state highway project.
C. For purposes of this Section, "toll credit" means a financing tool approved by the Federal Highway Administration that allows states to use federal obligation authority without the requirement of nonfederal matching dollars.
Acts 2015, No. 348, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:90.1. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

RS 48:90.1 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:91. Qualifications; compensation; oath; bond

RS 48:91 - Qualifications; compensation; oath; bond
A. A chief engineer, a maintenance and operations engineer, and such other engineers as are found necessary by the secretary shall be appointed. The chief engineer shall be a competent engineer of recognized ability and standing, experienced in highway construction and maintenance, and shall be licensed to practice civil engineering in Louisiana. Both the chief engineer and the maintenance and operations engineer shall give their whole time to the duties of their offices.
B. The chief engineer and the maintenance and operations engineer shall receive annual salaries fixed by the secretary, payable monthly out of the funds as shall be appropriated therefor, and shall be allowed their actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
C. Before entering upon the duties of his office, each shall take the prescribed oath and give bond to the governor in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. These bonds shall be approved by the governor and filed with the secretary of state.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1979, No. 413, §1, eff. July 11, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:92. Powers and duties

RS 48:92 - Powers and duties
The chief engineer or his designated representative shall approve all plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of all highways under the provisions of this Chapter. He also has such other duties as may be assigned to him by the secretary or by the provisions of this Chapter. He shall report the proceedings of his office annually to the secretary of the department. Subject to and pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 48:259, the chief engineer has direct supervision of the maintenance of the highways and other facilities of the department.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1979, No. 413, §2, eff. July 11, 1979; Acts 1984, No. 625, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §5.