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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter E - Seasonal Agriculture Product Outdoor Advertising Devices › Section III-153 - General Requirements

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A. This
				  Subchapter pertains only to signs placed within 660 feet of the nearest edge of
				  the right-of-way of federal aid primary system highways. To qualify under the
				  provisions of this Subchapter, signs shall meet the following requirements:
1. signs shall not be larger than 32 square
				  feet in surface area;
2. signs
				  shall advertise only the sale of seasonal agricultural products grown by the
				  person who erects and maintains said signs, or the person who directs that the
				  signs be erected;
3. the grower of
				  the agricultural product advertised shall be responsible for maintenance and
				  removal of the sign, even if the grower contracted to have the sign erected by
				  a third party;
4. seasonal
				  agricultural products advertised on the signs shall be offered for sale at the
				  location where they are grown;
5.
				  signs shall be erected only during the period of time that the products
				  advertised are in season and shall be removed by the owner of the sign within
				  seven days of the end of that time;
6. signs shall be placed on private property
				  only with the permission of the landowner and shall not be placed in the
				  highway right-of-way;
7. signs
				  shall not be placed closer that 500 feet to an intersection;
8. all signs must be erected within a 60-mile
				  radius of the location where the agricultural product advertised is grown;
				  and
9. no more than one sign in
				  each direction shall be placed within 500 feet of the interchange leading from
				  the highway to the place where the products advertised are to be
				  sold.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-301 - General

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A. The rules and
				regulations contained in this manual shall apply to all junkyards located
				within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way on all interstate and
				federal aid primary highways in Louisiana. These rules do not apply to
				junkyards in zoned industrial areas, zoned by an authorized zoning commission
				or those which exist in an unzoned industrial area as defined by the Louisiana
				Department of Highways and which was approved by the Federal Highway
				Administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-303 - Authority

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A. The applicable
				law authorizing the state to regulate the establishment of junkyards and
				authorizing the screening or removal of junkyards is R.S. 48:461-461.15 (Act
				474 of 1966) and in particular §461.9 through §461. 15
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:461-48:461.1
				  5.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-305 - Organization

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A. The provisions
				of the Beautification Act regarding junkyards will be carried out by the
				traffic and planning division through its beautification and permits unit. The
				beautification sub-unit consists of one steno clerk and one engineering
				specialist who heads up the sub-unit and is stationed in the central office. In
				addition, there are two engineering aides whose duties entail field
				investigation encompassing inventory, surveillance, site location review, and
				other designated duties. The traffic and planning division, as the need arises,
				will rely on the services of other specialized sections of the department for
				assistance in carrying out these provisions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-307 - Program Priorities

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A.
				Predicated on the assumption that adequate funding for initiating screening,
				relocation, or removal projects will be provided, the department will attempt
				to first have illegal junkyards screened, relocated, or removed along the
				interstate and federal aid primary highways. This will be followed by the
				screening, relocation, or removal of legally established nonconforming
				junkyards.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-309 - Inventory and Control

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A. The
				beautification and permits unit will have the responsibility of maintaining a
				current inventory of all junkyards, conducting a continuing surveillance
				program to discover illegally established or maintained junkyards, and to
				initiate procedures to obtain compliance with the Highway Beautification
				Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-311 - Legally Established Nonconforming Junkyards

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A. Junkyards which were in existence at the
				time of the passage of the state law in 1966 and which were not established in
				violation of any other law, ordinance, or valid regulatory standard, will be
				screened or removed on a site by site basis by the Department of Highways. In
				screening nonconforming junkyards, the department's landscape architect in the
				location and design section shall prepare the necessary plans which will be
				submitted to the Federal Highway Administration for approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-313 - Unlawful or Illegal Junkyards

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A.
				Junkyards not lawfully established shall be screened or removed by the junk
				owner. If the junkyard is to be screened, detailed plans including a plan and
				profile view of the proposed screening in addition to a description of the
				materials to be used shall be submitted to the Louisiana Department of
				Highways, Box 94245, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, Attention: Permit
				Section, for approval.
B. If the
				junkyard cannot be effectively screened, then the junkyard shall be removed at
				the junk owner's expense.
C. In
				either event a notification to the junk owner by certified mail will be sent by
				the department advising him of the unlawful junkyard. The junk owner will then
				have 30 days in which to submit plans to the department at the aforementioned
				address.
D. Upon written acceptance
				by the department of the screening or removal plans, the junk owner will have
				90 days in which to comply with the law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-315 - Screening

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A. Fences
1. The fencing shall be of suitable material
				and constructed so it will be capable of remaining erect.
2. The fencing shall be high enough to screen
				all junk and junked cars from view of the traveled way of the highway. Should
				the junk piles be increased in height, the height of the fence must also be
				increased.
3. The fence shall
				extend along the frontage of the junkyard and along the sides of the junkyard
				to a distance so that all junk and wrecked cars within 1,000 feet will be
				screened from view of the traveled way of the highway. The fence shall be
				located on private property and will be maintained by the junkyard owner or
				operator. Should the fence become damaged, it must be repaired within 30
				days.
4. The fence must be neat in
				appearance and of uniform color and height. If the fence is painted, it shall
				be of uniform color or neatly trimmed in another color. Distracting colors and
				designs will not be acceptable.
5.
				It is not necessary that the fence be solid. However, the open spaces must be
				small enough that the junk material is effectively screened.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-317 - Procedures Used in Determining the Practicality of Whether a Nonconforming Junkyard Should be Screened or Removed

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A. An on-site inspection will be made of each
				location by the landscape architect of the location and design section and a
				representative of the right-of-way section to determine if the topography of
				the land will permit effective screening. If effective screening is possible,
				an economic survey will be conducted to determine the feasibility of screening
				versus removal. The final determination as to whether screening or removal will
				be effected is the responsibility of the beautification and permit engineer.
				After this decision has been made, the supporting data and justification shall
				be submitted to the division engineer of the Federal Highway Administration on
				a project by project basis for review and approval.
B. If the beautification and permit engineer
				determines that the most feasible method for compliance with state law and
				policies is by the screening of a junkyard, it will then be the responsibility
				of a representative of the right-of-way section to obtain permission for
				allowing the department's contractor to enter land outside of highway
				right-of-way to effectively screen the junkyard.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
				  48:461-48:461.15.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 3 - Policy, Procedure and Control of Junkyards along Interstate and Primary Systems › Section III-319 - Programming and Authorization Screening Projects

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A. Whether the screening of a nonconforming
				junkyard is along an interstate or a federal aid primary highway, the length of
				a given project will depend upon establishing terminal points of a control
				section with limitations to project size being imposed only by the number of,
				and cost of screening the junkyards.
1. The
				beautification and permit engineer will be responsible for determining the
				scope of a project. He will secure from the project control engineer the
				project number to be assigned and will provide the location and design section
				a list of the junkyards to be screened, their inventory number, location, and
				validation of their legal status. The location and design section will then
				furnish the beautification and permit engineer an estimated cost along with
				detailed plans and cross sections showing the type of screening.
2. The federal aid engineer of the project
				control section will then request federal participation by submitting to the
				division engineer of the Federal Highway Administration the following
				information which will be supplied to him by the beautification and permit
				engineer:
a. the zoning and validation of the
				legal status of each junkyard on the project;
b. plans or graphic displays indicating the
				location of the junkyard relative to the highway, the 1,000-foot control lines,
				property ownership boundaries, the general location of the junk or scrap
				material, and any buildings, structures or improvements involved;
c. the type of screening, and adequately
				detailed plans and cross sections or other adequate graphic displays which
				illustrate the relationship of the motorist to the screen, and the material to
				be screened at critical points of view;
d. estimated cost.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 4 - Placing of Major Shopping Area Guide Signs on Interstate Highways › Section III-401 - Definitions

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Eligible Urban Highway
-an interstate
				  highway.
Gross Building Area
-square footage of usable
				  area within a building, or series of buildings under one roof, that is
				  considered usable by the retail businesses and the public; if a building is
				  multi-level, this includes the square footage available on each level.
Major Shopping Area
-a geographic area
				  that:
1. consists of 30 acres or more of land;
2. includes an enclosed retail shopping mall that contains
				  500,000 square feet or more of gross building area;
3. includes strip-style outdoor shopping plazas and outlet
				  shopping centers that contain no less than 240,000 square feet of gross
				  leasable space;
4. is located within 3 miles of an interchange with an
				  eligible urban highway.
Major Shopping Area Guide Sign
-a rectangular
				  sign panel imprinted with the name of the retail shopping area as it is
				  commonly known to the public and containing directional information.
Major Shopping Area Ramp Sign
-a sign with
				  the common name of the retail shopping mall, directional arrows, and/or
				  distances placed near an eligible urban highway exit ramp.
Retail Shopping Mall
-retail businesses
				  located within a building, or a series of buildings, connected by a common
				  continuous roof and walls, and enclosing and covering all inner pedestrian
				  walkways and common areas.
Supplemental Guide Sign
-the major shopping
				  area guide signs shall meet the applicable provisions of the Engineering
				  Directives and Standards Memorandum for Interstate Supplemental Guide Signs
				  Section and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Only one supplemental
				  guide sign assembly with a maximum of two supplemental guide sign destinations
				  shall be allowed per exit. Other existing and new traffic generators which
				  qualify for supplemental guide signs shall be given priority over major
				  shopping guide signs, including permitted and installed shopping area guide
				  signs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R. S.
				  48:274.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 4 - Placing of Major Shopping Area Guide Signs on Interstate Highways › Section III-403 - Specifications for Major Shopping Area Mainline Guide Signs

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A. A major shopping area sign shall:
1. have a green background with a white
				retroreflective legend and border;
2. meet the applicable provisions of the
				Engineering Directives and Standards Memorandum for Interstate Supplemental
				Guide Signs and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
3. have background, legend, and border
				material which conforms with department specifications for reflective
				sheeting;
4. not be illuminated
				externally or internally; and
5. be
				fabricated, erected and maintained in conformance with department
				specifications and fabrications details.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 4 - Placing of Major Shopping Area Guide Signs on Interstate Highways › Section III-405 - Major Shopping Area Ramp Signs

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A. A
				major shopping area ramp sign shall:
1. have a
				green background with a white reflective legend and border;
2. meet the applicable provisions of the
				Engineering Directives and Standards Memorandum for Interstate Supplemental
				Guide Signs and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
3. have background, legend, and border
				material which conforms with department specifications for reflective
				sheeting;
4. be fabricated,
				erected, and maintained in conformance with department specifications and
				fabrication details; and
5. not be
				illuminated internally or externally.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 4 - Placing of Major Shopping Area Guide Signs on Interstate Highways › Section III-407 - Application

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A. Applications for
				Major Shopping Area Guide Signs shall be made utilizing the department's "Major
				Shopping Area Guide Sign Permit" form and shall be submitted to the Department
				of Transportation and Development, Traffic Services and Engineering Section,
				7686 Tom Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
B. Applications will be accepted on a "first
				come, first served" basis. The department will notify the public 30 days in
				advance of the date, time and location of acceptance of applications by
				publication of a notice in the newspapers statewide which are designated as
				"official journals."
C. All
				permitted major shopping area guide signs shall be fabricated and installed
				according to departmental standards by a private contractor employed by the
				permit applicant and shall be installed at locations pursuant to departmental
				approval and according to a traffic control device permit issued by the
				department. The cost of design, fabrication, and installation shall be the
				responsibility of the permit applicant.
D. An annual fee of $3,600 per interchange
				shall be payable to the department prior to installation or renewal. The
				interchange fee includes $1,200 for each mainline sign and $600 for each ramp
				or trailblazer sign. This fee represents the department's cost to administer
				the program. A portion of the fee is also associated with maintenance of the
				highway right-of-way being utilized, as well as the cost associated with
				anticipated maintenance of the shopping center guide sign.
E. Upon completion of installation, all major
				shopping area guide signs and mountings become the property of the department
				and shall then be maintained by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R. S.
				  48:274.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 4 - Placing of Major Shopping Area Guide Signs on Interstate Highways › Section III-409 - Department Contracts

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A. The
				department may enter into a contract or contracts for the administration,
				installation, maintenance, accounting and marketing of the shopping center
				guide sign program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:274.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-501 - Purpose

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A. The purpose of
				this directive is to establish policies for the installation of Tourist
				Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) within state highway rights-of-way.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:461.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-502 - Definitions

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A. Except as
				defined in this paragraph, the terms used in this rule shall be defined in
				accordance with the definitions and usage of the Louisiana Manual on Uniform
				Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Conventional Highway
-any state maintained
				  highway other than interstate.
Department
-all references to
department
shall be interpreted to mean Louisiana Department
				  of Transportation and Development.
Local Road
-any roadway which is not part of
				  the state maintained system.
Tourist Activities-
publicly or privately
				  owned or operated; natural phenomena, historic, cultural, scientific,
				  educational, or religious sites, and areas of national beauty or areas
				  naturally suited for outdoor recreation, the major portion of whose income or
				  visitors are derived during the normal business season from motorists not
				  residing in the immediate area of the activity.
Tourist Oriented Directional Signs
				  (TODS)
-official signing located within the state rights-of-way giving
				  specific directional information regarding tourist
				  activities.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R. S.
				  48:461.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-503 - General Eligibility Requirements

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A. General. Tourist activities shall be open
				to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
				sex, age or handicap; be neat, clean and pleasing in appearance; maintained in
				good repair; and comply with all federal, state, and local regulations for
				public accommodations concerning health, sanitation, safety, and
				access.
B. Types of attractions may
				include, but will not be limited to the following:
1. national historical sites, parks,
				cemeteries, monuments;
2. state
				historical sites, parks, monuments; cultural attractions;
3. aquariums, museums, zoos, planetariums,
				and arboretums;
4. lakes and dams,
				recreational areas, beaches;
5.
				Indian sites, historical homes/buildings, gift/souvenir shops;
6. bed and breakfast establishments;
				and
7. hotels, motels and
				restaurants only if they are listed on the National Register of Historic
				Places.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-504 - Location and Number of TODS on Conventional Highways

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A. General. On conventional highways, TODS
				may be authorized for eligible attractions, directing motorists from the
				nearest arterial highway from each approach to the attraction for a distance
				not to exceed 15 road miles.
B.
				Sign Location. Sign assemblies should be placed far enough in advance of the
				intersection to allow time for the necessary maneuver. A minimum of 200 feet
				should be maintained between all signs.
C. Maximum Number of Signs. A maximum of six
				attractions will be authorized for signs on any approach to an
				intersection.
D. Sign Assemblies.
				TOD signs should normally be installed as independent sign assemblies as
				follows.
1. Signs shall be installed on one
				sign assembly with the signs with arrows pointing to the left above those
				pointing to the right. If any straight ahead arrows are authorized, as in the
				case where the road turns and the attraction's access is straight ahead, the
				sign for that attraction shall be installed above any signs for attractions to
				the left or right.
2. If more than
				six attractions qualify at a given location priority will be given to the
				closest attraction. Once an attraction has been signed it has priority over
				subsequent attractions which are closer.
3. If more than one attraction exists in a
				given direction, the signs for the closer attraction should be above the more
				distant attractions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-505 - Application Procedure

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A.
				Applications for TODS shall be submitted to the LA DOTD Office of the Traffic
				Services Administrator.
B.
				Personnel assigned to the Office of DOTD traffic services administrator or
				their agent will review the application and a field check will be made by the
				district traffic operations engineer or its agent to verify information
				provided and to collect additional data on existing conditions, including
				whether a location for a TODS exists at the requested intersection and what
				trailblazing will be necessary.
C.
				Applications shall then be submitted to the DOTD TODS manager or its agent for
				further review.
D. The DOTD traffic
				services administrator or its agent shall then forward the application with
				information to the Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Office of
				Tourism.
E. The DOTD outdoor
				advertising program manager section 45 or its agent will determine if the
				applicant qualifies as a tourist activity and make a report of its finding to
				the assistant secretary of the Louisiana Office of Tourism.
F. TODS applications will be accepted on a
				"first-come" basis.
G. All TODS
				signs shall be furnished by the businesses at no cost to DOTD or its agent and
				shall be manufactured in accordance with DOTD Standards or Special
				Specifications and/or supplements thereto, for both materials and construction.
				Signs not meeting these requirements shall not be installed.
H. Applicants must submit a layout of
				professional quality or other satisfactory evidence indicating design of the
				proposed TODS sign for approval by DOTD or its agent before the sign is
				fabricated.
I. Applicant must
				supply all signs within 90 days of approval. Failure to do so may cause DOTD or
				its agent to void the application.
J. Applicant will be limited to two mainline
				signs and a minimal number of trailblazer signs, the number deemed necessary to
				be determined by the department or its agent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with L.R.S.
				  48:461.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-507 - Other Issuances Affected

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A.
				All directives, memoranda or instructions issued heretofore that conflict with
				this rule are hereby rescinded. All existing supplemental guide signs which
				qualify under this rule, but are not TODS, shall be removed by the department
				within two years, and may be replaced with TODS in accordance with these
				procedures.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:461.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 8 - Advertising on Department of Transportation and Development-Owned Assets and Sponsorships on Public Rights-of-Way › Section III-801 - Advertising on Department Assets

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A.
				Purpose
1. The purpose of this Section is to
				establish a policy within the Department of Transportation and Development
				(department) for allowing certain limited types of advertising on
				high-visibility assets owned by the department for the sole purpose of raising
				revenue to defray some costs of departmental services. This Section shall not
				apply to advertisements or acknowledgments on roadway rights-of-way.
2. The establishment of this policy is not
				for the purpose of creating a public forum, but is for the purpose of allowing
				tasteful, visually appealing and inoffensive content for the departments
				customers while simultaneously supplementing departmental revenues.
3. The display of advertising on departmental
				assets will not constitute an endorsement by the department of any of the
				products, services or messages advertised.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 8 - Advertising on Department of Transportation and Development-Owned Assets and Sponsorships on Public Rights-of-Way › Section III-803 - Sponsorship Agreements and Acknowledgment Signs and Plaques on Public Rights of Way

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A. Applicability
1. As provided in Federal Highway
				Administration Order 5160.1A (FHWA Order 5160.1A), this Section shall apply to
				any street or roadway that is open to public travel.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 8 - Advertising on Department of Transportation and Development-Owned Assets and Sponsorships on Public Rights-of-Way › Section III-805 - Advertising and Sponsorship Standards Committee

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A. The secretary shall establish a
				three-member Advertising and Sponsorship Standards Committee. Such committee
				shall be independent and its determinations shall constitute final departmental
				determinations.
B. The committee
				shall review:
1. all requests for
				proposals;
2. the content of all
				advertisements;
3. all sponsorship
				agreements; and
4. the content of
				all acknowledgments signs and plaques to determine consistency with department
				policies and objectives.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 8 - Advertising on Department of Transportation and Development-Owned Assets and Sponsorships on Public Rights-of-Way › Section III-807 - Guidelines for Placement of Advertising on Assets (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:21-26 and
				  48:274.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 8 - Advertising on Department of Transportation and Development-Owned Assets and Sponsorships on Public Rights-of-Way › Section III-809 - Advertising Standards Committee (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:21-26 and
				  48:274.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part V - System Management › Chapter 1 - Flight Operation Manual Revision Number 1 › Subchapter A - Provisions › Section V-101 - General

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A. Pursuant to the
				  authority vested in the Office of the Secretary by R.S. 2:6 and
				  36:509 F(3),
				  the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) will publish a revision
				  to the State of Louisiana Flight Operations Manual, in order to establish new
				  procedures for use of the DOTD aircraft pool.
B. The previous rule published by the Office
				  of the Governor, Division of Administration, entitled "Fiscal Policy and
				  Procedure Memorandum Number 67, Uniform Policy for Travel in State Owned
				  Aircraft," is superseded and canceled by this revision to the Flight Operations
				  Manual. The contents of this are reflected Subchapter B.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 2:6 and
					 36:509 F(3).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part V - System Management › Chapter 1 - Flight Operation Manual Revision Number 1 › Subchapter B - Scheduling Procedures › Section V-103 - Authorized Use of Aircraft

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A. For
				  State Benefit. Aircraft shall be used only when the interest of the state of
				  Louisiana is being served.
1. Official State
				  Business. Any state officer or state employee may utilize the aircraft operated
				  by the DOTD for general transportation purposes in the conduct of official
				  state business, in connection with the function of the department of the state
				  officer or employee.
2. Any
				  statewide elected official who determines that personal or political usage of
				  state-owned or operated aircraft is necessary in performing the duties of
				  his/her office and should, therefore be conducted at public expense will be
				  billed for such service at the published rate. All provisions and policy shall
				  be applicable to travel in state operated aircraft.
3. In order to effect the provisions
				  described above, all passengers in DOTD operated aircraft will provide specific
				  information on the purpose of their travel at the time of reserving space
				  and/or during check-in procedures.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part V - System Management › Chapter 1 - Flight Operation Manual Revision Number 1 › Subchapter B - Scheduling Procedures › Section V-105 - Appointment of the Agency Schedulers

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A. Each agency or department that anticipates
				  use of DOTD/OFO aircraft for air transportation services will designate a
				  responsible individual as the permanent air transportation scheduler and a
				  second responsible individual as the alternate scheduler. These internal agency
				  schedulers are to coordinate with the DOTD/OFO scheduling section to help
				  achieve the most effective use of the state fleet of aircraft and helicopters.
				  The primary reasons for assigning an internal scheduler for each agency are to
				  reduce the number of parties contacting the DOTD/OFO schedulers, to promote
				  flight coordination within agencies, to simplify the scheduling procedure, and
				  to assure proper authorization of flight requests. Ideally, the air
				  transportation scheduling assignments should be given to two individuals who
				  are centrally located in the agency and within the same office. These
				  scheduling duties would be additional duties assigned to established positions
				  with the current organization.
1.
				  Responsibility of the Agency Scheduler
a. The
				  permanent scheduler will be the agency's primary contact with the DOTD/OFO on
				  the subject of flight scheduling and availability. He/she will be responsible
				  for arranging flights, forwarding alterations or cancellations, assigned
				  internal priorities, maintaining records and keeping the alternate scheduler
				  well versed on the system's operations. On the other hand, the alternate
				  scheduler should be prepared to fill in for the permanent scheduler in the case
				  of sickness, personal leave, vacation or any similar circumstances.
b. Each agency scheduler will be responsible
				  for obtaining and permanently recording the information on the Internal Flight
				  Request Form provided by DOTD/OFO for each flight reservation.
c. This information is necessary for
				  completion of the trip ticket and passenger manifest and will be given to the
				  DOTD/OFO scheduler when requesting a flight.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority › Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes › Section VII-103 - Applicability of Existing and Prior Rules

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A. These rules and regulations shall be
				applicable to offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the
				jurisdiction of the authority.
B.
				The rules and regulations adopted by the authority on September 30, 1975 as
				amended by the authority on the third day of August, 1976 shall be applicable
				to Offshore Terminal Facilities other than Offshore Terminal Facilities for dry
				bulk cargoes within the jurisdiction of the authority.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  34:3101 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority › Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes › Section VII-105 - Definitions

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A. As used in these rules:
Act
- Act 444 of 1972, as amended by Act 358
				  of 1974 (R.S.
				  34:3101 et seq.), which established the
				  Offshore Terminal Authority, and any amendments thereto.
Administrative Costs
-
a. the wages and salaries of the authority's staff and
				  employees;
b. the engineering, legal and operation costs incurred by or
				  on behalf of the authority;
c. the equipment, supplies and overhead required for the
				  authority to carry on its functions; and
d. any other similar administrative costs reasonably required
				  for the operation and management of the authority.
a. for a license to construct or operate offshore terminal
				  facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the jurisdiction of the
				  authority;
b. for transfer or renewal of any such license; or
c. for any substantive change in any of the conditions or
				  provisions of any such license.
Application Processing Fees
- all fees or
				  charges imposed by the authority pursuant to §1117 of these rules and
				  regulations.
Authority
- the Offshore Terminal Authority
				  as established by the Act.
Economic Costs
- but not be limited to, costs
				  for facilities and services related to transportation, education, health,
				  highways, roads and streets, police protection, fire protection, sewerage and
				  water facilities and services, sanitation, flood protection, parks and
				  recreation, libraries and other similar types of community services.
Environmental Costs
- those costs described
				  as environmental costs in the authority's Environmental Protection Plan.
Environmental Protection Plan
- identical
				  meaning given that term in the Act.
Executive Director
- the executive director
				  of the authority chosen by the board of commissioners as provided for in the
				  Act.
License
- a license issued by the authority,
				  pursuant to these rules and regulations, to any person to construct or operate
				  offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the jurisdiction of
				  the authority.
Licensee
- the holder of a valid
				  license.
Offshore Terminal Facilities
- identical
				  meaning given that term in the Act.
Operations Manual
-the licensees operations
				  manual approved by the United States Coast Guard, as the same may be amended
				  from time to time.
Person
- identical meaning given that term in
				  the Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  34:3101 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority › Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes › Section VII-107 - Applications

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A. General. No
				person shall construct or operate, or cause to be constructed or operated,
				offshore terminal facilities within the jurisdiction of the authority without
				first filing an application and obtaining a license from the authority pursuant
				to the provisions of these rules and regulations.
B. Contents of Application
1. An application shall contain the following
				general information:
a. a brief summary of the
				entire application suitable for use by the authority in giving the notices
				required by Section V(A)(3) of these rules and regulations;
b. the name, address, citizenship and
				telephone number of the applicant and of each person having an ownership
				interest in the applicant;
c. the
				ownership interest of each person having an interest in the applicant. A
				description of the agreements establishing such interest shall be included in
				the application;
d. the name,
				address, citizenship and telephone number of any person owning a controlling
				interest in any person having an ownership interest in the applicant;
e. the name and address of the person
				designated by the applicant to receive formal notices or documents;
f. a statement at the end of the application,
				subscribed and sworn to before a notary public, that the person who signs the
				application represents that he is authorized and empowered to sign the
				application on behalf of the applicant and that the contents of the application
				are true;
g. if the applicant is a
				corporation, a copy of the applicant's charter or certificate and articles of
				incorporation certified by the appropriate official of the state of
				incorporation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority › Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes › Section VII-109 - Filing and Processing of Applications

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A. General Procedure
1. Thirty copies of an application shall be
				filed with the executive director of the authority.
2. After the filing of an application, the
				executive director shall determine as promptly as reasonably possible, whether
				or not such application contains all of the information required by these rules
				and regulations.
3. If the
				executive director determines that an application appears to contain the
				information required by these rules and regulations, he shall publish notice of
				the filing of the application and a summary of the application immediately in
				the Official Journal of the State of Louisiana, and a newspaper of general
				circulation in each parish in which the proposed offshore terminal facilities
				are to be located. A copy of the notice and summary shall also be mailed to all
				interested parties who have made written request of the authority for such
				information.
4. If the executive
				director determines that all the required information is not contained in the
				application, the executive director shall promptly notify the applicant and, if
				appropriate, take no further action with respect to the application until such
				deficiencies have been remedied.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority › Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes › Section VII-111 - Licenses

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A. Issuance of a
				License
1. No license shall issue authorizing
				unconditionally the construction or operation of offshore terminal facilities
				within the authority's jurisdiction unless the applicant has obtained the
				environmental approvals required by the Environmental Protection Plan for such
				construction or operations.
2. No
				license shall issue unless the authority determines that:
a. the construction and operation of the
				proposed offshore terminal facilities will promote the economic and industrial
				well being of the state of Louisiana, and will be consistent with the public
				interest as declared in the Act;
b.
				the proposed offshore terminal facilities will be constructed and operated in
				conformance with the Act, the rules and regulations of the authority, other
				applicable law and conditions of the license;
c. the applicant has furnished sufficient
				evidence of financial responsibility as will insure his ability to comply with
				the Act and rules and regulations of the authority;
d. the applicant has reimbursed the authority
				for all costs incurred by or on behalf of the authority in processing the
				application and has paid to the authority any other sums due the authority
				under these regulations or applicable law.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part VII - Offshore Terminal Authority › Chapter 1 - Licensing Offshore Terminal Facilities for Dry Bulk Cargoes › Section VII-113 - Application Processing Fees

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A. Any
				person who files an application with the authority shall reimburse the
				authority, in accordance with these rules and regulations, for all costs
				incurred by or on behalf of the authority in processing any such
				application.
B. Any person who
				files an application with the authority for a license to construct or operate
				offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the authority's
				jurisdiction shall remit to the authority at the time such application is filed
				an initial application processing fee of $25,000, represented by a certified or
				cashier's check drawn on a bank or trust company doing business under the laws
				of the state of Louisiana or the United States, payable to the board of
				commissioners of the authority.
C.
				The application processing fee provided for in the preceding Subsection, and
				all interest accrued thereon, shall be used by the authority to compensate the
				authority for cost incurred by or on behalf of it in processing the
				application. An applicant shall also reimburse the authority in accordance with
				these rules and regulations for all costs incurred by or on behalf of the
				authority in processing such application, which are not covered by the initial
				application processing fee.
D.
				Should the application be withdrawn by the applicant before issuance by the
				authority to the applicant of a license to construct or operate offshore
				terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes, the authority shall refund to the
				applicant any portion of the application fee remaining after payment by the
				authority of all costs incurred by or on behalf of it in processing such
				application through the date of such withdrawal.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  34:3101 et
				  seq.