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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-417 - Workman's Compensation Insurance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If applicable, contractors and
				subcontractors shall secure and maintain workman's compensation insurance for
				all of their employees employed at the site of a project.
B. In case any class of employees is engaged
				in hazardous work as defined by the Workman's Compensation Statute, the
				contractor and subcontractor shall provide employer's liability insurance for
				the protection of their employees not otherwise protected.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-419 - Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If applicable, contractors and
				subcontractors shall secure and maintain comprehensive public general liability
				insurance, including but not limited to:
1.
				bodily injury;
2. property
				damage;
3. contractual
				liability;
4. products liability;
				and
5. owner's protective
				liability, with combined single limits of $500,000 per occurrence with a
				minimum aggregate of $1,000,000.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-421 - Automobile Public Liability Insurance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If applicable, contractors and
				subcontractors shall take and maintain automobile public liability insurance in
				an amount not less than combined single limits of $500,000 per occurrence for
				bodily injury and/or property damage.
B. If any non-licensed motor vehicles are
				engaged in operations at a Department of Transportation and Development
				jobsite, such insurance shall cover the use of all such motor vehicles engaged
				in operating within the terms of the contract.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-423 - Performance Bond

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When specified
				in the invitation for bids, a performance bond made payable to the Department
				of Transportation and Development must be submitted prior to award.
B. Failure to submit a performance bond
				within the time allowed will result in disqualification or non-consideration of
				the bid.
C. Performance bonds shall
				be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of
				the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies
				which is published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana
				domiciled insurance company with at least an "A-" rating in the latest printing
				of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to 10 percent
				of policyholders' surplus as shown in the A.M. Best's Key Rating
				Guide.
D. No surety or insurance
				company shall write a performance bond which is in excess of the amount
				indicated as approved by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial
				Management Service list or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with an
				"A-" rating by A.M. Best up to a limit of 10 percent of policyholders' surplus
				as shown by A.M. Best; companies authorized by this Paragraph who are not on
				the Treasury List shall not write a performance bond when the penalty exceeds
				15 percent of its capital and surplus, such capital and surplus being the
				amount by which the company's assets exceed its liabilities as reflected by the
				most recent financial statements filed by the company with the Louisiana
				Department of Insurance.
E. The
				requirement of a performance bond cannot be waived. The conditions of the
				performance bond shall provide that failure to meet delivery requirements and
				specifications shall constitute a forfeiture of said bond to the extent of loss
				suffered by the department or shall constitute a forfeiture of said bond to the
				extent required to enable the Department of Transportation and Development to
				meet the requirements of the contract hereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-425 - Deliveries

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any extension of
				time on delivery or project completion time must be requested in writing by the
				vendor and accepted or rejected in writing by the DOTD procurement
				director.
B. Such extension is
				applicable only to the particular item or shipment affected.
C. No delivery charges shall be added to
				invoices except when express delivery is requested by the DOTD procurement
				director and is substituted on an order for less expensive methods specified in
				the contract. In such cases, when requested by the DOTD procurement director,
				the difference between freight or mail and express charges may be added to the
				invoice.
D. The Department of
				Transportation and Development reserves the right to weigh shipments if deemed
				appropriate.
E. Deliveries shall be
				subject to reweighing on official scales designated by the
				department.
F. Payments shall be
				made on the basis of net weight of materials delivered.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-427 - Invoices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Upon each
				delivery and its acceptance by the department, the contractor shall bill the
				department by means of an invoice and such invoice shall make reference to the
				purchase order number on which delivery was made.
B. At the time of delivery, the contractor is
				to make a delivery ticket on his own form showing:
1. complete description;
2. the exact quantity delivered;
3. price;
4. extension; and
5. purchase order number.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-429 - Payment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. After receipt
				and acceptance of order and receipt of valid invoice, payment will be made by
				the Department of Transportation and Development within the discount period or
				within 30 calendar days from receipt of correct invoice.
B. If contractor proposes a discount, the
				discount period will start from receipt of correct invoice.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-431 - Default of Contractor

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Failure
				to deliver within the time specified in the invitation for bids will constitute
				a default and may cause cancellation of the contract.
B. If the contractor is considered to be in
				default, the Department of Transportation and Development reserves the right to
				purchase any or all products or services covered by the contract on the open
				market and to charge the contractor with costs in excess of the contract
				price.
C. Until such assessed
				charges have been paid, no subsequent bid from the defaulting contractor will
				be considered.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-433 - Assignments

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No contract or
				purchase order or proceeds thereof may be assigned, sublet or transferred
				without a written request from the contractor.
B. Contractors are required to submit an
				"assignment of proceeds of contract" document and an "assignment of contract"
				document to the DOTD procurement director.
C. If the contract covers an exempt
				commodity, the assignment must be approved by the DOTD procurement
				director.
D. If the contract covers
				a non-exempt commodity, the assignment must be approved by the director of
				state purchasing and the commissioner of administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-435 - Reduction in Contract Price

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				Department of Transportation and Development cannot accept a reduction in price
				on any non-exempt commodity contract unless the price reduction is offered to
				all state agencies using the contract.
B. The Department of Transportation and
				Development reserves the right to accept a reduction in price on any exempt
				commodity contract if it is considered in the best interest of the
				department.
C. Inspection of
				Facilities Contracts entered into by the Department of Transportation and
				Development may provide that the state may inspect supplies and services at the
				contractor's or subcontractor's facility and perform tests to determine whether
				they conform to solicitation requirements, or after award, to contract
				requirements, and are therefore acceptable.
D. Such inspections and tests shall be
				conducted in accordance with the terms of the solicitation and contract and
				shall be performed so as not to unduly delay the work of the contractor or
				subcontractor.
E. No inspector may
				change any provision of the specifications or the contract without written
				authorization of the DOTD procurement director. The presence or absence of an
				inspector shall not relieve the contractor or subcontractor from any
				requirements of the contract.
F.
				When an inspection is made in the plant or place of business of a contractor or
				subcontractor, such contractor or subcontractor shall provide without charge
				all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the
				person performing the inspection or testing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-437 - Audit of Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The state
				may enter a contractor's or subcontractor's plant or place of business to:
1. audit cost or pricing data; or
2. audit the books and records of any
				contractor or subcontractor;
3.
				investigate in connection with an action to debar; or
4. suspend a person from consideration for
				award of contracts.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-439 - Contract Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When a
				contract contains an option for renewal clause, notice of such provision shall
				be included in the solicitation.
B.
				When such a contract is awarded by competitive sealed bidding, exercise of the
				option shall be at the department's discretion only, and shall be with the
				mutual agreement of the Department of Transportation and Development and the
				contractor.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1551-1736 and
				  48:204-210.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-441 - Exercise of Renewal Option

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Before exercising any option for renewal, the DOTD procurement director or
				designee shall attempt to ascertain whether a re-solicitation is
				practical.
B. Factors to be
				considered include but are not limited to:
1.
				current market conditions;
2.
				trends;
3. cost factors;
4. price comparisons with similar service in
				other states; and
5. various other
				factors as determined by the DOTD procurement director.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-443 - Termination of Contract

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				Department of Transportation and Development reserves the right to terminate
				any contract prior to the end of the contract period upon providing a 10 day
				written notice to the contractor for:
1.
				failure to deliver within the time specified in the contract;
2. failure of the product or service to meet
				specifications;
3. failure to
				conform to sample quality;
4.
				failure to be delivered in good condition;
5. unsatisfactory performance;
6. unsatisfactory delivery;
7. unsatisfactory service;
8. misrepresentation by the
				contractor;
9. fraud;
10. collusion;
11. conspiracy or other unlawful means of
				obtaining contract;
12. conflict of
				contract provisions with constitutional or statutory provisions of state or
				federal law;
13. breach of
				contract; or
14. if termination is
				in the best interest of the department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-445 - Debarment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This Section
				applies to a debarment or suspension for cause from consideration for award of
				contracts where there is probable cause for such action.
B. After reasonable notice to the party
				involved, the appropriate chief procurement officer shall have authority to
				suspend or debar a party for cause.
C. The DOTD procurement director serves as
				the hearing officer for exempt commodities, and the director of state
				purchasing serves as the hearing officer for non-exempt commodities.
D. Should the party involved desire a formal
				hearing, he shall, within five days of receipt of the notice referred to
				Subsection B, inform the chief procurement officer in writing of said
				desire.
E. Formal hearings will be
				conducted pursuant to the provisions of Title 49, Chapter 13 of the Louisiana
				Revised Statutes.
F. Within 14 days
				after the date of mailing of the notice referred to in Subsection B, the chief
				procurement officer will issue a written decision stating the reasons for the
				action taken and informing the party, aggrieved person or interested person of
				the right to administrative review and thereafter judicial review, where
				applicable.
G. A copy of the
				decision or order shall be mailed or otherwise furnished to all interested
				parties.
H. Appeals from a
				suspension or debarment decision must be filed with the commissioner of
				administration within 14 days of the receipt of the decision.
I. The commissioner shall decide within 14
				days whether, or the extent to which, the debarment or suspension was in
				accordance with the constitution, statutes, regulations, and the best interest
				of the state, and was fair.
J. The
				decision of the commissioner of administration on the appeal shall be final and
				conclusive unless:
1. the decision is
				fraudulent; or
2. the debarred or
				suspended party has timely appealed to the court in accordance with
				R.S.
				39:1691(B).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIII - Purchasing › Chapter 3 - Purchasing Rules and Regulations › Section XXIII-447 - Protest of Bid Solicitation or Award

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In accordance with
				R.S.
				39:1671, any person who is aggrieved in
				connection with the solicitation, award, or issuance of written notice of
				intent to award may protest to the chief procurement officer.
B. The chief procurement officer for exempt
				commodities is the DOTD procurement director and the chief procurement officer
				for non-exempt commodities is the director of state purchasing.
C. Protests with respect to a solicitation
				shall be submitted in writing at least two days prior to the opening of
				bids.
D. In the event of protest,
				the chief procurement officer will suspend the bid opening until a decision on
				the protest has been determined.
E.
				Protests with respect to the award of a contract or the issuance of written
				notice of intent to award a contract shall be submitted in writing within 14
				days after contract award.
F. In
				the event of protest, the chief procurement officer will issue a stay until a
				decision on the protest has been determined.
G. Within 14 days of receipt of protest, the
				chief procurement officer shall issue a written decision stating the reasons
				for the action taken and informing the party, aggrieved person, or interested
				person of the right to administrative review and thereafter judicial review
				where applicable.
H. An aggrieved
				person or an interested person must appeal to the commissioner of
				administration within seven days of receipt of the decision of the chief
				procurement officer.
I. The
				commissioner of administration shall decide within 14 days whether the
				solicitation or award or intent to award was in accordance with the
				constitution, statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of the
				solicitation.
J. The decision of
				the commissioner of administration on the appeal shall be final and conclusive
				unless:
1. the decision is fraudulent;
				or
2. the person adversely affected
				by the decision of the commissioner of administration has timely appealed to
				the court in accordance with
				R.S.
				39:1691.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-101 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This Part shall
				apply to all ferries owned and operated by the Department of Transportation and
				Development (DOTD) within the state of Louisiana, including but not limited to,
				ferries operating in the metropolitan New Orleans area. The metropolitan New
				Orleans area ferries currently consist of those ferries, when in operation,
				that cross at the following locations:
1.
				Lower Algiers/Chalmette (Chalmette ferry);
2. Algiers Point/Canal Street
				ferry;
3. Gretna/Canal Street
				ferry.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-103 - Ferry Toll Charges

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Tolls will be
				collected from only one side of the ferry landings.
B. Except as provided in Subsection D of this
				Section, the following toll charges shall apply to all ferries operated by
				DOTD.
Ferry Toll Classification Rate
							 Schedule
Toll
Each Pedestrian
$ 0.50
Each Vehicle
$ 1.00
C.
				Each vehicle, its owner or operator, and all occupants of such vehicle shall be
				jointly and solidarily liable for the payment of the ferry tolls.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision to the
				contrary, if DOTD enters into a cooperative endeavor agreement with a political
				subdivision of the state for the continued operation of the Chalmette ferry,
				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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48.25 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-105 - Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless otherwise
				indicated, the following exemptions from payments of tolls shall be applicable
				to ferry passengers using DOTD ferries, including ferries operating in the
				metropolitan New Orleans area.
1. Students.
				Students attending a school, including universities, colleges, and secondary
				schools, shall have free passage during the hours of 6 a.m.-9:30 a.m., and 2:30
				p.m.-9:30 p.m., for the purpose of traveling to and from school.
a. Procedures for Students
i. For all DOTD operated ferries, the
				appropriate school official, the registrar of the college or university
				attended by the student, or the principal, headmaster, or administrator of the
				school attended by the student, shall provide DOTD with a letter certifying
				that the student is enrolled at the school and the length of the school year
				and mail same to the DOTD annex building located at 1212 E. Highway Drive,
				Baton Rouge, LA 70802, certifying that the student is enrolled at the school
				and the length of the school year.
ii. Upon approval, the student will receive a
				student pass for free passage.
iii.
				Lost, stolen, or damaged vehicle passes will not be replaced.
iv. Loss of Privilege. Any prohibited use of
				student vehicle passes will result in the loss of the privilege to obtain and
				use passes and toll tags and any other remedy provided by law.
v. Student exemptions shall expire with each
				school year.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-107 - Crescent City Connection Exemptions - Firemen

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. All firemen and volunteer fireman
				shall have free and unhampered passage on and over the Crescent City Connection
				bridges, the Gretna/Jackson Avenue ferry, the Algiers/Canal Street ferry and
				the Lower Algiers/Chalmette ferry.
B. Procedure for Firemen
1. Ferry Crossings
a. All firemen as defined in R.S. 39:191.A
				shall present an identification card containing a photographic picture of the
				fireman for inspection by the toll collector. The identification card must be
				issued by the municipality, parish or district as referred to in R.S.
				39:191.A.
b. All firemen shall sign
				a register at the ferry station and provide the name of the agency,
				municipality, parish or district for which they are employed or
				engaged.
c. After compliance with
				§107. B.1.a and b, free unhampered passage will be granted to the
				fireman.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-109 - Crescent City Connection Exemptions - Students

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. In addition to free passage of
				students in clearly marked school buses as is now provided, any motorized
				vehicle operated by a student attending a school, which includes universities,
				colleges, and secondary schools, shall have free passage over the Crescent City
				Connection bridges, the Gretna/Jackson Avenue ferry, the Algiers/Canal Street
				ferry, and the Lower Algiers/Chalmette ferry, during the hours of 6 a.m.-9:30
				a.m., and 2:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., for traveling to and from school.
B. Application
1. Students who are majors, or in the case of
				a minor student, the legal parent or guardian, shall apply to the Crescent City
				Connection Division for each student for each school year, and shall certify as
				to the following:
a. the address of the
				student's domicile;
b. the address
				of the school attended by the student;
c. the student regularly operates a private
				vehicle to travel to and from school;
d. the geographic location of the school in
				relation to the student's domicile requires travel across the facilities stated
				in §109. A pertaining to
purpose
.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-111 - Ferry Toll Exemptions for Employees of Parish Governing Authorities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The free right
				of passage over any public ferry which moves between two landings located in
				the same parish and which is leased out or controlled by the Department of
				Transportation and Development for which toll is exacted shall be provided to
				all employees of parish governing authorities in official parish governing
				authority vehicles in their passage to and from work on an official project of
				the parish governing authority.
B.
				Department of Transportation and Development ferry locations affected:
1. Cameron-two locations;
2. Edgard/Reserve;
3. Iberville-two locations;
4. Duty Enterprise;
5. Canal Street/Algiers.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-113 - Crescent City Connection Exemptions-Law Enforcement Personnel

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Free passage
				across the Crescent City Connection, and the ferries known as Algiers/Canal
				Street, Gretna/Jackson Avenue, and Lower Algiers/Chalmette shall be granted to
				all law enforcement personnel who are employed on a full-time basis and have
				law enforcement agency equipment.
B. Law enforcement agency, for purposes of
				R.S.
				40:1392 and LAC 70:XXV.513 shall mean any
				agency of the state or its political subdivisions and the federal government,
				who are responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the
				enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state or similar
				federal laws and who are employed in this state. Officers who serve in a
				voluntary capacity or as honorary officers are not included.
C. Agencies which meet the above criteria
				shall include the Louisiana State Police, enforcement division agents of the
				Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, sheriffs' departments of the
				parishes of this state, municipal police departments, levee board police
				departments, port police departments, the United States Secret Service, the
				United States Marshal Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
				exclusively.
D.
1. The right of free passage on and over the
				Crescent City Connection Bridge at New Orleans for the state police and law
				enforcement personnel shall be exercised only by means of automatic vehicular
				identification toll tags.
2. Upon
				the written request of the superintendent of state police or the head of an
				eligible law enforcement agency and payment of the required deposit, the
				Crescent City Connection Division for the Department of Transportation and
				Development shall issue the number of automatic vehicular identification toll
				tags requested for use in connection with the exemption from tolls.
3. A deposit of $25 shall be charged for the
				issuance of each tag. The deposit shall be refunded upon the return of the tag
				to the Crescent City Connection Division.
4. The use of the automatic vehicular
				identification toll tags provided shall be limited to bridge crossings made by
				state police with state police equipment and by designated law enforcement
				personnel with law enforcement agency equipment. The appropriate law
				enforcement agency shall be responsible for any crossing made using the
				automatic vehicular identification toll tag outside the scope of the exemption
				from tolls.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXV - Ferry Operations › Chapter 1 - Toll Collections › Section XXV-115 - Crescent City Connection-Transit Lanes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Intent. It is the intent of this rule to
				efficiently maximize the use of the vehicular traffic lanes of the Crescent
				City Connection for the increased mobility of individuals and goods across the
				Mississippi River at New Orleans, to encourage and promote mass transit and
				transportation such as the use of carpools and other high-occupancy vehicle
				(HOV) use, while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air
				pollution, and to provide for one-way reversible traffic flow on the transit
				lanes of the Crescent City Connection Bridge No. 2, and the establishment of
				the requirements for vehicles operating on the transit lanes.
B. Hours of Operation
1. The transit lanes of the Crescent City
				Connection Bridge No. 2 will be open for use by eligible vehicles in accordance
				with the control signals posted by the Crescent City Connection Division
				through the Crescent City Connection Police.
2. Generally, the transit lanes of the
				Crescent City Connection Bridge No. 2 will be open for use by eligible vehicles
				with the traffic proceeding to the Eastbank in the morning and with the traffic
				proceeding to the Westbank in the afternoon.
3. However, the directional traffic flow of
				the transit lanes may be reconfigured by the Crescent City Connection Division
				in its sole discretion at such times and in such directions in order to protect
				the public safety during emergencies and to accommodate the public interest
				during special events.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXVII - Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) › Chapter 1 - LTRC Transportation Training and Education Fund › Section XXVII-101 - General Provisions

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A. All
				fees collected shall be deposited in the fund or disbursed from the fund as
				provided in R. S. 48:105.1 and in the following rules.
B. All monies deposited in the fund in
				compliance with the statute shall be used to defray the expenses associated
				with workforce development activities of the Louisiana Transportation Research
				Center (LTRC) and LTRC's Transportation and Training Education Center
				(TTEC).
C. Allowable expenses
				include (but are not limited to):
1. course
				development and delivery costs for courses organized and managed by
				LTRC;
2. direct workforce
				development training costs, such as reimbursement for events or courses
				organized and managed by LTRC;
3.
				maintenance and upkeep of the LTRC and TTEC buildings not funded by Louisiana
				State University;
4. maintenance,
				upkeep, upgrade, or replacement of the audio visual equipment, to include all
				software and hardware used by LTRC for workforce development activities, such
				as classes, conferences, meetings, etc.;
5. purchase, maintenance, upkeep, upgrade, or
				replacement of computer equipment, including peripherals, used in the
				development and dissemination of training materials used for workforce
				development;
6. supplies and other
				items purchased in direct support of workforce development
				activities.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXVII - Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) › Chapter 1 - LTRC Transportation Training and Education Fund › Section XXVII-103 - Calculation of Fees

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A. Governmental
				attendees shall be charged the actual cost of the program attended.
B. Non-governmental attendees shall be
				charged the actual cost of the program plus a 66 percent surcharge
				(approximate).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development,
				  Louisiana Transportation Research Center, pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  48:105.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-101 - Purpose

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A. The purpose of
				the Geospatial Database is to provide standards to facilitate and integrate the
				collection of geospatial data by state, local, and federal agencies, to be
				maintained by the department in the statewide geospatial database of Louisiana.
				To establish the geographic features that create a common base map for
				geospatial data analysis that support official state business and to be used by
				state government when representing or analyzing its business data using
				geographic information systems.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:36.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-105 - Department Responsibilities

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A. The
				department shall create, maintain, and manage a geospatial database which will
				include data layers consisting of, but not limited to:
1. elevation and bathymetry;
2. transportation;
3. hydrography (water features);
4. boundaries;
5. land cover (vegetation);
6. land use;
7. structures (buildings and other
				infrastructure);
8. public land
				survey system (PLSS); and
9.
				geographic names.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-107 - Data Layer Descriptions and Features

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A. Elevation and Bathymetry
1. General Description
a. Elevation is the altitude, with reference
				to mean sea level (MSL) of the land surface. Bathymetry is the depth to bottom
				of a waterbody, with respect to MSL.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-109 - Database

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A. The database
				shall serve as:
1. a repository for the data
				layers contained in
				§105 and as described in
				§107;
2. a standard source for
				authoritative geospatial information for carrying out official business by all
				state agencies; and
3. the standard
				source for base map geospatial information of the common operational picture
				(COP) for all state agencies.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-111 - Liability Disclaimer

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A. The
				department shall not be liable to any person, entity or third party as the
				result of the use of information by any person, entity or third party of the
				information and data contained in the Geospatial Database of Louisiana; nor
				does the department warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any of the information
				and data contained in the Geospatial Database of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:36.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-113 - Geographic Names

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A. The
				department shall act as the authority for all geographic names.
B. Geographic names shall be consistent with
				the standards established by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS),
				established by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names
				(http://geonames.usgs.gov).
C. The
				department, through its IT GIS manager, will work with state agencies,
				political subdivisions, other governmental entities, and local authoritative
				entities within the state to establish a uniform use of geographic
				names.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:36.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXIX - Information Technology › Chapter 1 - Geospatial Database › Section XXIX-115 - Availability

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A. The department
				will make available its geospatial information system (GIS) services and data
				to all state agencies, the federal government, political subdivisions of the
				state, and private persons. As each data layer is developed it will be
				available on the Department of Transportation and Development website,
				http://gis.dotd.la.gov, at no cost.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:36.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part XXXI - Tolls › Chapter 1 - Toll Exemptions-Roads and Bridges › Section XXXI-101 - Students in School Buses

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A. All students
				in a school bus shall have the right of free passage to and from school, during
				certain hours, over all toll bridges and toll roads leased out or controlled by
				the state, parish, or municipality. This free passage shall exclude the Greater
				New Orleans Expressway.
B. Free
				passage is offered to students in clearly marked school buses and to the school
				bus and driver.
C. The right of
				free passage for students in school buses and the bus and driver shall be
				exercised only by means of automatic vehicular identification toll
				tags.
D. The free passage provided
				shall be limited to school buses carrying students to and from school between
				the hours of 6 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and between 2:30 p.m. and 9:30
				p.m.
E. Upon the written request of
				the appropriate school district and payment of a deposit to open the account,
				the department or its agents when so designated or authorized by the secretary
				of the department, shall issue the number of automatic vehicular identification
				toll tags requested for use in connection with the exemption from
				tolls.
F. The use of the automatic
				vehicular identification toll tags provided shall be limited to crossings made
				by the students in school buses. The appropriate school district shall be
				responsible for any crossing made using the automatic vehicular identification
				toll tag outside the scope of the exemption from tolls.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:157.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - TREASURY-PUBLIC FUNDS › Part I - Public Funds Investments › Chapter 1 - Education Quality Trust Fund Investment Procedures › Section I-101 - Investment Procedures

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A. In
				accordance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				17:3801(A)(1), there has
				been established within the state treasury as a special permanent trust fund
				the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund (the "LEQTF"), for the benefit of
				the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Regents (the
				"beneficiaries").
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3801(A)(1).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - TREASURY-PUBLIC FUNDS › Part I - Public Funds Investments › Chapter 1 - Education Quality Trust Fund Investment Procedures › Section I-103 - Goals for Investment of LEQTF Assets

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A. In the management of the assets of the
				LEQTF (the "assets"), the state treasurer has established the following goals
				(the "goals"):
1. preservation of the
				assets;
2. provision of income in a
				stable and predictable manner to the beneficiaries; and
3. enhancement of the market value of the
				assets.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - TREASURY-PUBLIC FUNDS › Part I - Public Funds Investments › Chapter 1 - Education Quality Trust Fund Investment Procedures › Section I-105 - Investment Responsibility for the Assets

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A. The state treasurer, through the
				Investment Division of the State Treasury, shall invest the assets in
				accordance with applicable law and regulation.
B. State Treasurer's LEQTF Investment
				Advisory Panel
1. The state treasurer shall
				establish the state treasurer's LEQTF Investment Advisory Panel (the "advisory
				panel") to:
a. advise the state treasurer
				generally regarding the investment of the assets, including assisting in the
				development of investment policy for the assets; and
b. to perform such other duties related to
				advising the state treasurer regarding the investment of the assets as the
				state treasurer may from time to time request or deem necessary or
				advisable.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - TREASURY-PUBLIC FUNDS › Part I - Public Funds Investments › Chapter 1 - Education Quality Trust Fund Investment Procedures › Section I-107 - Investment of the Assets in Equity Securities

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A. The state treasurer, by Section 2(a)(5) of
				Act 67 of the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature ("Act 67"), as amended by
				Act 136 of the 1994 Third Extraordinary Session, is authorized to invest as
				much as 35 percent of the market value of the assets in certain stocks ("equity
				securities"), and to promulgate rules governing such investment. The following
				rules shall apply to the investment of the assets in equity securities.
1. The prudent investor standard or rule
				shall govern all investments of the assets. The prudent investor standard shall
				be the standard of care against which actual investment decisions with regard
				to the assets made by any person or entity investing all or any portion of the
				assets are judged.
2.
a. The state treasurer shall allocate assets
				to be invested in equity securities in an amount calculated on the last day of
				each fiscal year when added to any assets already invested in equity securities
				that fall within the range of the market value of the assets for the applicable
				fiscal year as set out in the following table.
FY '95 - '96
5 percent to 7 percent
FY '96 - '97
10 percent to 14 percent
FY '97 - '98
15 percent to 21 percent
FY '98 - '99
20 percent to 28 percent
FY '99 - '00 and after
25 percent to 35 percent
b.
				For the purposes of determining the dollar amount of assets which must be
				invested in equity securities, the market value of the assets shall be the
				market value on the last day of the fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal
				year in which the assets are to be allocated to be invested in equity
				securities.
3. The
				assets invested in equity securities shall not exceed an amount equal to 5
				percent of the ownership of any entity or company.
4. No individual investment manager managing
				a portfolio of equity securities which form a part of the assets shall be
				permitted to concentrate more than 25 percent of the market value of that
				portfolio in any single industry.
5. All investment managers managing any
				portfolio which is part of the assets are prohibited from using the assets to
				engage in any of the following activities:
a.
				the purchase of stock warrants;
b.
				the purchase of any stock on margin;
c. the short sale of any security;
d. the purchase of any direct interest in
				oil, gas, or other mineral exploration program;
e. private or direct placement of any
				kind;
f. direct ownership of real
				estate or real estate investment trusts;
g. direct or indirect ownership of
				collectibles (including coins, stamps, or art);
h. direct investment in the equity securities
				of the LEQTF custodian bank(s), investment advisor(s), or the parent company of
				any of them;
i. other investments
				which may be restricted or which may not be authorized by applicable law or
				rule from time to time.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - TREASURY-PUBLIC FUNDS › Part I - Public Funds Investments › Chapter 1 - Education Quality Trust Fund Investment Procedures › Section I-109 - Investments of the Assets in Bonds

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A.
				The state treasurer, by Section 2(a)(4) of Act 67, is authorized to invest the
				assets in marketable fixed income securities ("bonds"). The following rules
				shall apply to the investment of the assets in bonds.
1. Assets shall be invested in bonds which
				have been selected after consideration of the total return on such investment,
				including interest income and capital appreciation/loss.
2. Investment of the assets in bonds should
				be done so that the contents of each portfolio under management is diversified
				by maturity, security, sector, and credit quality.
3. Each portfolio of bonds forming a part of
				the assets may be actively managed.
4. The total portfolio of bonds which form a
				portion of the assets shall not contain a concentration of more than 10 percent
				of any issuer's securities (valued at cost of bonds compared to market value of
				total portfolio), except securities which are direct obligations of the U.S.
				Treasury or any U.S. agency.
5. All
				investment managers managing any portfolio of bonds which forms a part of the
				assets are restricted from using the assets to engage in any of the following
				activities:
a. the purchase of bonds on
				margin;
b. the short sale of any
				bond;
c. private or direct
				placement of any kind;
d. the
				purchase of debt securities of the custodian bank(s), investment manager(s), or
				their parent or any subsidiaries, or with any entity which is a part to a
				contractual relationship with the state treasurer or the LEQTF;
e. direct loans or extension of lines of
				credit;
f. the purchase of foreign
				bonds;
g. direct purchases of
				single family or commercial mortgages;
h. the purchase of collateralized mortgage
				obligation derivatives;
i. other
				investments which may be restricted or which may not be authorized by
				applicable law or rule from time to time.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - TREASURY-PUBLIC FUNDS › Part I - Public Funds Investments › Chapter 1 - Education Quality Trust Fund Investment Procedures › Section I-111 - Investment of Cash and Cash Equivalents

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A. Any portion of the assets which is cash or
				the equivalent of cash ("LEQTF Cash") may be invested in a short-term
				investment fund (STIF) maintained for the LEQTF. All securities held in such
				STIF must be of the type permitted by applicable law as eligible for investment
				by the state treasurer. LEQTF cash may also be invested in commercial paper
				rated in the two highest credit quality classes of Moody's, Inc. (P1 or P2) or
				of Standard and Poor's (A1 or A2).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3803(B)(1)(f).