La. Admin. Code tit. 56 § III-501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section III-501 - Guidelines and Procedures for Applications for State Funding AssistanceA. Statewide Flood Control Program 1. The requests for Statewide Flood Control Program funds far exceed the amount of money made available each year. In an effort to best utilize the available funds, the following time schedules shall be incorporated into project development. Task | Maximum Time, Years |
1. Execution of Agreement Between DOTD and Sponsor | 1/2 |
2. Application of Permits | 1 |
3. Submittal of Preliminary Plans | 2 |
4. Submittal of Draft Final Plans, Specifications and Cost Estimate | 3 |
5. Acquisition of Rights-of-Way Permits and Utility Relocation and Securing the Funding for the Sponsor's Portion of the Project | 3 1/2 |
6. Advertising for Bids and Awarding of Contract | 4 |
2. If an approved project is authorized to be separated into multiple phases, all subsequent phases must have been advertised for bids within three years of the final acceptance resolution of the previous phase.3. The date of the letter from the chairman of the Flood Control Evaluation Committee advising the sponsor that his project has been funded shall be used as the beginning point in determining the amount of time that has elapsed.4. In the event a task or phase is not completed within the maximum time allotted, the agreement between DOTD and the sponsor shall be canceled and the state funds that were allocated for the proposed project shall be reallocated.5. If the sponsor wishes to continue with the project, the sponsor shall be required to submit an updated application. If the sponsor fails to submit an updated application within two years of the date the agreement was canceled, the sponsor will be deemed to have abandoned the project and it will be removed from the program.6. The updated application will be treated as a new application and must follow the same programmatic procedures for applying for funding.La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § III-501
Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 1:249 (May 1975), amended LR 12:533 (August 1986), repromulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 31:942 (April 2005), Amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Engineering, LR 461240 (9/1/2020).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:90.1 et. seq.