La. Admin. Code tit. 56 § III-901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section III-901 - Framework for Receipt and Evaluations of Funding Applications

A. Applications are to be prepared in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:244.

B. Applications may be submitted beginning November 1, 2006, to Hurricane Flood Protection Program, 8900 Jimmy Wedell Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70807.

C. The Office of Public Works, Hurricane Flood Protection and Intermodal Transportation shall evaluate the applications in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:244 with points established as follows.

1. Documentation of Flood Problem- 20 points maximum.

2. Local Support- 5 points maximum.

3. Technical Feasibility- 45 points maximum.

4. Prevention of Loss of Life and Improved Public Safety- 5 points maximum.

5. Environmental Effects and Impact on Development- 15 points maximum.

6. Projects Recommended But Not Funded- 10 points maximum.

D. The following guidelines will be used by the Evaluation Committee to rate applications to the program. This scoring procedure pertains to projects which meet the legislative intent of the program. Projects that are engineeringly unsound, cause unreasonable flooding in other areas, cause unacceptable or unmitigable environmental damages or otherwise do not meet the objectives of the program will not be scored.

1. Documentation of the Flood Problem category takes into consideration the adequacy of documentation which demonstrates the existence and severity of risk of flood damages from hurricanes.

2. Local Support category takes into consideration the following:

a. letters of support on file from the respective legislative delegation;

b. no letters of objection from public officials, neighboring authorities, citizens groups, etc.; and

c. multiple sponsorship.

3. Technical Feasibility category takes into consideration the following:

a. completeness of project design;

b. due consideration of alternatives (structural and non-structural);

c. compatibility of the project to other federal, state and local projects; and

d. impact on flooding in areas upstream, downstream and adjacent to the benefited area.

4. Prevention of Loss of Life category takes into consideration the following:

a. historical losses of life that may have been prevented by the project; and

b. the degree of success of the project at maintaining access to vital services such as hospitals, and protection of evacuation routes.

5. Environmental Effects and Impact on Development category takes into consideration the following:

a. no letters of objection from public agencies;

b. no impact on special historical, archeological, geological features, or environmentally sensitive areas; and

c. effectiveness of the project in relation to encroachment into flood prone area (i.e., 100 year floodplain).

6. In the Projects Recommended but not Funded category, points may be added for each year (up to a four year maximum) that the proposed project has been on the list of recommended projects but has not received funding.

E. Procedure for Application Evaluation Form- Part B

1. Ratings are computed on the basis of potential damage reductions associated with the design flood and do not include efforts to annualize benefits and costs.

Part B Score = Total Damages* / Total Construction Cost X 90 / 90 - (PLM 10)

PLM = percent local match

*Total damages are any damages from the design storm which will be prevented by the project including agricultural crop and land damages, agricultural building damages, damages to residential, commercial, public and other buildings; damages to roads, damages to buildings, and damages to industries.

F. Application Evaluation Form- Total Score

1. The score from Paragraph C is multiplied by the score in Paragraph E to obtain a total score. This score is an absolute score and not a score relative to when the application was submitted.

G. A recommended list of projects shall be submitted to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and public hearings will be held as required.

H. Upon funding by the Legislature, the Office of Public Works, Hurricane Flood Protection and Intermodal Transportation will enter into funding agreements with the sponsors establishing the duties and responsibilities of each and providing program funds not to exceed the amount made available by the legislature.

La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § III-901

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 33:535 (March 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:241-248.