La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § IX-333

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

Section IX-333 - Program of Projects

A. The list of projects for air carrier and general aviation airports, prioritized by evaluation score, represent the program of projects that DOTD will implement through its development program. The actual number of projects from each list that will ultimately be constructed is dependent upon the level of funding that DOTD receives each year.

B. The priority system has been designed to allow inclusion of a cost estimate for each project. The estimate is broken down by federal share, state share, and local sponsor share. Since the system is designed to prioritize the use of state monies, the state funds required for a project are key to developing a program of projects.

C. Most projects will require more than one year to design, acquire land (if necessary), and construct. When a project that is programmed to be funded over two or more fiscal years is included in the program, the phase of work (design, construction phase I, construction phase II) will be noted along with the cost of that phase. Subsequent phases may be shown at the top of the four-year unfunded list. As projects are constructed and more funding becomes available, remaining projects with the highest scores will be placed in the construction program to the extent that funding is available. The projects for which funding is available will not be changed until more funds become available. Projects on the four year unfunded list recompete for funding each fiscal year until they are funded or canceled from the list in accordance with the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program. Due to needs, cost estimates, airport operational situations, and other regular data changes, after three years all projects which have not received an executed grant may be canceled from the program. Written notice may be provided to the airport sponsor to ensure the sponsor understands that any canceled projects will need to be reapplied for to recompete in the program for funding consideration. If projects are canceled from the program, they must be resubmitted with updated information. They will then be reviewed and reentered into the priority system.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § IX-333

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Division of Aviation, LR 16:538 (June 1990), amended LR 24:1514 (August 1998), amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Intermodal Transportation Division, LR 33:528 (March 2007), repromulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section, LR 39:113 (January 2013), Amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, LR 491426 (8/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with SCR 67 (1997), R.S. 2:6, and R.S. 2:802.