The projects planned for the year for which appropriations have been made or which have funding obligation authority shall be commenced in that year; however, if a project cannot be commenced within the year for which it is authorized, the commissioner of the office of multimodal commerce shall file with the project records a public statement as to the factors causing the delay. Projects which have been funded or which have obligation authority shall retain such funding or authority until the project is completed and the project costs are liquidated.
La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:3476