Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter, a private entity shall request approval from all responsible public entities and may enter into a pre-development agreement or comprehensive agreement with multiple responsible public entities. Each responsible public entity shall retain its right to approve a private entity proposal for a multimodal transportation facility and the terms of a pre-development agreement or comprehensive agreement to which it becomes a party. Responsible public entities may designate a lead responsible public entity for purposes of determining the process for reviewing the private entity's proposal and negotiating a comprehensive agreement and a pre-development agreement.
La. Roads, Bridges and Ferries § 48:2084.14