Louisiana § RS 48:232 - Apportionment of appropriated fund by the department; construction restricted to priority listing; secretary's emergency fund
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§ RS 48:232. Apportionment of appropriated fund by the department; construction restricted to priority listing; secretary's emergency fund
No construction project shall be undertaken by the Department of Transportation and Development except those included in the priority listing for that fiscal year regardless of the source of the funds for the project, with the exception of projects undertaken and financed out of the secretary's emergency fund and projects involving the use of matching funds to meet federal requirements in order to receive federal aid funds. Appropriations for highway construction shall be apportioned by the department to the several highway classifications based on the proportion that the needs in each classification bears to the total needs and shall be allocated by the department to the projects within each classification. Semiannually the secretary shall provide the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works a recapitulation of all emergency projects for the preceding six-month period, outlining the nature and cost of the emergency.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §16.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 48:232 ("Apportionment of appropriated fund by the department; construction restricted to priority listing; secretary's emergency fund") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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