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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 38, § 90.12. Certification of recipient authority; federal matching projects; exceptions; reimbursement for project construction

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. To receive and distribute any amounts appropriated to implement the provisions of this Chapter, the recipient authority shall certify to the state, with respect to projects within its jurisdiction, that said recipient authority shall provide, out of local revenues, funds for such projects in an amount which is at least ten percent of the amount necessary to construct the project. However, the cost of modifications to drainage structures located within state highway rights-of-way shall be exempt from the requirement for local matching funds. A sponsoring authority shall not utilize state funds, other than revenue sharing dollars, from any source in accomplishing its local match.

B. The recipient authority shall submit its share of project construction funds prior to the awarding of a contract in all instances in which the office of engineering is performing the contract operation and administration.

C. (1) A sponsoring authority may make application under the provisions of this Chapter to receive a portion of the funds required to participate in a federal matching program. The state's participation shall not exceed seventy percent of the funding from sources other than the federal government. The state's participation shall be in accordance with the guidelines and procedures adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, except the provisions of R.S. 38:90.9(1) and (3). The provisions of this Paragraph shall apply to all federal matching projects funded through the Statewide Flood-Control Program.

(2) A sponsoring authority may make application under the provisions of this Chapter to utilize its own funds for project construction and to be reimbursed by the Statewide Flood-Control Program provided that:

(a) All program criteria are met in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and the project is listed in the recommended construction program;

(b) All program criteria are met in accordance with the program's “Guidelines and Procedures” and the “Procedural Manual for Funded Projects”;

(c) Funding should become available in accordance with the funding distribution formula and the prioritization methodology of the program which allows for funding for a period of four years; and

(d) Funding should become available within four years of acceptance of the work.

D, E. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 999, § 2, eff. July 9, 1999.

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