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LA SB171
Bill
Status
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Pressly
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AI Summary
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Transfers planning assistance authority for federal grants from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)
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Reassigns Louisiana's Red River Compact Commission membership from DOTD's chief engineer to the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy
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Expands the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority (CURRENT) Board from 16 to 17 members, requires Senate confirmation, and increases levee district representation from one to two members (maximum three total)
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Replaces Louisiana Economic Development's secretary on the CURRENT Board with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's executive director as a nonvoting member
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Relocates CURRENT from the Office of Public Works to DOTD and updates the authority's scope to emphasize "floodplain and watershed management" rather than "water resource management," effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides for the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/26)
PUBLIC WORKS
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
3/9/2026