2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries
RS 48:388.1 - Freight Railroad Intermodal Grant Program
§388.1. Freight Railroad Intermodal Grant Program
A.(1) The Freight Railroad Intermodal Grant Program is hereby created within the department.
(2) Grants through the program shall be made available for intermodal needs of state freight rail services.
(3) Funding through the grant program shall be subject to, but not limited to the following criteria:
(a) The availability of funds.
(b) A comparative needs analysis of requested projects as determined by the department.
(c) Demonstrable public benefits to be achieved by the project.
(d) A fifty percent match provided from other sources by the successful candidate for a project.
B.(1) The grant program shall be implemented not later than January 1, 1998.
(2) The grant program shall continue for a period of ten years after the date of implementation. The need for continuing the program shall be reevaluated at the end of the initial ten-year program.
C. No Transportation Trust Fund money shall be used for this program.
D. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Section which shall include but not necessarily be limited to:
(1) Project submission.
(2) Project evaluation, including but not limited to financial feasibility, benefit/cost analysis, and economic impact.
(3) Program administration.
(4) Prioritization of projects.
(5) Distribution of funding.
Acts 1997, No. 1170, §1.
