Section 34:3471 - DefinitionsAs used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Transportation and Development.(2) "Governmental entity" means the state or any political subdivision and the federal government as a cost share partner.(3) "Joint committee" means the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, functioning as a joint legislative committee.(4) "Office" means the office of multimodal commerce within the Department of Transportation and Development.(5) "Waterway" means any navigable bayou, canal, channel, or river, or portion thereof.(6) "Waterway dredging and deepening priority program" means the priority list of projects submitted by the office and approved by the joint committee pursuant to this Chapter.(7) "Waterway project" means a program, either new or continuing, that is planned and implemented with the primary goal of dredging and deepening waterways in the state to include cost share projects with the federal government and construction and maintenance costs associated with dredging and disposing of dredged material.La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:3471
Acts 2017, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 2017.Added by Acts 2017, No. 382,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.