TRANSPORTATION: Reforms operations for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Deleted a provision allowing the department to hire persons with disabilities in the Bridge Tender I position.

Deleted Senate Committee Amendments 1, 3, 6, and 9, which contained various text insertions and deletions throughout the bill.

Removed references to R.S. 48:79, 163.1, and 230 from the list of statutes to be repealed.

Adjusted the list of statutes to be amended or reenacted by deleting specific line items and reordering the list.

The list of sponsors was reduced from a group of representatives to a single representative, Bourriaque, indicating a change in the bill's sponsorship structure.

New definitions were added for 'assistant secretary for project management' and 'bicycle facility' to clarify roles and infrastructure standards within the department.

The list of Louisiana Revised Statutes to be amended and repealed was updated to include new sections and remove references to repealed laws, altering the legal framework the bill affects.

A new provision was added stating that the chief engineer must petition the Federal Highway Administration for full contracting authority by January 1, 2026.

The specific definition and role of the 'Assistant secretary for project delivery' were removed from the text.

References to the 'office of transformation' and requirements to transition functions to it were deleted.

Budgetary and accounting procedures were updated to require compliance with the uniform accounting system by January 1, 2026.

The bill's title page and header were updated to reflect the final 'Enrolled' status, changing the page count from 28 to 16.

Added representatives Amedee, Bayham, Berault, Billings, Boyer, Braud, Butler, Carlson, Carrier, Carver, Chenvert, Coates, Crews, Deshotel, Devillier, Dickerson, Domangue, Edmonston, Egan, Emerson, Farnum, Fontenot, Freiberg, Glorioso, Hebert, Horton, Jackson, Mike Johnson, Jacob Landry, McMahan, McMakin, Melerine, Owen, Romero, Schamerhorn, Schlegel, Taylor, Thompson, Turner, Villio, Wilder, Wiley, Wright, and Wyble as co-sponsors.

Removed the exemption that allowed highway reconstruction or repair to be done at guidelines less than those approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

Revised the personnel authority section to clarify that the secretary may transfer duties to parties on a contractual basis in accordance with public bid laws.

Removed the definition of 'Chief engineer' from the bill's terms defined section.