CAPITAL OUTLAY: Provides for the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

The population threshold for eligible communities was increased from 15,000 to 50,000 residents, allowing more rural areas to access funding.

New eligibility categories were added for energy production, transmission, and distribution projects, specifically including grid modernization and resilience efforts.

Projects intended to mitigate hazards, reduce damage from natural disasters, and protect critical services were explicitly added to the list of eligible uses.

The definition of 'Approved infrastructure program' was updated to include the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund alongside existing water and capital outlay programs.

The bill's title and section references were updated to remove a reference to the Political Subdivision Federal Grant Assistance Fund and streamline the statutory citations.

The maximum population limit for eligible communities was increased from 15,000 to 50,000 residents.

The program now explicitly authorizes the State Infrastructure Bank to assist political subdivisions with competitive federal grant opportunities.

The definition of eligible projects was updated to include activities for hazard mitigation and recovery, and the list of eligible facility types was slightly refined.

The document was converted from a reengrossed draft to an enrolled final version, incorporating minor formatting and line number adjustments.

Changed the verb from singular 'has been' to plural 'have been' to correctly match the plural subject 'projects,' ensuring the eligibility criteria accurately describe multiple recommended projects.