TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Reforms the organizational structure for the Department of Transportation and Development including its duties, powers, and responsibilities of officers and employees (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Deleted four earlier Senate committee amendments that were no longer desired by the Senate leadership.

Corrected a typo in the list of statutes to be amended by removing an extra reference to section 508.2(F).

Fixed a formatting error in the bill text where a section header was incorrectly labeled as 'A.' instead of 'A(1).

The 'Office of Transformation' was removed from the department's composition and replaced with an 'Office of Project Management'.

The Louisiana Highway Construction Authority was removed from the department's composition and transferred to the Governor's office.

The list of statutory sections amended to reflect the new organizational structure, including the addition of the Office of Project Management and the removal of the Office of Transformation.

A new requirement was added mandating that the House and Senate Transportation committees must jointly vote and approve any transfer of functions or duties to the Louisiana Highway Construction Authority.

Added the transfer of the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction and other agencies to the Governor's office.

Modified the list of department officers to remove the 'assistant secretary of planning' and add the 'assistant secretary of operations' and 'executive director of the Offshore Terminal Authority'.

Clarified the Deputy Secretary's role to explicitly oversee the new Office of Transformation.

Removed the prefiling notice and adjusted the list of referenced statutes to match the final enrolled version.

Removed the authority to transfer departmental functions to the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction.

Added a requirement to enter agreements with other state agencies to develop and implement programs for safe and efficient transportation infrastructure.

Changed the Deputy Secretary's role description from overseeing the 'Office of Transformation' to serving as the 'Office of the Deputy Secretary'.

Corrected the list of amended statutes by removing a duplicate entry for R.S. 36:501(B) and adding references to R.S. 36:508.5 and 508.6.

Explicitly added the 'office of project delivery' to the list of offices composing the Department of Transportation and Development.

Added the 'office of transformation' to the list of offices composing the Department of Transportation and Development.