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LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.18. Disclosure of public financing

RS 9039.18 - Disclosure of public financing The district shall take affirmative steps to provide for the full disclosure of information relating to the public financing and maintenance of improvements to immovable property undertaken by the district. Such information shall be made available to all existing residents, and to all prospective residents, of the district. The district shall furnish each developer of a residential development within the district with sufficient copies of that information to provide each prospective initial purchaser of property in that development with a copy. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.20. Special powers; public improvements and community facilities

RS 9039.20 - Special powers; public improvements and community facilities A. The district shall have, and the board may exercise, subject to the regulatory jurisdiction and permitting authority of all applicable governmental bodies and agencies, including soil and water conservation districts, having authority with respect to any area included therein, any or all of the special powers relating to public improvements and community facilities authorized by this Chapter. The district shall have the power to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain systems, facilities, and basic infrastructures for the following: (1) Water management and control for the lands within the district and to connect some or any of such facilities with roads and bridges. (2) Water supply, sewer, and wastewater management, reclamation, and reuse or any combination thereof. (3) Bridges or culverts that may be needed across any drain, ditch, canal, floodway, holding basin, excavation, public highway, tract, grade, fill, or cut and roadways over levees and embankments. (4) District roads equal to or exceeding the specifications of the parish in which such district roads are located, and street lights. B. After the board has obtained the consent of the affected local government, the district shall have the power to plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain additional systems and facilities for: (1) Parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural, and educational uses. (2) Fire prevention and control, including fire stations, water mains and plugs, fire trucks, and other vehicles and equipment. (3) School buildings and related structures, which may be leased, sold, or donated to the school district, for use in the educational system when authorized by the district school board having jurisdiction of the district. (4) Security, except that the district may not exercise any police power, but may contract with the appropriate local government agencies for an increased level of such services within the district boundaries. (5) Control and elimination of mosquitoes and other public health nuisances. (6) Waste collection and disposal. (7) Revenue producing utilities as defined in R.S. 33:4161 et seq., except electricity and gas services. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.21. Purchase, management or sale of water or wastewater utility by district

RS 9039.21 - Purchase, management or sale of water or wastewater utility by district No community development district may purchase or sell a water or wastewater utility that provides service to the public, or enter into a management contract for such facilities, until the governing body of the community development district has held a public hearing on the purchase, sale, or management contract and made a determination that the purchase, sale, or management contract is in the public interest. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.23. Bonds and notes; miscellaneous

RS 9039.23 - Bonds and notes; miscellaneous A. The district may issue bond anticipation notes in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1460.1 et seq. B. The district may issue short-term revenue bonds for paying any of the expenses of the district in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1470 et seq. C. The district may issue refunding bonds in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1444 et seq. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.24. Statutory pledge

RS 9039.24 - Statutory pledge Any pledge made by the district shall be valid and binding from time to time when the pledge is made without the need for physical delivery of any pledged property. The money, assets, or revenues of the district so pledged and thereafter received by the district shall be immediately subject to the lien of such pledge and shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the district, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded or filed in order to establish and perfect a lien or security interest in the property so pledged by the district. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.25. Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission

RS 9039.25 - Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission The approval of the State Bond Commission shall be obtained prior to the issuance of any bonds of the district pursuant to the rules and regulations of the State Bond Commission. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.26. Exemption from taxes

RS 9039.26 - Exemption from taxes It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of its public functions and corporate purposes is, in all respects, a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of the people of the state, and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, prosperity, and security, and that said functions and purposes are public purposes and that the district will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Chapter. All obligations authorized to be issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, together with interest thereof, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale thereof shall be exempt from all state and local taxes. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.27. Bonds not debts of state governmental units

RS 9039.27 - Bonds not debts of state governmental units Bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be limited obligations of the district payable solely from the sources pledged for the payment thereof. All such bonds shall contain a statement on their face substantially to the effect that neither the faith and credit of the state nor the faith and credit of any governmental unit of the state are pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest of such bonds. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Chapter shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or any governmental unit of the state to levy any taxes whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment arising out of contracts authorized under this Chapter. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.28 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.28. Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposit

RS 9039.28 - Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposit The state and all public officers, any parish, municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any political subdivision, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, insurance association, and any person carrying on an insurance business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary, and any retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize such persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers, or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations of the district, and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any such person, firm, corporation, or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.30. Enforcement of liens

RS 9039.30 - Enforcement of liens Any lien in favor of the district arising under this Chapter may be enforced by the district in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by law. Such proceedings may be brought at any time after the expiration of one year from the date any tax, or installment thereof, becomes delinquent. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.31. Bids required

RS 9039.31 - Bids required The district shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. regarding the construction of public works or the purchase of materials or supplies. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.32. Fees, rentals, and charges; procedure for adoption and modifications; minimum revenue requirements

RS 9039.32 - Fees, rentals, and charges; procedure for adoption and modifications; minimum revenue requirements A. The district is authorized to prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for the facilities and services furnished by the district, within the limits of the district, including but not limited to recreational facilities, water management and control facilities, and water and sewer systems; to recover the costs of making connection with any district facility or system; and to provide for reasonable penalties against any user or property for any such rates, fees, rentals, or other charges that are delinquent. B. No such rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for any of the facilities or services of the district shall be fixed until after a public hearing at which all the users of the proposed facility or services shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates, fees, rentals, or other charges. Notice of such public hearing setting forth the proposed schedule of rates, fees, rentals, and other charges shall be published in the official journal of the district once at least ten days prior to such public hearing. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.33. Nonpayment; delinquency; discontinuance of service

RS 9039.33 - Nonpayment; delinquency; discontinuance of service The district shall provide by ordinance with respect to nonpayment, delinquency charges and discontinuance of service for water and sewer services provided by the district. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.34 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.34. Contraction or expansion of district; termination; dissolution

RS 9039.34 - Contraction or expansion of district; termination; dissolution A. The boundaries of the district may be contracted or expanded in the same manner in which the district was created pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.14. B. The district may be terminated or dissolved in one of the following ways: (1) The district may be terminated or dissolved upon the transfer of all the community development services of the district to a unit of local government. The district shall be terminated in accordance with a plan of termination which shall be adopted by the board of supervisors and filed with the clerk of court. (2) If, within five years after the effective date of the ordinance creating the district a landowner has not received a development permit on some part or all of the area covered by the district, then the district will be automatically dissolved and a court of competent jurisdiction shall cause a statement to that effect to be filed in the public records. (3) In the event the district has become inactive, the parish or municipality which created the district shall be informed and it shall take appropriate action. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.35 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.35. Sale of real estate within a district; required disclosure to purchaser

RS 9039.35 - Sale of real estate within a district; required disclosure to purchaser Subsequent to the establishment of a district under this Chapter, each contract for the initial sale of a parcel of immovable property and each contract for the initial sale of a residential unit within the district shall include, immediately prior to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the purchaser, the following disclosure statement in boldfaced and conspicuous type which is larger than the type in the remaining text of the contract: "THE (Name of District) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MAY IMPOSE AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS ON THIS PROPERTY. THESE ASSESSMENTS PAY THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF THE DISTRICT AND ARE SET ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE DISTRICT. THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE IN ADDITION TO PARISH AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS AND ALL OTHER TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS PROVIDED FOR BY LAW." Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.36 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.36. Notice of establishment

RS 9039.36 - Notice of establishment Within thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance establishing a community development district under this Chapter, the district shall cause to be recorded in the mortgage records in the parish in which it is located a "Notice of Establishment of the _____________ Community Development District". The notice shall include the legal description of the district and a copy of the disclosure statement specified in R.S. 33:9039.18. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.37 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.37. Construction of Chapter

RS 9039.37 - Construction of Chapter This Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of the Chapter. Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.51 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.51. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.

RS 9039.51 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.52 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.52. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.

RS 9039.52 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.53 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.53. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.

RS 9039.53 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.54 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.54. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.

RS 9039.54 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.55 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.55. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.

RS 9039.55 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.56 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.56. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.

RS 9039.56 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.61. BioDistrict New Orleans Act

RS 9039.61 - BioDistrict New Orleans Act This Chapter shall be known as the "BioDistrict New Orleans Act". Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 400, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.62. BioDistrict New Orleans; creation; territorial jurisdiction

RS 9039.62 - BioDistrict New Orleans; creation; territorial jurisdiction There is hereby created the BioDistrict New Orleans, referred to in this Chapter as the "district". The district shall be composed of all of the territory located in the parish of Orleans bounded by Earhart Blvd., Carrollton Ave., Loyola Ave., and Iberville St. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of the district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, including but not limited to the power to incur debt. Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 400, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.63 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.63. Limitations

RS 9039.63 - Limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter shall not affect the authority of the city of New Orleans, the medical institutions or the educational institutions within the district, or any other political subdivision. No action of the district or any subdistrict created by or pursuant to this Chapter shall adversely affect current or future revenues of primary partners and independent consortia. The authority of the Louisiana Board of Regents and the managing boards of any public system of higher education, having facilities in the district, shall not be affected by the provisions of this Chapter. The legislature creates the district hereby to facilitate public and private research functions in the district. Participation by any public institution of higher education in any project or program of the district or any subdistrict created by or pursuant to this Chapter shall require the prior approval of the Board of Regents and the managing board responsible for the institution. The district shall not have or exercise any authority relative to any public or private medical or educational institution. Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.64 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.64. Legislative findings and intent

RS 9039.64 - Legislative findings and intent The New Orleans medical and biosciences efforts employed approximately twenty-four thousand persons in 2004 with average salaries well above the state average and receives considerable federal research bioscience funding. The district is created for the purpose of:  (1) Facilitating the creation of high paying jobs by assisting the biomedical institutions and employees in the district with development of bioscience facilities and programs. (2) Acting to acquire and develop real estate needed to grow the academic research institutions within the district. (3) Receiving public and private funds for such purpose. (4) Assisting with increasing research and training dollars for institutions within the district.  (5) Receiving public and private funds for such purpose. (6) Assisting with increasing research dollars for health- related research and training. (7) Increasing basic and clinical research and the health and bioscience workforce. (8) Working to bridge commercialization opportunities from research developed within the district. (9) Enhancing interdisciplinary biosciences. (10) Acting as a link to private sector life sciences companies in the state, all with a view toward job growth in the district. Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9039.65 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9039.65. Definitions

RS 9039.65 - Definitions The following words or terms as used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning: (1) "Biosciences" means any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms, including but not limited to research, development, manufacture, testing, marketing and/or distribution of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, and medical devices that will eventually be used by healthcare providers to treat, cure, prevent, or mitigate disease or conditions. (2) "Bond" means the bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, capital leases, revenue bonds, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued by the district. (3) "District" means the BioDistrict New Orleans as further defined in R.S. 33:9039.62. (4) "Obligation" means any bond and any cooperative endeavor agreement, financing or loan agreement, lease, sublease, or other agreement creating a duty to repay borrowed money or for another duty to be performed. (5) "Project" means a project as defined in R.S. 33:9039.72. (6) "Public entities" means: (a) state boards, agencies or commissions, parishes, municipalities, parish and municipal school boards and districts, levee boards and districts, port boards and commissions, port, harbor, terminal and industrial districts, drainage and land reclamation districts, all special service districts including but not limited to road, water, sewerage, fire protection, recreation, hospital service, gas utility, and garbage districts; (b) all other political subdivisions, special authorities, commissions, public trusts, and boards heretofore or hereafter created by or pursuant to the constitution or statutes of the state, any laws incorporated into or ratified or confirmed by the constitution, or general or special charters of any parish or municipality; and (c) all other units of local government created by or governed by the governing authorities of parishes or municipalities. Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 400, §1.