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LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.17. Rates and charges

RS 4545.17 - Rates and charges  The Authority is hereby authorized to fix, charge and collect rents, rates, fees and other charges for the purchase of output or capacity of any project, or for the use of and for the electric power and energy or services, facilities and commodities sold, furnished or supplied by, the Authority. Such rates, fees and charges shall be so fixed and revised as to provide funds, with other funds available for such purposes, sufficient at all times (i) to pay the cost of maintaining, operating and repairing the project or projects on account of which such bonds are issued, including reserves for such purposes and for replacement and depreciation and necessary extensions; (ii) to pay the principal and redemption premium, if any, and interest on the revenue bonds as the same shall become due and to create and maintain reserves therefor; (iii) to comply with the terms of any resolution or trust agreement securing bonds of the Authority; and (iv) to pay any and all amounts which the Authority may be obligated to pay from said revenues by law or contract. The Authority shall charge and collect the rates, fees and charges so fixed or revised. Rates, rentals, fees and charges for the sale or purchase of output or capacity of, or for the use of and for the electric power and energy or services, facilities and commodities sold, furnished or supplied by, a project may be fixed and revised and charged and collected by the Authority under this Chapter without obtaining the approval or consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the state, and without any other proceeding or the happening of any other condition or thing than those proceedings, conditions or things which are specifically required by this Chapter. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.18. Trust funds

RS 4545.18 - Trust funds  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Chapter. The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide that any of such moneys may be temporarily invested and reinvested pending the disbursement thereof in such securities and other investments as shall be provided in such resolution or trust agreement, and shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulation as this Chapter and such resolution or trust agreement may provide. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.19. Bondholders remedies

RS 4545.19 - Bondholders remedies  Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder, or, to the extent permitted by law, under such trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or under any agreement or other contract executed by the Authority pursuant to this Chapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Chapter or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the Authority or any political subdivision or any public official, including the fixing, charging and collecting of rents, rates, fees and charges for the purchase of output or capacity of any project or for the use of or for the electric power and energy or services furnished by any project. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.20. Refunding bonds

RS 4545.20 - Refunding bonds  The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds then outstanding and issued under the provisions of this Chapter, whether or not such outstanding bonds have matured or are then subject to redemption. The Authority is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of a single issue of revenue bonds of the Authority for the combined purposes of (i) paying the cost of any project and (ii) refunding revenue bonds of the Authority which shall theretofore have been issued under the provisions of this Chapter and shall then be outstanding, whether or not such outstanding bonds have matured or are then subject to redemption. The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights and remedies of the holders thereof, and the rights, powers, privileges, duties and obligations of the Authority with respect to the same, shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this Chapter insofar as the same may be applicable. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.21. Status of bonds

RS 4545.21 - Status of bonds  Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this Chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to have all the qualities of registered instruments under the commercial laws of the state, subject only to the provisions of the bonds pertaining to registration. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.22. Bonds as legal investments and lawful security

RS 4545.22 - Bonds as legal investments and lawful security  The bonds issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, guardians. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of the State and any and all public funds of municipalities, parishes, school districts or other political corporations or subdivisions of the state and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.23. Bonds exempt from taxation

RS 4545.23 - Bonds exempt from taxation Bonds, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 2010, No. 175, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.24. Payment in lieu of taxes

RS 4545.24 - Payment in lieu of taxes  A project owned by the Authority shall be exempt from property taxes; provided, however, that the Authority owning a project may, in lieu of property taxes, pay to any governmental body authorized to levy property taxes an amount in lieu of property taxes. Payments in lieu of taxes made hereunder shall be treated in the same manner as taxes for purposes of all procedural and substantive provisions of law. Except as herein expressly provided with respect to projects owned by the Authority, no other property of the Authority used or useful in the generation, transmission and transformation of electric power and energy shall be subject to payment in lieu of taxes. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.25. Properties of political subdivisions and the state

RS 4545.25 - Properties of political subdivisions and the state  The Authority shall have the power to enter upon, use, occupy, and dig up any street, road or highway or public lands necessary to be entered upon, used or occupied in connection with the acquisition, construction or improvement, maintenance or operation of a project to the same extent as all other public utilities under the law of the state of Louisiana, provided that such activity by the Authority shall not interfere with the use and occupancy of such lands by any public utility. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.26. Eminent domain

RS 4545.26 - Eminent domain  The Authority created under the provisions of this Chapter is hereby vested with the authority to exercise the power of expropriation or eminent domain to the same extent as all other public utilities in the state of Louisiana in accordance with R.S. 19:1 et seq. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, this power shall not be used to acquire sites for power generating facilities and shall not be used to acquire the generation, transmission, distribution, fuel, and fuel supply resources, other related facilities or any other property of any unit without the consent of the unit.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.27. Annual reports

RS 4545.27 - Annual reports  The Authority, promptly following the close of the calendar year, shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governing body of the participating municipalities which appoint members of the board of directors of the Authority. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operation of the Authority during such year. The Authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of a project or projects, or otherwise as part of the expense of operation of the project or projects by such audit. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.28 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.28. Officials not liable

RS 4545.28 - Officials not liable  No officer or director of the Authority, or officer or member of the governing authority of any governmental unit contracting with the Authority, or person or persons acting in their behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority shall be subject to any personal liability by reason of his carrying out of any of the powers granted of this Chapter. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.29 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.29. Dissolution of Authority

RS 4545.29 - Dissolution of Authority  Whenever the board of directors of the Authority and the participating municipalities then appointing its members shall determine that the purposes for which it was created have been substantially fulfilled or are impractical or impossible of accomplishment and that all bonds theretofore issued and all other obligations theretofore incurred by the Authority have been paid or that cash or a sufficient amount of United States government securities have been deposited for their payment, the board of directors of the Authority and the governing authorities of said participating municipalities may adopt resolutions declaring and finding that the Authority should be dissolved. Upon the adoption of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Authority and the said governing authorities so declaring, such dissolution shall become effective and the title to all funds and other property owned by the Authority at the time of such filing shall vest in the participating municipalities which shall have contracted with the Authority pursuant to this Chapter in the manner specified in such contracts or, if not specified in such contracts, in the resolution of the Authority providing for its dissolution. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.30. Provisions of Chapter construction; powers reserved

RS 4545.30 - Provisions of Chapter construction; powers reserved  Nothing herein shall be construed to deprive the state and its political subdivisions of their respective police powers over properties of the Authority or to impair any power thereover of any official or agency of the state and its political subdivisions which may be otherwise provided by law. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be deemed to authorize the Authority to occupy or use any land, streets, buildings, structures or other property of any kind, owned or used by any political subdivision within its jurisdiction, or any public improvement or facility maintained by such political subdivision for the use of its inhabitants, without first obtaining the consent of the governing body thereof. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.31. Retail sales prohibited

RS 4545.31 - Retail sales prohibited  The Authority shall have no power or authority right to sell or to provide for the transmission of electric power or energy at retail. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.32. Restriction as to transmission facilities

RS 4545.32 - Restriction as to transmission facilities  The Authority shall not construct facilities for the transmission of electric power and energy unless it cannot provide for such by contract with investor-owned electric power companies with available existing transmission facilities under fair and reasonable terms and conditions or unless ordered to do so by a regulatory authority having jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.33. Applicability of anti-trust laws

RS 4545.33 - Applicability of anti-trust laws  Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to grant an immunity to or on behalf of any Authority or any public instrumentality created under this act from anti-trust laws of the state of Louisiana or of the United States. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.34 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.34. Responsibility of municipalities in operation as utilities

RS 4545.34 - Responsibility of municipalities in operation as utilities  Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to alter the principle that municipalities in the operation of their utility systems are held to the same responsibility as is a private corporation. Any Authority created pursuant to this Chapter shall likewise be held to the same responsibility as is a private corporation with respect to its conduct of utility operations. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.35 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.35. Local option

RS 4545.35 - Local option  A. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any municipality unless the qualified electors of the municipality vote in favor of the application of this Chapter to the municipality as provided in Subsection B hereof. B. The governing authority of a municipality may adopt a resolution to call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the municipality the question of whether the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the municipality. Such election shall be held in accordance with Chapter 6-B of the Louisiana Election Code; however, notice of such election shall be given by the governing authority and shall embrace substantially all matters set forth in the resolution ordering the election. Such notice shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the newspaper of general circulation, in the municipality. Not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days shall intervene between the date of the first publication and the date of the election. The proposition to be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality, for their approval or disapproval, shall be in substantially the following form:  Shall the provisions of Chapter 10-A of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 creating the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority apply to the municipality of (name of municipality)? YES / / NO / /  If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in said special election vote in favor of the above proposition, then the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the municipality beginning on the date of the promulgation of the official results of the special election; and in such case the municipality shall be represented on the board of directors of the Authority in the same manner as provided in R.S. 33:4545.4. If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the special election vote against the proposition, then the provisions of this Chapter shall continue to be inapplicable to the municipality. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.36 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.36. Powers, etc., severable; provisions of Chapter controlling over other statutes and charters

RS 4545.36 - Powers, etc., severable; provisions of Chapter controlling over other statutes and charters  If any one or more Sections, Subsections, sentences, or Parts of any of this Chapter shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such adjudication shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid. Any provision of this Chapter which is found to be in conflict with any other statute or Chapter shall be controlling and shall supersede such other statute or Chapter to the extent of such conflict. After the effective date of this Act, no municipality that has executed a contract with the Authority for the purchase of capacity shall commence service at retail to any customer situated outside the corporate limits of such municipality except where said customer is situated within 300 feet of municipally owned and operated facilities outside said municipality, which facilities were in operation on April 1, 1979, except with the consent in writing of any other electric public utility serving customers in its general area; provided further that if no electric service is available outside of the 300 foot area, then such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, after the effective date of this Act, any dispute arises as to the service to any customer or customers between a municipality and an electric public utility, such dispute shall be adjudicated by the district court of the judicial district in which service is to be furnished. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4545.37 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4545.37. Laws governing contracts

RS 4545.37 - Laws governing contracts  All contracts let for purposes of this Chapter shall be subject to the public contract laws contained in R.S. 38:2211-2225, except contracts entered into between the Authority and a participating municipality, contracts between municipalities, and contracts between the Authority and investor-owned electric power companies and electric power cooperative associations or corporations for the purchase of an interest in a facility or facilities existing or under construction. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4546.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4546.1. Short title

RS 4546.1 - Short title  This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing and Distribution Act". Acts 1987, No. 658, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4546.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4546.2. Creation of the authority

RS 4546.2 - Creation of the authority A. There is hereby created a Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing and Distribution Authority to be composed of two or more participating political subdivisions, for the purpose of purchasing natural gas for and the distribution of such gas at wholesale to the participating political subdivisions. The authority hereby created shall be governed by a board of directors of the authority, the membership of which shall be appointed as follows: (1) The governing authority of each political subdivision that desires to become a member of the authority shall adopt a resolution indicating its intention to do so. Each such political subdivision shall thereupon become a participating political subdivision. (2) The mayor of each municipality which is a participating political subdivision shall appoint one director to the board of directors of the authority, which appointment shall be approved by the governing authority of the municipality, and the governing authority of each other participating political subdivision shall appoint one director to the board of directors of the authority. The mayor of each municipality which is a participating political subdivision and the governing authority of each other participating political subdivision may appoint one person to serve as an alternate board member to act in the absence of such participating political subdivision's regular board member. B. Each director shall be appointed for a term of four years from the date his appointment is approved by the governing authority of a participating political subdivision or by the two directors of the authority in the event that the following Subsection is applicable. There shall never be less than three members or directors serving on the board of directors. C. In the event only two political subdivisions shall participate as members of the authority, the two participating political subdivisions shall name a third director. D. The provisions of this Chapter shall be inapplicable with respect to the city of New Orleans or to the East Baton Rouge city-parish form of government. Acts 1987, No. 658, §1; Acts 1988, No. 738, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.