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LA Rev Stat § 33:3817 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3817. Officers of board of commissioners of district; fiscal agent

RS 3817 - Officers of board of commissioners of district; fiscal agent  A. The police jury shall designate a time and place within the waterworks district for the commissioners to meet. The commissioners must meet within sixty days after the date of their appointment and elect officers as follows:  (1) They shall elect from among their number a president and a vice president. The president shall preside over the meetings of the board and perform other duties usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. The vice president shall act in the absence of the president.  (2) They shall elect as secretary a person assessed with property in his name or in the name of his wife to the amount of at least five hundred dollars. The secretary shall furnish a bond in a sum equal to the amount of taxes collected in the district and the amount of funds otherwise held by or collected by him during any one year. The premium on his bond shall be paid by the waterworks district.  B. The waterworks commissioners may, in their discretion, employ a president and a secretary on either a part-time or full-time basis and shall fix the salary of such positions, which shall not exceed three thousand six hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly. The president and secretary shall perform all of the duties required of them by the board of commissioners of the waterworks district. The secretary also may be treasurer.  (C)(1)(a) The board of commissioners of the water district shall, at the time of their organization, select one of the solvent chartered banks within the parish where the district is organized in which all of the money of the district shall be deposited.  (b) On the first Monday in June of any year in which the term of a fiscal agent expires, the board of commissioners shall elect a fiscal agent for a term of no more than three years.  (c) The board shall advertise its intent to select a fiscal agent at least fifteen days prior to the election in a newspaper published in the district, and if there is not a newspaper published within the district, then in the official journal of the parish where the district is located; however, the board of commissioners may renew the election of a fiscal agent for one additional term without such advertisement.  (d) Any funds received by the Lafourche water district from or for its sewerage system shall be maintained within the same or a separate account, as directed by the Lafourche Parish Police Jury.  (2) Any violation of this Subsection shall be sufficient grounds for the summary removal of the president and secretary of the board.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 124, §1; Acts 1960, No. 418, §1; Acts 1974, No. 440, §1; Acts 1990, No. 751, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1100, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2013, No. 11, §1, eff. June 2, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3818 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3818. Powers of board of commissioners

RS 3818 - Powers of board of commissioners A. The board of commissioners of the waterworks district shall have absolute control and authority over the waterworks in the district and shall adopt by-laws, rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of a waterworks system in their district. The board may employ the necessary labor for directing and installing a waterworks system in their district and may employ the services of an attorney when necessary and fix his fees or his salary. B. The board may effect improvement in the water system and for this purpose enter into contracts for the performance of work or the purchase of machinery. The board itself may supervise work under its contracts, or may delegate the supervision to a licensed engineer who shall be a citizen of Louisiana. C. Out of the funds deposited with the board by purchasers of water service as security to protect the board from loss by reason of extending water service to such purchasers, the board may make purchases of additional new water meters or water meters to replace those already in use; provided, however, that at least ten per cent of the total amount of such funds on deposit with the board at any one time shall be maintained in a cash reserve which shall not be used or encumbered for the purchase of water meters. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 324, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3818.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3818.1. Additional powers of board of commissioners of Lafourche water district

RS 3818.1 - Additional powers of board of commissioners of Lafourche water district A. Upon authorization by the Lafourche Parish Police Jury as provided for in R.S. 33:3811.1, and in addition to the powers granted in R.S. 33:3818 and R.S. 33:3820, the board of commissioners of the Lafourche water district may establish, maintain and collect rates, charges or connection charges for any service rendered by the district to be paid by the owner of each parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses or is served by the sewerage system of the district, and may readjust such rates, charges or connection charges from time to time. Rates or connection charges shall be sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the sewerage system and for the establishment of the necessary sinking fund for the payment of the principal and interest of any revenue producing public utility bonds which may have been issued and sold for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending or improving the sewerage system. B. The board shall adopt and enforce rules, regulations and ordinances, exact penalties, and institute such actions at law as are within its corporate power for the prompt collection of the respective rates or connection charges fixed for service rendered by the sewerage system. C. The board may effect improvement in the sewerage system and for this purpose enter into contracts for the performance of work or the purchase of machinery. The board itself may supervise work under its contracts or may delegate the supervision to a licensed engineer who shall be a citizen of Louisiana. It may employ the necessary labor for directing and installing a sewerage system. The board may levy a service charge in the manner provided by law for the purpose of maintaining and operating the sewer system of the district and for the purpose of paying reasonable rental that may be due for trunk and disposal facilities outside of any such district into which the sewage of any such district is carried. Added by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3819 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3819. Meetings of commissioners; meeting place; absences; compensation

RS 3819 - Meetings of commissioners; meeting place; absences; compensation  A. The commissioners of each waterworks district may meet as often as necessary, but shall meet at least once every three months. The board of waterworks commissioners by resolution shall designate a regular meeting place for the holding of its meetings, which shall be held at a place located within the waterworks district or at the parish seat of the parish in which the district is located, even though the parish seat is not within the boundaries of the waterworks district. The absence of a commissioner from any four consecutive meetings shall be deemed to create a vacancy and it shall be filled by the police jury, if the commissioner had been appointed by the police jury, or by appointment of the governing authority of a municipality included in the district, if the commissioner had been appointed by the municipal governing authority. The parish governing authority in the parish in which each waterworks district is located may fix and pay a per diem to members of the board of commissioners of the respective waterworks districts in an amount not less than sixty dollars and not more than per diem paid to members of the Louisiana Legislature for each meeting they attend, up to and including twenty-four meetings in each year and for each special meeting not to exceed twelve special meetings in each year. Per diem provided by this Section shall be paid out of the district funds in the hands of the treasurer; however, no elected official serving as a member of the board of commissioners shall receive any per diem for attending meetings of the board.  B - L. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 290, §2.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 496, §1; Acts 1954, No. 90, §1; Acts 1956, No. 23, §1; Acts 1956, No. 267, §1; Acts 1960, No. 418, §1; Acts 1962, No. 281, §1; Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 26, §4; Acts 1966, No. 302, §1; Acts 1970, No. 528, §1; Acts 1971, No. 56, §1; Acts 1974, No. 98, §1; Acts 1975, No. 107, §1; Acts 1980, No. 100, §1; Acts 1981, No. 553, §1; Acts 1982, No. 614, §1; Acts 1995, No. 677, §1; Acts 2001, No. 831, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1059, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 383, §1; Acts 2008, No. 871, §1; Acts 2009, No. 114, §1; Acts 2009, No. 120, §1; Acts 2009, No. 470, §1; Acts 2010, No. 322, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 97, §1; Acts 2016, No. 546, §1; Acts 2018, No. 56, §1; Acts 2018, No. 323, §1; Acts 2020, No. 290, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3820 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3820. Water rates

RS 3820 - Water rates The commissioners of a waterworks district may fix the rates at which it will supply water to persons within as well as outside the district and may dispense water from its waterworks system upon a flat rate or upon a meter rate. The cost of connecting and installing meters shall be borne entirely by the person using them.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3821. Authority to issue bonds and levy taxes

RS 3821 - Authority to issue bonds and levy taxes Waterworks districts shall be subdivisions of the state and as such may issue bonds and levy taxes in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Acts 2014, No. 158, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3821.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3821.1. Waterworks District No. 1 of Natchitoches Parish; authority to levy taxes

RS 3821.1 - Waterworks District No. 1 of Natchitoches Parish; authority to levy taxes A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of Waterworks District No. 1 of the parish of Natchitoches, in addition to all other taxes that the district is now or hereafter authorized to levy and collect, is hereby authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed ten mills on the dollar of assessed valuation upon all taxable property situated within the boundaries of the district, subject to approval by a majority of electors in the district voting thereon at an election called by the governing authority and held for that purpose. The tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the parish are collected. B. The proceeds of the tax may be used for the purposes and benefit of the district as the board of commissioners may determine. C. The avails of the tax shall be paid by the sheriff and ex officio tax collector to the board of commissioners of Waterworks District No. 1 of the parish of Natchitoches. Acts 1985, No. 679, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3822 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3822. Construction, improvement, etc., of waterworks systems; petition

RS 3822 - Construction, improvement, etc., of waterworks systems; petition The governing authority of any parish, municipality or waterworks district is hereby vested with full power and authority, after having been petitioned by sixty percent of the resident property owners of any such political subdivision, or by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the resident property taxpayers qualified to vote under the constitution and laws of this state who vote at an election held for that purpose in the manner provided by R.S. 39:501 through 39:518, in the discretion of the governing authority, to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend and maintain within said political subdivision a waterworks system or systems, including such treatment facilities as may be required, with all necessary equipment and installations in connection therewith, including such extensions as may be proper to connect said system or systems with the main waterworks system of said political subdivision or any other available system or facilities whether within or without any such political subdivision; or, if the area which is to be served be an area within a parish, municipality or waterworks district already having water facilities or which may be able to acquire such facilities, within or without such political subdivision, then by the petition of the property owners in such area owning property comprising not less than sixty percent of the frontage of all lots or parcels of real estate to be improved or benefited by the laying of such water lines or the installation of such improvements, or by vote of the qualified resident property taxpayers within such area, and they shall have full power and authority to levy and collect local or special assessments on the property within such political subdivision or the area so served or to establish rates for the sale of water within such political subdivision or the area so served sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including the cost of street intersections and installations and connections necessary to connect said system with the main water system of the political subdivision or necessary to connect said system with any facilities, outside of such political subdivision, including the cost of acquiring any such outside facilities whether by purchase, lease or otherwise, or including the cost of the construction of complete waterworks facilities either within or without the political subdivision, all within the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained. Acts 1962, No. 313, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 18, §1, eff. June 2, 1966, at 2:32 P.M.; Acts 1969, No. 159, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3822.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3822.1. Construction, improvement, etc. of sewerage system by Lafourche water district

RS 3822.1 - Construction, improvement, etc. of sewerage system by Lafourche water district Upon the authorization of the Lafourche Parish Police Jury as provided for in R.S. 33:3811.1, the Lafourche water district shall become vested with full power and authority, after having been petitioned by sixty percent of the resident property owners of any such political subdivision, or by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the resident property taxpayers qualified to vote under the constitution and laws of this state who vote at an election held for that purpose in the manner provided by R.S. 39:501 through 39:518, in the discretion of the board of commissioners, to install, construct and equip sewers and sewerage disposal works for the purpose of serving the district. Added by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3822.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3822.2. Construction, improvement, and maintenance of waterworks systems in St. Tammany Parish, its municipalities or waterworks districts

RS 3822.2 - Construction, improvement, and maintenance of waterworks systems in St. Tammany Parish, its municipalities or waterworks districts A. The governing authority of St. Tammany Parish or of any municipality therein or of any waterworks district in St. Tammany Parish is hereby vested with full power and authority, after having been petitioned by sixty percent of the resident property owners, or in its own discretion, to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain within said political subdivision a waterworks system or systems, including such treatment facilities as may be required, with all necessary equipment and installations in connection therewith, including such extensions as may be proper to connect said system or systems with the main waterworks system of said political subdivision or any other available system or facilities whether within or without any such political subdivision. The governing authority shall have full power and authority to levy and collect local or special assessments on the property within such political subdivision or the area so served or to establish rates for the sale of water within such political subdivision or the area so served sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including the cost of street intersections and installations and connections necessary to connect said system with the main water system of the political subdivision or necessary to connect said system with any facilities, outside of such political subdivisions, including the cost of acquiring any such outside facilities whether by purchase, lease, or otherwise, or including the cost of the construction of complete waterworks facilities either within or without the political subdivision, all within the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained. B. The governing authority of any political subdivision taking advantage of the provisions of this Section shall comply with the requirements of R.S. 33:3823. Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3822.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3822.3. Waterworks systems; extension outside municipal limits of Shreveport

RS 3822.3 - Waterworks systems; extension outside municipal limits of Shreveport A. The governing authority of the city of Shreveport, after having been petitioned by sixty percent of the property owners within an area to be served, which is outside of the municipal limits but within the parish of Caddo, or by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the resident property taxpayers of such an area qualified to vote at an election held for that purpose, is hereby vested with full power and authority in its discretion to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain outside of the municipal limits of Shreveport, but within the parish of Caddo, a waterworks system or systems, including such treatment facilities as may be required, with all necessary equipment and installations in connection therewith, including such extensions as may be proper to connect the system or systems with the main municipal waterworks system or any other available system or facilities whether within or without the municipal limits. B. Upon the petition of the property owners in an area outside of the city of Shreveport owning property comprising not less than sixty percent of the frontage of all lots or parcels of real estate to be improved or benefitted by the laying of such water lines or the installation of such improvements, or by vote of a majority of those registered voters within such area voting at an election held for that purpose, the resident property taxpayers within such area, the governing authority shall have full power and authority to levy and collect local or special assessments on the property within the area so served and to establish rates for the sale of water within the area so served sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including the cost of street intersections and installations and connections necessary to connect said system with the main water system of the municipality or necessary to connect said system with any facilities outside of the municipal limits, including the cost of acquiring any such outside facilities, whether by purchase, lease, or otherwise, or the cost of the construction of complete waterworks facilities, either within or without the municipal limits, all within the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained. C. The elections provided for in this Section shall be held in accordance with Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. However, nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the governing authority to make such improvements and the authority granted in this Section shall be exercised at the discretion of the governing authority. Any construction, improvement, or extension shall be performed in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2212. Added by Acts 1982, No. 810, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982. Acts 1991, No. 169, §1; Acts 1991, No. 257, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3823. Notice of intention; hearings

RS 3823 - Notice of intention; hearings A. Any political subdivision taking advantage of R.S. 33:3822 through 33:3835, and proceeding by petition, shall, through its governing authority, be required to adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend and maintain such water system or systems and embody therein in a general way the improvements contemplated, a list of streets or portions thereof or area or areas which are to be improved or benefited thereby, and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the governing authority and shall contain substantially all things set forth in said resolution, and shall set forth further that the authority ordering the giving of such notice will, in open session, on the date and at the time and place named, hear all objections to the proposed improvements and the manner of payment therefor, and, after hearing and passing on such objections, proceed, if it so determines, to order such improvements provided for. Such notice of intention shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published within the political subdivision, or if there is none published in the political subdivision, in some newspaper published in the parish wherein the political subdivision is located or in an adjoining parish. If the governing authority proceeds by election, then the election shall be held in the manner provided by R.S. 39:501 through 39:518, and before ordering the construction of any improvements, the governing authority shall also receive and consider any objections which may be filed with it in writing on or before the date of the election by the owners of property to be assessed but who are not entitled to vote at such election. B. Upon the authorization of the Lafourche Parish Police Jury as provided in R.S. 33:3811.1, the provisions of this section shall also apply to the Lafourche water district when it determines to construct or maintain sewers and sewerage disposal works. Acts 1962, No. 313, §2. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.