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LA Rev Stat § 34:3226 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3226. Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement

RS 3226 - Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement  A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.  B. The board is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.  C. The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3227 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3227. Contracts; bids; bond

RS 3227 - Contracts; bids; bond  Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part the price of which is to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars on materials and five thousand dollars for materials and labor, the board of commissioners shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and thereafter the board shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. These advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the parish of Acadia, and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by the board. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and place where they will be opened and a general outline of the work to be performed. Every bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder in an amount equal to five percent of the amount of the bid which check shall be forfeited to the board should the bidder, to whom such contract is awarded, fail to enter into the contract within ten days after written notice so to do is given by the board. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the board of commissioners and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. The board may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.  When contracts are let to others, however, the bidders shall be required to furnish bond of a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana or other good and solvent surety to the satisfaction of the board in an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the contract, conditioned that the work shall be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications and the terms of the contract, and containing any other stipulations, provisions and covenants that may be required by the board. The awarding of a contract to a successful bidder shall be binding upon both parties even though for some cause the actual contract cannot be signed.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 468, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3241 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3241. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3241 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3242 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3242. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3242 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3243 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3243. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3243 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3244 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3244. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3244 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3245 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3245. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3245 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3246 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3246. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3246 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3251. Creation of Grand Isle Port Commission

RS 3251 - Creation of Grand Isle Port Commission A. There is hereby created the Grand Isle Port Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall be domiciled in the town of Grand Isle and shall serve without compensation. The present members of the board shall continue to serve on the board until September 1, 1997. Any vacancy in the membership of the board occurring thereafter by reason of expiration of the term for which appointed, or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted to the governor by the mayor and the aldermen of the town of Grand Isle. The terms of all commissioners appointed by the governor shall run concurrent with the governor. B. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter and taxpayer of the state of Louisiana and a resident of Ward 11 in Jefferson Parish. C. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2; Acts 1997, No. 707, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3252 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3252. Officers of the board; meetings

RS 3252 - Officers of the board; meetings  The commission shall elect from its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3255 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3255. Limits of the district

RS 3255 - Limits of the district  A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it, within the port area, consisting of the entire town of Grand Isle as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and all of Ward 11 of Jefferson Parish.  B. The commission shall be domiciled in the town of Grand Isle.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3256 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3256. Transitional provisions

RS 3256 - Transitional provisions  All lands and rights of way or servitudes and revenues therefrom within the hereinabove described district belonging to the Greater Jefferson Port Commission on the effective date of this Act are hereby granted, conveyed, transferred, and delivered to the Grand Isle Port Commission without the necessity of any other act, deed, or instrument of transfer. To evidence the conveyance, an act of transfer shall be executed between the Greater Jefferson Port Commission and the Grand Isle Port Commission within thirty days of the effective date of this Act.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3261. Creation of district; boundary

RS 3261 - Creation of district; boundary  There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state of Louisiana which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the Cane River Waterway District, hereinafter called the "district". The district shall be composed of all the territory located within the Parish of Natchitoches. Any amendment of the boundaries of the parish shall not have the effect of altering the area comprising the district nor operate in derogation thereof. Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3262. Purpose; commission

RS 3262 - Purpose; commission  The district is created for the object and purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining, individually or in cooperation with the federal government, the state and its various agencies, subdivisions and public bodies, a navigable waterway system to be known as the Cane River Waterway, hereinafter simply called the "waterway," located entirely within the Parish of Natchitoches. To that end and for the purpose of this Chapter, the district shall be governed by a body or commission which shall be known as the Cane Waterway Commission, hereinafter called the "commission."  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3263. Membership of commission

RS 3263 - Membership of commission A. The corporate powers and authorities herein granted shall vest in and be exercised by the commission, a body composed of five members who shall be appointed by the governor from nominees submitted to him in the following manner by the nominating bodies hereinafter designated: (1) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the governing body of the city of Natchitoches. (2) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury. (3) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Natchitoches Levee and Drainage District. (4) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Soil and Water Conservation District authority. (5) One member shall be appointed by the governor to serve at large. This member shall be a resident of Natchitoches Parish. B. Each person who is nominated shall be a resident of Natchitoches Parish and shall own real property which is situated in and subject to ad valorem taxes hereinafter authorized by this Chapter. All nominations made by the aforesaid nominating bodies shall be in writing and sent by registered mail to the governor under the signature of the chief executive officer or secretary of the respective nominating body. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. C. Within thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member or within thirty days after occurrence of a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member, the aforesaid respective nominating bodies so entitled shall, in the parish where appropriate, designate a nominee for the new term or to fill the vacancy. Such nominations shall be made on the same basis, in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedures required for nominations for initial membership of the commission. From the list or panel of names submitted, the governor shall appoint the parish member for the new term or to fill the vacancy as soon as possible after the names of the nominees of the respective nominating bodies have been received by him, subject to the requirements heretofore specified for such membership. D. If any one or more of the nominating bodies referred to above shall cease to exist or function without any legal successor, the governor shall have the right to make his appointment from names submitted by the nominating bodies which are in existence at the time. Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1. Amended by Acts 1993, No. 728, §1; Acts 2003, No. 774, §9.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3264 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3264. Terms of office

RS 3264 - Terms of office  The members shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor by whom appointed. Members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and have taken their oaths of office and filed the same in accordance with law.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3265 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3265. Domicile of the commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance

RS 3265 - Domicile of the commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance  The domicile of the commission shall be in the city of Natchitoches, Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the members of the commission shall meet at its domicile and elect from the membership at least one vice chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, which latter two offices may be combined. The commission may establish and provide for such other officers, agents and employees as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of its object and purpose, and define the duties, terms and compensation thereof. Immediately upon the organization of the commission and the election of officers, the secretary of the commission shall certify to the secretary of state the names and addresses of such officers. Each member of the commission shall be entitled to receive a stated per diem and travel allowance in such amount and in a maximum annual amount as determined by the commission in a schedule and approved by the governor, when attending upon the business of the commission.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3266 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3266. Bylaws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy

RS 3266 - Bylaws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy  The commission shall adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business, including the terms of its officers, not in conflict with this Chapter. A quorum for the transaction of business at meetings shall consist of not less than three members. With reference to salaries and compensation of employees, per diem and travel allowance of members, the incurring of funded, general or bonded debt and the levy of taxes, the affirmative vote of three members shall be necessary. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3267 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3267. Meetings

RS 3267 - Meetings  The commission shall meet annually at its domicile on a date to be fixed by the commission. Other regular and special meetings may be held upon such call, after such notice, at such times and at such places within the district as the commission may prescribe and fix in its bylaws, not in conflict with general law. The commission shall cause a record to be kept of all its proceedings and it shall select a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within the district as its official journal or journals, in which all minutes and official notices shall be published promptly.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3268 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3268. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 3268 - Exercise of powers; status of commission  The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana exercising public and essential governmental functions; and the exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter in the establishment, operation and maintenance of the waterway and the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of the various port and related facilities hereinafter authorized shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, the commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Louisiana and by any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state. The commission shall not be deemed to be a public utility and shall not be subject in any respect to the authority, control or supervision of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or any other regulatory body of the state or any political subdivision thereof.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 398, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3270 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3270. Taxes

RS 3270 - Taxes  The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of ad valorem taxes, the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to the collection of the aforesaid taxes herein authorized. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector for the parish in the district shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the commission and receive from him a receipt for the amount of the taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the state comptroller. Such tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the state comptroller for state taxes. Such tax collector shall be entitled to retain from all taxes collected by him for the commission, the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes. Upon failure of any such tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph, the commission shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the commission for such special taxes.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3272. Revenue bonds

RS 3272 - Revenue bonds  In addition to the power and authority to issue bonds payable from the capital outlay tax herein authorized in the manner provided by R.S. 34:3271, the commission shall have the right, power and authority to issue revenue bonds for the purposes and in the manner provided by Part XII of Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except that it shall not be necessary to hold an election to authorize the issuance of such bonds.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3273. Bonds as legal investments

RS 3273 - Bonds as legal investments  All public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, all banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business; all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; all funds established for pension or other benefits for public employees; and all executors, administrators, tutors, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds of the district or other obligations issued by the commission. These bonds and other obligations are also security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations issued by the commission. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments relieves any person of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities. The commission shall not be liable to beneficiaries, minors, wards or interdicted persons for moneys paid to their trustees, tutors or curators on account of such bonds or obligations.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3274. Property

RS 3274 - Property  All parishes, cities, towns, villages and other political subdivisions and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, rent, grant or convey to the commission at its request upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of such parishes, cities, towns, villages and political subdivisions and departments, agencies or commissions of the state may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity of any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real or personal property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the commission, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use. Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3275. Pledge of state

RS 3275 - Pledge of state  The state of Louisiana hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, that it will not limit or impair the rights hereby vested in the commission until all such bonds at any time issued, together with the interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3276 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3276. Construction of Chapter

RS 3276 - Construction of Chapter  This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3281 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3281. Legislative findings and intent

RS 3281 - Legislative findings and intent The legislature finds that the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. Acts 2005, No. 98, §1, eff. June 21, 2005.