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LA Rev Stat § 48:1606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1606. Fares; rates; rentals and charges

RS 1606 - Fares; rates; rentals and charges  A. The board shall fix fares, rates, and rentals and charges in such amounts as shall be sufficient in the aggregate, when added to any other grants or funds available to the authority, to provide funds for the payment of the interest on and principal of all bonds, certificates and other obligations payable from said revenues and to meet all other encumbrances upon such revenues as provided by any agreement executed by the authority in connection with the issuance of bonds or certificates under this Act, and for the payment of all operating costs and expenses which shall be incurred by the authority, including provision for appropriate reserves.  B. The term "charges" shall include revenues from contracts with local governments within the area under which the authority has agreed to render for them the public transportation service.  C. The board shall determine after public hearings as hereinafter provided, the routes, types of constructions, equipment, facilities, and the scope and standards of service to be operated by the authority, the scheduled services to be made available to the public and the amounts to be charged therefor. Before making any determinations as to scheduled services or amounts to be charged therefor, the board shall first hold at least one public hearing after giving notice of the time and place by advertising three times on different days in at least the newspaper having the largest paid circulation in the area not more than ten days nor less than five days prior to the hearings. As to all other matters, the board may hold such public hearings as it may deem appropriate, and as to all public hearings, it may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations to govern such hearings not inconsistent with this Chapter.  D. Prior to determining the basic routes over which the authority shall operate its system and stations connected therewith, the board shall consult with the local governing body of the territory involved, and, additionally, shall hold at least one public hearing within the territory of each local government within the area, at which hearing the local governing body, or its representative, and the public may be heard.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1608. Equipment trust certificates

RS 1608 - Equipment trust certificates  The board shall have continuing power to purchase equipment, and in connection therewith execute agreements, leases or equipment trust certificates in the form customarily used and appropriate to effect such purchase. The board may issue equipment trust certificates in a manner similar to that provided for bonds under Section 1607. All money required to be paid by the authority under the provisions of such agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates shall be payable solely from the fares, fees, rentals, charges, revenues and earnings of the authority, monies derived from the sale of any surplus property of the authority and gifts, grants and contributions from any source whatever. Payment for such equipment or rentals therefrom, may be made in installments; the deferred installments may be evidenced by equipment trust certificates payable solely from the aforesaid revenues or receipts, and title to such equipment may or may not vest in the authority until the equipment trust certificates are paid.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1609 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1609. Eminent domain

RS 1609 - Eminent domain  The authority shall have no power of eminent domain, but the parishes may, for purposes of the authority, exercise the broadest power of eminent domain available to them or any agency or joint agency thereof, under any statute, and convey to the authority any property so acquired upon payment or credit for the total cost of any acquisition hereunder. However, no local governing body shall exercise any power of eminent domain hereunder with respect to property located beyond its territorial limits.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1610 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1610. Competitive bidding

RS 1610 - Competitive bidding  A. Except in the acquisition of unique property, all purchases, acquisitions, contracts, leases, bond sales, etc., of the authority referred to in the provisions of this Chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the public bid laws of this state where an expenditure in excess of one thousand dollars is involved.  B. The authority may dispose of property by contract as provided for herein. Property shall be sold only to the highest responsible bidder only after the property has been advertised for disposition once a week for two successive weeks in the newspaper having the largest paid circulation in the parish in which the property is located and in the parish where the board is domiciled. The advertisement shall accurately describe the property to be sold, shall name the place where the property is located or otherwise available for public inspection and the place, date, and time, that the bids shall be publicly presented, opened and read. All such bids shall be opened and read on the same day presented.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1611. Conflict of interest

RS 1611 - Conflict of interest  A. Every member of the board and every employee of the board or the authority who knowingly has any interest direct or indirect in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing business with the authority, shall make full disclosure of such interest to the board and, if a board member, to his appointing authority. Failure to disclose such an interest shall constitute cause for which a board member may be removed by the appointing power, or an employee discharged or otherwise disciplined at the discretion of the board.  B. Provisions of Parts I and II of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 19501, regulating the conduct of public employees shall be applicable to the conduct of its board members, officers, employees and agents of the authority.  C. Any contract or transaction of the authority involving a conflict of interest not disclosed under Subsection A hereof, or a violation of any other provision of law applicable to the authority, its board members, officers, or employees regulating conflicts of interest, shall be voidable by the board provided such action does not adversely affect the interest of innocent third parties. It is expressly provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to any indenture, agreement, contract or transaction which constitutes security, direct or indirect, for the payment of bonds or other obligations of the authority and the judgment and order confirming and validating any such bonds or other obligations as provided for in Section 15072 hereof, shall constitute a final and conclusive adjudication as to any such security.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1. 1Sections 1101 and 1111 et seq. 2Should probably be 1607.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1612. Financial accounts; audits; reports

RS 1612 - Financial accounts; audits; reports  The board shall make provision for a system of financial accounting and controls, audits and reports. Copies of each financial report required under this Section shall be furnished to each local governing body in the area. All financial reports, reports and documents of the authority shall be public records and open to public inspection under reasonable regulations prescribed by the board and other applicable law.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1613. Budgets; procedures

RS 1613 - Budgets; procedures  A. The board shall make provisions for an annual operating budget and an annual capital improvements budget. Copies of each budget, proposed or as finally adopted, shall be furnished to each local governing body in the area.  B. During each fiscal year the board shall propose an annual operating budget and an annual capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year and hold a public hearing thereon. After such public hearing the board shall review its proposed budgets, and on or before the last day of the fiscal year, it shall adopt an annual operating budget and an annual capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1614. Tax and regulatory exemptions

RS 1614 - Tax and regulatory exemptions  A. The authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by it under the provisions of this Chapter. The income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation of any type by the state of Louisiana and by any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state. In the event of any lease of authority property, or any other arrangement which amounts to a leasehold interest to a private party, this exemption shall not apply to the value of such leasehold interest, nor shall it apply to the income of the lessee. Otherwise, however, and for purposes of taxation, when property of the authority is leased to private parties to be employed solely for purposes of the authority, the acts and activities of the lessee shall be considered as the acts and activities of the authority and the exemption hereunder shall apply to such acts and activities.  B. Except as provided herein, the authority shall not be subject in any respect to the authority, control, or supervision of any regulatory body of the state including but not limited to the public service commission or any political subdivision thereof, but its books and records shall be subject to audit annually by the legislative auditor.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1616. Taxing power

RS 1616 - Taxing power  The authority is hereby authorized to participate in any new or additional tax related to transit and/or transportation that may be imposed in the future by the state legislature, provided, however, that the proceeds from said statewide tax will be prorated to all parishes in the state on a population formula for use by said parishes for transit and/or transportation purposes.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1631 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1631. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1631 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1632 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1632. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1632 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1633 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1633. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1633 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1634 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1634. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1634 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1635 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1635. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1635 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1636 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1636. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1636 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1637 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1637. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1637 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1638 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1638. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1638 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1639 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1639. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1639 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1640 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1640. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1640 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1641. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1641 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1642 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1642. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1642 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1643. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1643 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1644 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1644. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1644 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1651. Short title

RS 1651 - Short title  The Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Regional Transit Authority Act of 1979.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1652. Declaration of policy

RS 1652 - Declaration of policy  The area comprising the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, and other parishes, has developed and continues to develop into a metropolitan area with a common interest in the cultural, social, and economic well-being of the people therein and the development of the educational, commercial, and industrial resources thereof. There exist in this metropolitan area serious traffic conditions and congestions and serious mass transportation problems which impede and will increasingly impede the development of these common interests toward their fullest potential. Concerted governmental action is needed to alleviate such traffic conditions and congestion, correct deficiencies in mass transportation, coordinate and balance the transportation facilities operating therein, and otherwise provide a sounder basis for the development of traffic patterns and control. The development of a mass transportation system through a joint instrumentality of the local governments within the metropolitan area is a reasonable approach to the aforesaid needs and problems. The cultural, social, and economic well-being of the people in the metropolitan area and the development of the educational, commercial, and industrial resources thereof are matters of public interest and concern throughout the state. Accordingly, it is the public policy of this state, as a matter of public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, to promote the establishment of such a joint instrumentality, encourage participation therein by the local governments involved, facilitate the accomplishment of its purposes, and bring about solutions to the aforesaid needs and problems.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1654. Creation, organization, and purpose

RS 1654 - Creation, organization, and purpose  A. There is hereby created the Regional Transit Authority, subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, which shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana comprising all of the territory in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany, or of such of the aforesaid or other parishes as elect to participate in the authority. The domicile of the authority shall be the parish of Orleans, but may be situated in one of the other participating parishes but only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total weighted vote of the authority.  B. The purpose for which the authority is created is to plan, design, lease as lessee, purchase, acquire, hold, own, construct, improve, have an equity in, finance, maintain, and administer a transit system within the metropolitan area to operate same or contract therefor, lease as lessor same for operation by private parties.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1657. Fares, rates, rentals, and charges

RS 1657 - Fares, rates, rentals, and charges  A. The board shall fix such fares, rates, rentals, and charges in such amounts as shall be sufficient in the aggregate when added to any other grants or funds available to the authority, to provide funds for the payment of the interest on and principal of all bonds, certificates, and other obligations payable from said revenues, and to meet all other encumbrances upon such revenues as provided by any agreement executed by the authority in connection with the issuance of bonds or certificates under this Chapter, and for the payment of all operating costs and expenses which shall be incurred by the authority, including provisions for appropriate reserves.  B. The term "charges" shall include revenues from contracts with the local governments within the metropolitan area under which the authority has agreed to render for them the public transportation service.  C. The board shall determine by itself exclusively, but after public hearings as hereinafter provided, the routes, types of construction, equipment, facilities, and the scope and standards of service to be operated by the authority, the scheduled services to be made available to the public and the amounts to be charged therefor. Before making any determinations as to scheduled services or amounts to be charged therefor, the board first shall hold at least one public hearing after giving notice of the time and place by twice advertising on different days in the newspaper having the largest circulation in the regional area not more than ten days nor less than five days prior to the hearings. As to all other matters, the board may hold such public hearings as it deems appropriate, and as to all public hearings, it may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations to govern such hearings not inconsistent with this Chapter.  D. Prior to determining the basic routes over which the authority shall operate its system and stations connected therewith, the board shall consult with the local governing body of the territory involved, and, additionally, shall hold at least one public hearing within the territory of each local government within the regional area at which the local governing body, or its representative, and the public may be heard.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1660 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1660. Competitive bidding on contracts, etc.

RS 1660 - Competitive bidding on contracts, etc. By way of illustration and not specification, all purchases, acquisitions, dispositions, contracts, leases, bond sales, and like actions of the authority referred to in the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to the public bid laws of this state.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1660.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1660.1. Public-private partnership projects

RS 1660.1 - Public-private partnership projects  A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary or the requirements of this Chapter, if the board of commissioners determines it is in the best interest of the taxpayers, the Regional Transit Authority, with approval of the House and Senate transportation, highways, and public works committees, may solicit proposals for and enter into contracts for public-private partnership projects for a transportation facility as defined in R.S. 48:2073, provided the authority shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 48:2084 through 2084.15 that are applicable to public-private partnership projects of the Louisiana Transportation Authority. However, R.S. 48:256.3 and 256.5 shall be applicable in the same manner as any other department projects.  B. The authority shall not receive an unsolicited proposal for a public-private partnership project.  Acts 2017, No. 216, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1661. Eminent domain

RS 1661 - Eminent domain  The authority shall have no power of eminent domain, but the city of New Orleans and the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard, for purposes of the authority, may exercise the broadest power of eminent domain permissible under the laws of this state; however, no local governing body shall exercise any power of eminent domain hereunder with respect to property located beyond its territorial limits, nor shall it expropriate any business enterprise or any of its assets for the purpose of operating that enterprise or halting competition with a government enterprise.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1662 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1662. Conflict of interests

RS 1662 - Conflict of interests  All members of the board and every employee of the board or of the authority shall be subject to the provisions of state law governing governmental ethics in all matters relating to any interest or business, direct or indirect, of the authority.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.