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LA Rev Stat § 38:3098.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3098.8. Chapter supplementary to other laws and regulations

RS 3098.8 - Chapter supplementary to other laws and regulations  This Chapter shall be supplementary to laws, rules, and regulations of the state of Louisiana, or any of its political subdivisions, and of any other state agencies or commissions, except insofar as such conflict may exist.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 715, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3099.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3099.1. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.

RS 3099.1 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3099.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3099.2. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.

RS 3099.2 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3099.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3099.3. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.

RS 3099.3 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3099.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3099.4. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.

RS 3099.4 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 49, §4, eff. July 1, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3101. Definitions

RS 3101 - Definitions  When used in this Chapter:  (1) "Agency" means the state of Louisiana, its municipalities or parishes, or the agencies of any of them, including particularly, but not exclusively, the Department of Transportation and Development.  (2) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or association.  (3) "Displaced person" means  (a) any person who, on or after the effective date of this chapter, moves from real property, or moves his personal property from real property, as a result of the acquisition of such real property, in whole or in part, or as the result of the written order of the acquiring agency to vacate real property, for a program or project undertaken by an agency; and solely for the purposes of R.S. 38:3104(A) and (B) and R.S. 38:3103, as a result of the acquisition of or as the result of the written order of the acquiring agency to vacate other real property, on which such person conducts a business or farm operation, for such program or project; or  (b) any person who moves or discontinues his business or moves other personal property, or moves from his dwelling on or after the effective date of this chapter as the direct result of code enforcement, demolition or interim assistance activities, or a program of rehabilitation of buildings conducted pursuant to a governmental program.  (4) "Business" means any lawful activity, excepting a farm operation, conducted primarily--  (a) for the purchase, sale, lease and rental of personal and real property, and for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property;  (b) for the sale of services to the public;  (c) by a nonprofit organization; or  (d) solely for the purpose of R.S. 38:3104(A), for assisting in the purchase, sale, resale, manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, personal property, or services by the erection and maintenance of an outdoor advertising display or displays, whether or not such display or displays are located on the premises on which any of the above activities are conducted.  (5) "Farm operation" shall mean any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities, including timber, for sale and home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator's support.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 207, §1; Acts 1977, No. 216, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3102. Administration of relocation assistance programs

RS 3102 - Administration of relocation assistance programs  In order to prevent unnecessary expenses and duplication of functions, the agency may make relocation payments or provide relocation assistance or otherwise carry out the functions required under this Chapter by utilizing the facilities, personnel, and services of any other federal, state or local governmental agency having an established organization for conducting relocation assistance programs.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3103. Relocation services

RS 3103 - Relocation services  The agency may provide a relocation advisory assistance program which may include such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order:  (1) To determine the needs, if any, of displaced persons for relocation assistance;  (2) To assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement there will be available, to the extent that can be reasonably accomplished, in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced, housing meeting the standards established by the agency head for decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, equal in number to the number of, and available to, such displaced persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment; except that the agency head may prescribe by regulation for instances where such requirements may be waived.  (3) To assist a displaced person displaced from his business or farm operation in obtaining and becoming established in suitable replacement locations;  (4) To supply current and continuing information concerning the Federal Housing Administration home acquisition program under Section 221(d)(2) of the National Housing Act,1 the small business disaster loan program under Section 7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act,2 and other programs of this State or the Federal Government, and information concerning availability, prices and rentals of comparable housing and commercial properties.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971. 112 U.S.C.A. §1715 L (d)(2). 215 U.S.C.A. §636(b)(3).
LA Rev Stat § 38:3104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3104. Relocation payments

RS 3104 - Relocation payments  A. Payments for actual expenses: As part of the cost of construction the agency may compensate a displaced person for:  (1) his actual and reasonable expenses in moving himself, his family, his business, or his farm operation, or other personal property.  (2) actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate such property, as determined by the head of the agency and  (3) actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm.  B. Alternative payments (dwellings): In the alternative the agency may pay to any displaced person, who moves from a dwelling who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by Subsection (A) of this section:  (1) A moving expense allowance, determined according to a schedule established by the head of the agency not to exceed three hundred dollars;  (2) A dislocation allowance in the amount of two hundred dollars.  C. Alternative payments (business and farm operations): In the alternative, the agency may pay to any displaced person, who moves or discontinues his business or farm operations, who elects to accept the payment authorized by this section in lieu of the payment authorized by Subsection (A) of this section, a fixed relocation payment in an amount equal to the average annual net earnings of the business or farm operation, but not less than twenty-five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars. In the case of a business, no payment shall be made under this subsection unless the agency is satisfied that the business (a) cannot be relocated without a substantial loss of its existing patronage, and (b) is not part of a commercial enterprise having at least one other establishment, not being acquired by the state or by the United States, which is engaged in the same or similar business. For purposes of this subsection, the term "average annual net earnings" means one-half of any net earnings of the business or farm operation, before federal and state income taxes, during the two taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year in which such business or farm operation moves from the real property acquired for such project, or during such other period as the head of the agency determines to be more equitable for establishing such earnings, and includes any compensation paid by the business or farm operation to the owner, his spouse, or his dependents during such two year periods. To be eligible for the payment authorized by this subsection, the business or farm operation must make its federal and state income tax returns available and its financial statements and accounting records available for audit for confidential use to determine the payment authorized by this subsection.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3106. Expenses incidental to transfer of property

RS 3106 - Expenses incidental to transfer of property  A. In addition to amount otherwise authorized by this Chapter, the agency may reimburse the owner of real property acquired for a project for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred for penalty costs for prepayment of any mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering such real property if such mortgage is on record or has been filed for record as provided by law on the date of approval by the head of the agency of the location of such project.  B. No payment received under this Chapter shall be considered as income for purposes of the state income tax law; nor shall such payments be considered as income or resources to any recipient of public assistance and such payment shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled to under the state welfare act.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3107 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3107. Delegation of authority to adopt rules and regulations

RS 3107 - Delegation of authority to adopt rules and regulations  The agency head is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as he deems necessary and appropriate to carry out provisions of this Chapter. The agency head is authorized and empowered to adopt all or any part of applicable federal rules and regulations which are necessary or desirable to implement this Chapter. Such rules and regulations may include, but not be limited to, provisions relating to:  (A) Payments authorized by this Chapter to assure that such payments shall be fair and reasonable and as uniform as possible.  (B) Prompt payment after a move to displaced persons who make proper application and are entitled to payment, or, in hardship cases, payment in advance.  (C) Moving expense allowances as provided for in R.S. 38:3104(A) and (B).  (D) Standards for decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings.  (E) Eligibility of displaced persons for relocation assistance payments, the procedure for such persons to claim such payments, and the amount thereof.  (F) Procedure for an aggrieved displaced person to have his determination of eligibility or amount of payment reviewed by the head of the agency.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3108 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3108. Eminent domain

RS 3108 - Eminent domain  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as creating, in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of value or of damage not in existence on the date of enactment of this Chapter. Any payments herein authorized are gratuities and are vested in the discretion of the agency head.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3109 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3109. Fund availability

RS 3109 - Fund availability  Funds dedicated, appropriated or otherwise available to any state agency or unit of local government for the acquisition of real property or any interest therein for a particular program or project shall be available also for obligation and expenditure to carry out the provisions of this Chapter as applied to that program or project.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 116, §1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3110 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3110. Last resort housing

RS 3110 - Last resort housing  In the event that, in the vicinity of any state or local project, comparable, decent, safe and sanitary housing is not available to enable replacement of housing as contemplated by R.S. 38:3105, for whatever reason, then the agency constructing the project may use any method practicable to provide adequate housing, including, but not limited to, payment for the benefit of the displaced person in excess of the sums specified by R.S. 38:3105, acquisition of land and construction of housing, or other methods permitted under federal laws and regulations. This Section shall have both retroactive and prospective effect and shall be interpreted liberally to accomplish the desired result of providing the needed housing.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 369, §1, eff. July 10, 1979. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 230, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3201 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3201. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 3201 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3302. Board of commissioners

RS 3302 - Board of commissioners  The management and control of the district shall be vested in a board of commissioners for the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District. The board shall have the authority to establish adequate drainage, flood control, and water resources development to include but not be limited to construction of reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pumped drainage systems, and other flood control works.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 896, §1. Acts 1984, No. 907, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3303. Appointment and term of commissioners

RS 3303 - Appointment and term of commissioners  A. The board of commissioners shall be composed of thirteen members.  B. One member shall be appointed by the governor from the district at large.  C. The remaining twelve members shall be appointed by the governor as follows:  (1) Two qualified electors residing in that portion of each parish within the district from nominations submitted by the members of the legislature serving that portion of each parish within the district.  (2) In the event any present member of the commission shall cease to be a member thereof for any reason prior to the expiration of his term, his successor shall be appointed from the same parish as the original appointment provided in this Chapter. Thereafter, the successors of all of the commissioners shall be appointed for terms concurrent with the appointing governor. Any subsequent vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.  D. All members of the board appointed by the governor shall serve terms concurrent with that of the governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 896, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 111, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 907, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3304. Meetings of board; quorum; officers; removal of commissioners; salaries and expenses; requirements; frequency and location

RS 3304 - Meetings of board; quorum; officers; removal of commissioners; salaries and expenses; requirements; frequency and location  A. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum to do business. They shall organize and elect a president and a vice president from their members and such other officers as the board deems necessary. They shall appoint a secretary and an attorney. The salary of the secretary shall be fixed by the board.  B. In case of the death, resignation, absence, inability, or failure to act of the president, the secretary shall call the board together and the board shall appoint one of their number to serve as acting president, and he shall perform all the duties of president. In case of neglect of duty by any commissioner, or of his failure, without good cause, to attend regular meetings for three times successively, the governor, on request of the board, shall remove the commissioner and appoint his successor. The commissioners may fix the per diem of the members appointed by the governor, however, the per diem of each member shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the rate allowable for per diem deductions pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) during the time such member is in actual attendance upon the board or performing duties authorized by the board. Such per diem shall be payable for a maximum of twenty-four days per year, except if an emergency is declared by the governor, during the period of such emergency as determined by the governor, the board shall be authorized to hold as many meetings or emergency activities as the board deems necessary and the members shall be paid per diem for such meetings or activities. The board shall provide at least two weeks notice to the public of its intent to vote on whether or not to fix the per diem of its members above sixty dollars.  C.(1) The board shall adhere to the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq. The board shall operate under Robert's Rules of Order.  (2) The board shall designate the time and select the place for holding its regular sessions, which may be convened at any time upon call of the president or upon call of two of the commissioners, but the board shall meet at least quarterly. All meetings of the board shall be held at a meeting space located in a public building and open to the public for the purposes of the meetings. The location of the meetings shall be rotated among public buildings in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, and Livingston parishes.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 896, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 907, §1; Acts 2015, No. 423, §1; Acts 2018, No. 421, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3305 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3305. Department of Transportation and Development to advise board

RS 3305 - Department of Transportation and Development to advise board  The Department of Transportation and Development shall advise the board as to the progress and status of adequate drainage, flood control, and water resources development which shall include but is not limited to construction of reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pumped drainage systems, and other flood control wear of the district. The Department of Transportation and Development shall furnish estimates and specifications and perform all engineering work required of them by the board. Acts 1991, No. 325, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3306.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3306.1. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 265, §1.

RS 3306.1 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 265, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3307 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3307. Corporate status and powers of board; domicile; evidence of acts and proceedings; deposit of funds; warrants

RS 3307 - Corporate status and powers of board; domicile; evidence of acts and proceedings; deposit of funds; warrants  A. The board of commissioners shall, in addition to the powers herein conferred, be constituted a body politic or a political corporation vested with the powers inherent in political corporations.  B. It may sue and be sued under the style of Board of Commissioners for the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District. All process against the corporation shall be served on the president or secretary, and all suits in behalf of the board shall be brought by the president. The board shall, at its first regular meeting, elect a domicile for the purpose of being sued and keeping its office and archives, and service of process shall be made upon the president or upon the secretary of the board in person.  C. The board may buy and sell property, make and execute all contracts, and do and perform all things necessary to carry out the objects of this Chapter, subject to the limitations and duties herein provided.  D. The board shall have a corporate seal, and copies of all the regulations and copies of proceedings of the board certified to by its secretary, under its corporate seal, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the acts and proceedings of the board. All funds of the board shall be deposited in an account to the credit of the district, and all warrants shall be drawn thereon by the president, attested to by the secretary and seal of the board, and shall specify the indebtedness the warrants are intended to liquidate, in part or in whole.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 896, §1. Acts 1984, No. 907, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3308 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3308. Authority to issue bonds

RS 3308 - Authority to issue bonds  The Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District shall have authority to issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness in the manner provided by Part III and Part IV of Chapter 4 of this Title.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 896, §1. Acts 1984, No. 907, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:3309 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§3309. Authority to levy

RS 3309 - Authority to levy For the purpose of providing revenue to carry out the objects contemplated by this Chapter, the board of commissioners may levy on all property in the district, or on all property within the Comite River Diversion Canal Impact Area, subject to taxation for drainage purposes a district drainage tax not to exceed three mills on the dollar of its assessed valuation, as provided by Article VI, Section 19 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The tax shall not be levied unless the proposition to levy the tax is approved by a majority of the electors of the district, or by a majority of the electors of the Comite River Diversion Canal Impact Area if limited to such area, who vote on the proposition. Furthermore, such tax shall be levied only in those parishes in which a majority of the electors of the parish, which are within the district, voting in an election approve such proposition, and such proposition on the ballot provides that the ad valorem tax is to be levied only in said parishes. HCR NO. 1, 1989 R.S.; Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 14, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 1045, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.