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LA Rev Stat § 33:7804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7804. Board of commissioners; membership

RS 7804 - Board of commissioners; membership  A.(1) The commission shall be governed by a board of commissioners to be known as the "Board of Commissioners of the St. Bernard Parish Water and Sewer Commission". The board shall be composed of seven members, each of whom shall be a person who is actually domiciled in St. Bernard Parish during his term of office. Any member of the commission who removes his domicile from St. Bernard Parish shall thereby vacate his office, any declaration of retention of domicile notwithstanding. (2) The board shall elect its officers which shall include a president, first vice president, second vice president, and secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer may be, but shall not be required to be, a member of the board. All other officers shall be members of the board. B.(1) Members of the board shall be selected as follows:  (a) One member by the governing authority of the parish. (b) One member by the governing authority of Sewer District No. 1. (c) Two members by the governing authority of Sewer District No. 2. (d) Two members by the governing authority of Water District No. 1. (e) One member by the governing authority of Water District No. 2.  (2) In the event that any one or more of such districts ceases to exist, the appointments to be made thereafter by such district shall be made by the governing authority of the parish. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 337, §1, eff. July 10, 1990. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 337, §2.}}
LA Rev Stat § 33:7805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7805. Vacancies; officers, agents, and employees; compensation

RS 7805 - Vacancies; officers, agents, and employees; compensation A. The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment. 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. B. The board may establish and provide for other officers, agents, and employees as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of its object and purpose, and define and fix the duties, terms, and compensation thereof. However, the compensation of the secretary-treasurer of the board shall be limited to a per diem and travel allowance not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per month. If the secretary-treasurer is also a member of the board, he shall receive the compensation specified for a board member in Subsection C of this Section in lieu of his compensation as secretary-treasurer. C. Each member of the board shall be entitled to receive a per diem and travel allowance not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per month. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 337, §1, eff. July 10, 1990. NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 337, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7807. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 7807 - Exercise of powers; status of commission  The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana as a body politic and political subdivision thereof, exercising public and essential governmental functions. The exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7808. By-laws; rules and regulations

RS 7808 - By-laws; rules and regulations  The commission may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business not in conflict with this Chapter. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7809. Bonds

RS 7809 - Bonds  A. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending, or improving water, sewer, and sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations in the manner and under the terms and provisions as provided in Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 39:1011, et seq.). Such bonds or other debt obligations shall not be a charge upon the other income and revenues of the commission which are not pledged to the payment of the bonds, or of any other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. The issuance of a notice of intention, the publication thereof, approval by the State Bond Commission and the St. Bernard Parish Police Jury and the holding of a public hearing thereon under said Part XIII prior to the original enactment of this Chapter is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved. Any project or undertaking by the commission from which revenue is or will be derived, whether by lease, rents, fees, charges, or otherwise, shall be considered a revenue producing work of public improvement of the commission. B. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or improving water, sewer, or sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission, acting through the board, may also issue general obligation bonds under Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and levy special taxes for the construction, maintenance, and operation thereof when authorized by a vote of a majority of the electors of the parish who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose in accordance with law. C. The issuance of bonds shall be approved by the State Bond Commission and the St. Bernard Parish Police Jury, but no approval by the districts or any other entity shall be required. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7810. Period of existence

RS 7810 - Period of existence  The commission shall exist and continue and shall have and enjoy existence and succession for a period of the later of ninety-nine years from November 13, 1985, or until all of its contractual obligations have been performed and all debt securities issued by it fully paid. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7811. Construction

RS 7811 - Construction  This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted and shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts being authorized. No proceedings shall be necessary except such as are required herein. All powers of the commission contained in the aforesaid intergovernmental agreement executed on November 13, 1985 are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved, as supplemented herein. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7831 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7831. Creation and Purpose

RS 7831 - Creation and Purpose  A. For the object and purpose of providing economy and efficiency in the furnishing of water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal within any area of any parish, outside the corporate limits of municipalities, parish governing authorities may, upon their own initiative, create water and sewer commissions (herein the "commission") and grant unto the commission the rights, powers, and authority herein described, including, but not limited to, the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue bonds and the power to assume the indebtedness (in the same manner provided by Subpart C, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, for the assumption of district debt by parish governing authorities) of any underlying water or sewer district then existing. Such commissions shall be created by any parish governing authority upon request by governing authority of two or more existing parochial water or sewer districts, as evidenced by resolution adopted by the governing authority of each such district. B. Upon the creation of the commission and the fixing of its boundaries and jurisdiction, the commission shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, with authority to plan, finance, construct, acquire, improve, operate, and maintain water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal improvements and facilities within its designated boundaries. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7832 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7832. Board of commissioners to govern; membership

RS 7832 - Board of commissioners to govern; membership  A. The commission shall be governed by a board of commissioners to be known as the "Board of Commissioners of the (with the parish name inserted) Parish Water and Sewer Commission" (the "Board"). The board shall be composed of not less than five, nor more than seven members and shall elect its officers which shall include a president, vice president(s), and secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer may be, but shall not be required to be, a member of the board. All other officers shall be members of the board. B. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish, provided, however, that the initial board members shall be appointed from the current membership of the waterworks boards and/or sewer boards affected by the creation of the commission, provided, however, that each such board shall have at least one member appointed from its current membership. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7833 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7833. Terms of office; vacancies

RS 7833 - Terms of office; vacancies  The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the governing authority of the parish, except that the initial terms of office shall run for a period of two years from the date of appointment. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by reason of expiration of terms of office shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. 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. The board 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 and fix the duties, terms, and compensation thereof. Each member of the board, with approval of the board, shall be entitled to receive a stated per diem and travel allowance not to exceed the sum of three hundred dollars per month. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7835 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7835. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 7835 - Exercise of powers; status of commission  The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana as a body politic and political subdivision thereof, exercising public and essential governmental functions. The exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7836 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7836. By-laws; rules and regulations

RS 7836 - By-laws; rules and regulations  The commission may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business not in conflict with this Chapter. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7837 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7837. Bonds

RS 7837 - Bonds  A. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending, or improving water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations in the manner and under the terms and provisions as provided in Part VII or Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Such bonds or other debt obligations shall not be a charge upon the other income and revenues of the commission which are not pledged to the payment of the bonds, or of any other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. Any project or undertaking by the commission from which revenue is or will be derived, whether by lease, rents, fees, charges, or otherwise, shall be considered a revenue producing work of public improvement of the commission. B. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, operating, or improving water, sewer, or sewage treatment or disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission, acting through the board, may also, under Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana levy special taxes when authorized by a vote of a majority of the electors of the area contained within the boundaries of the commission who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose in accordance with law. C. The issuance of any bonds or debt obligations or the levy of special taxes by the commission, shall be approved by the State Bond Commission and the parish governing authority, but no approval by any underlying district or any other entity shall be required. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7838 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7838. Period of existence

RS 7838 - Period of existence  The commission shall exist and continue and shall have and enjoy existence and succession for a period of the later of ninety-nine years from the date of its creation, or until all of its contractual obligations have been performed and all debt securities issued by it fully paid. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7839 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7839. Construction

RS 7839 - Construction  This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted and shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts being authorized. No proceedings shall be necessary except such as are required herein. Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8001. Creation and authority

RS 8001 - Creation and authority  Any parish governing authority may create garbage districts composed of territory wholly within the parish and outside of the corporate limits of municipal corporations. Each such district shall be a political and legal subdivision of the state, with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name, to incur debts and to contract obligations, to have a corporate seal, to do and perform all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name necessary and proper for the purpose of constructing and maintaining garbage disposal works and garbage collection and disposal systems within its territorial limits, to enter into contracts with any persons or corporations to provide and maintain garbage collection and disposal services within its territorial limits, and generally to perform any and all acts and duties necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of such creation.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8002. Name; composition of board; administration

RS 8002 - Name; composition of board; administration  A. Each such district shall be designated as Garbage District No. . . . of the parish of . . . (with the number assigned to the district and the parish name inserted), and shall have as its governing authority the governing authority creating it. The governing authority may, and on the request of fifty percent or more of the electors who are residents of the garbage district shall, appoint for such district a supervising board of three property taxpayers who are residents of the district, for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed. The successors shall be appointed by the governing authority for like terms of four years as long as such district shall exist. B. The board of supervisors shall elect from its number a chairman and a secretary; shall meet monthly and upon the call of its chairman; and shall have authority to provide the specifications for the construction and repair of any garbage collection and disposal works, to supervise such work and to make recommendations to the governing authority for the proper maintenance and operation of such garbage collection and disposal works and systems. C. The officers of the governing authority creating the garbage district shall be the officers of the district without additional compensation. The treasurer of the district shall furnish a special bond, in an amount fixed by the governing authority, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premiums for the bond shall be paid by the garbage district. D. Each member of the board of supervisors shall receive a per diem of ten dollars for each meeting attended, but shall not be paid for more than twenty-five meetings in each year. The per diem shall be paid out of the funds in the hands of the treasurer, if available and belonging to the garbage district. Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8003. Authority to incur debt

RS 8003 - Authority to incur debt  Garbage districts created hereunder may incur indebtedness and issue and sell negotiable bonds in an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the assessed valuation of taxable property of said district for the purpose of acquiring, installing or constructing and equipping garbage collection and disposal works. Such bonds shall be issued and sold by the governing authority of the district in the same form and manner as is provided for the issuance and sale of bonds of other political subdivisions by Act 18 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1975,1 and acts amendatory thereof. For the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, the governing authority of the garbage district shall levy an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, in the manner provided for the payment of principal and interest of bonds of other political subdivisions by Act 18 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1975, and acts amendatory thereof. Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1. 1R.S. 39:501 et seq. (repealed; see now, R.S. 18:1281 et seq.).
LA Rev Stat § 33:8004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8004. Limitations

RS 8004 - Limitations  A. For the purpose of providing and maintaining garbage collection and disposal services, any garbage district may levy taxes, in excess of the limitations otherwise fixed by law, not to exceed in any year ten mills on the dollar on all taxable property in such district; however, this special tax shall not run for a longer period than ten years. In addition, this special tax shall not be levied unless the rate, purpose, and duration of the special tax first has been submitted to the electors of the garbage district in which the tax is to be levied, at an election called and held for that purpose, in the same manner as is provided by law relative to elections for the levying of taxes in R.S. 18:1281, et seq., and a majority of those voting have voted in favor thereof. B. Prior to the levying of taxes by a garbage district as authorized by the provisions of this Section, the garbage district must comply with the following requirements:  1. The garbage district must obtain the consent of the appropriate parish governing authority by a two-thirds vote of its membership for such a tax levy. 2. The garbage district must hold at least three public meetings within the affected area of the district prior to obtaining the consent of the parish governing authority. Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1; Acts 1986, No. 659, §1; Acts 1986, No. 717, §1. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 717, §1.}}
LA Rev Stat § 33:8031 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8031. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8031 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8032 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8032. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8032 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8033 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8033. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8033 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8034 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8034. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8034 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8035 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8035. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8035 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8036 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8036. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8036 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8037 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8037. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 8037 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8041 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8041. Creation of district; boundaries; purpose

RS 8041 - Creation of district; boundaries; purpose  A. There is hereby created the LaSalle-Grant Solid Waste Disposal District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall be composed of all territory within the geographic limits of the parishes of Grant and LaSalle and may include all territory within any municipality within these parishes at the request of the governing authority of such municipality. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, other parishes shall be allowed to dispose of their waste within the district with the approval of a majority of the board of commissioners of the district. B. The purpose of the district is to provide solid waste disposal within its jurisdiction. Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8042 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8042. Board of commissioners; method of appointment; qualifications of members; terms and vacancies

RS 8042 - Board of commissioners; method of appointment; qualifications of members; terms and vacancies  A.(1) The LaSalle-Grant Solid Waste Disposal District shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of six members. (2) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury. Any or all of the commissioners may be members of the Grant Parish Police Jury, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. (3) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the LaSalle Parish Police Jury. Any or all of the commissioners may be members of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. B. The terms of the members shall be concurrent with that of the appointing authority. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the unexpired term of office. Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.