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LA Rev Stat § 34:1709 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1709. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 1709 - Construction of works of public improvement  The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvement 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 1960, No. 228, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1710 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1710. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 1710 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money  The board may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or its deputies for inspecting hatches, surveying cargoes and the like. The master of each vessel shall, however, be furnished free one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.  The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this paragraph shall be used to defray the administrative, operative and maintenance expenses of the board. The board may likewise borrow money for the said purposes from time to time and issue certificates of indebtedness secured by any fees and the tax, provided that such loan shall in no year exceed the estimated revenues for such year.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 228, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1711. Revenue and mortgage revenue bonds

RS 1711 - Revenue and mortgage revenue bonds  For the purpose of acquiring lands for the uses of the said district and to provide funds for the making and construction of the public works, facilities and improvements outlined in this Chapter, the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District is authorized to issue revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Sub-Part C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as well as mortgage revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Sub-Part B, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 404, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1714 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1714. Annual taxes

RS 1714 - Annual taxes  The board shall levy annually the taxes as provided herein on all property situated within the district under the same methods, terms and conditions and at the same time as state and parish taxes are levied, assessed and collected; these taxes shall be secured by the same lien upon the property subject to taxation within the district as taxes for state and parish purposes; the property subject to any taxes within the district shall be sold for failure to pay the same in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent state, parish and other taxes.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 228, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1715 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1715. Collection of taxes

RS 1715 - Collection of taxes  The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes and the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Chapter. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the parish of St. Bernard shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over, in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The 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 delinquencies or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The tax collector shall retain from taxes collected by him for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Chapter the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 228, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1801. Creation of Avoyelles Parish Port Commission

RS 1801 - Creation of Avoyelles Parish Port Commission  A.(1) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission, which shall be composed of five members, at least one of whom shall be a minority, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:  (2) The members of the police jury of Avoyelles Parish shall select two commissioners, the Town of Simmesport shall select one commissioner, the representative representing House District Twenty-Eight shall select one commissioner, and the senators representing Senate District Twenty-Eight and Senate District Thirty-Two shall, collectively, select one commissioner. Each commissioner shall be domiciled in Avoyelles Parish.  (3)(a) Upon the effective date of this Paragraph, the existing commissioners shall remain until their termed year. Commissioners appointed thereafter shall serve four-year terms subsequent to staggered terms as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. The term shall end on January thirty-first of the termed year. The selection process shall commence February first and be completed within thirty days.  (b)(i) Two members shall serve a term of two years; two members shall serve a term of three years; and one member shall serve a term of four years.  (ii) The terms of the respective members shall be determined from a selection by lot at the first meeting of the board.  (iii) For purposes of this Subparagraph, "selection by lot" shall mean a random selection from the pool of chosen commissioners.  (4) The mayor of Simmesport or his designee, who shall be a member of the board of aldermen of the town of Simmesport, shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of the commission.  (5) Except as in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection, no person who holds an elective public office of any kind in federal, state, or local governments shall be appointed or serve as a member of the commission. Any member of the commission who, during his term of office, is elected to such office shall be deemed to have resigned from the commission by virtue of being elected to such public office.  B. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, and a qualified voter and a taxpayer of the State of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 2016, No. 594, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2021, No. 332, §1, eff. June 14, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1802. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 1802 - Officers of the commission; meetings  The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary and 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 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 governing its meetings and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1805. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 1805 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds  For a period of sixty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said sixty days.  Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement, once a week for not less than thirty days, by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Simmesport, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and such other places as the commission shall determine, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to re-advertise for new bids. If, after advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received, or if such bids as are received are considered in the discretion of the commission to be unsatisfactory, then and in that event, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1806. Right to expropriate

RS 1806 - Right to expropriate  The Avoyelles Parish Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with expropriation laws of the state of Louisiana, any wharves, landings or any other property necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1807. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 1807 - Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply  The prohibition, contained in R.S. 43:111, against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1851 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1851. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1851 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1852 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1852. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1852 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1853 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1853. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1853 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1854 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1854. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1854 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1855 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1855. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1855 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1856 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1856. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1856 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1857 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1857. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.

RS 1857 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1861 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1861. Creation of Vidalia Port Commission

RS 1861 - Creation of Vidalia Port Commission  A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Vidalia Port Commission, which shall be composed of seven members, who shall be residents of the parish of Concordia, who shall serve without compensation, and who shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Vidalia.  B. Of the commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Vidalia, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of four years, and the remaining commissioners shall be appointed for a term of six years. Thereafter, the successors to each of the commissioners shall be appointed for terms of four years.  C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter and taxpayer of the state of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §1; Acts 2014, No. 505, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1863 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1863. Limits of the district

RS 1863 - 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 Vidalia as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and extending southward of said municipal limits to the northern boundary of the Forrest-Moreau Plantation and all the land fronting the Mississippi River to a depth of five hundred feet from low water's edge. B. The commission shall be domiciled in the town of Vidalia. Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1864 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1864. Transitional provisions

RS 1864 - Transitional provisions  All lands and rights of way or servitudes and revenues therefrom within the hereinabove described district belonging to the Concordia Port Commission on the effective date of this Act are hereby granted, conveyed, transferred, and delivered to the Vidalia 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 Concordia Port Commission and the Vidalia Port Commission within thirty days of the effective date of this Act.  Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1865 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1865. Officers of the board; meetings

RS 1865 - Officers of the board; meetings The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the offices 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 action or resolutions of the commission shall 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. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1866 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1866. Rights and powers of the commission

RS 1866 - Rights and powers of the commission A. The commission may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties. It may employ such officers, agents, and employees as it finds necessary in the performance of its duties, and it may prescribe the duties, powers, and compensation of such officers, agents, and employees. The commission on such terms as it agrees upon, may contract for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs and, on terms and conditions mutually agreeable, may utilize the services of the other executive departments of the state. B. The commission shall regulate the commerce and traffic within such port area in such manner as may, in its judgment, be for the best interest of the state. It shall have charge of and administer public wharves, docks, sheds, and landings and may construct or acquire and equip wharves and landings and other structures useful for the commerce of the port area and provide mechanical facilities therefor. It shall also have authority to erect sheds or other structures on such wharves and landings; to maintain proper depths of water at all such wharves and landings; to provide light, water, police protection, and other services for its facilities as it may deem advisable; to construct or acquire, maintain, and operate basins, locks, canals, warehouses, and elevators; to charge for the use of all facilities administered by it and for all services rendered by it such fees, rates, tariffs, or other charges as it may establish; to establish harbor lines within the port area by agreement with the United States Corps of Engineers; and to construct, own, operate, and maintain terminal rail facilities and other common carrier rail facilities for the purpose of rendering rail transportation to and from the facilities to be erected, owned, and operated by the commission in both intrastate and interstate commerce. C. The commission may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in the port area in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by any of its officers or employees for inspecting hatches, surveying cargo, or making other surveys or inspections of vessels in the port area, but shall furnish, without charge, to the master of each such vessel one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo. D. The commission may make and enter into contracts, leases, and other agreements with railroads, trucking companies, barge lines, and with any and all companies interested in the transportation, storage, and shipping of goods and other products, whether by rail, truck line, barge line, oceangoing vessels, or otherwise for the use of facilities administered by the commission or any part or portion thereof for a period of time not exceeding forty years. However, no exclusive franchise shall be granted to any carrier. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1867 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1867. Testing validity of bonds; prescription; sale of bonds

RS 1867 - Testing validity of bonds; prescription; sale of bonds A. For a period of sixty days after the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court may inquire into such matters after the lapse of the sixty days. B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement for bids once a week for not less than thirty days by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and such other places as the commission determines, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and the right to readvertise for new bids. If, after the advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received or if such bids as are received are considered, in the discretion of the commission, to be unsatisfactory, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds. C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to the Vidalia Port Commission. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1901. Creation of Columbia Port Commission

RS 1901 - Creation of Columbia Port Commission  A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Columbia Port Commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:  (1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell;  (2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Columbia;  (3) One commissioner shall be elected by the appointed commissioners at their initial meeting.  B. One of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell shall serve for one year. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Columbia shall serve for two years. The commissioner initially elected by the appointed commissioners shall serve a term of three years. The remaining commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Columbia shall serve a term of four years and the remaining commissioner, initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell, shall serve a term of five years. Thereafter, the successors of such commissioners shall be appointed for five-year terms.  C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, and a qualified voter and a taxpayer of the State of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1962, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1902. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 1902 - Officers of the commission; meetings  The commission shall elect from among 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 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 governing its meeting and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.  Added by Acts 1962, No. 239, §1.