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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4042. Notice to connect with sewer; plans and specifications; doing work or advertising for bids

RS 33:4042 - Notice to connect with sewer; plans and specifications; doing work or advertising for bids
Whenever the governing authority of any municipality or sewerage district, having a public sewerage system deem it necessary for the public health that owners of one or more premises connect their premises with the public sewer, the owners shall be so notified by registered letter directed to their last known address. If the work of making connection with the sewer is not begun at the end of ten days from the day the registered notice is deposited in the post office, the governing authority shall notify the engineer to prepare plans and specifications for making the connection with the public sewer, including water, service pipe for flushing purposes. The plans and specifications shall be uniform. The owner upon written notice to the governing authority, before adoption of the ordinance ordering advertisement, as provided below, may have installed a more expensive equipment, which the owner must fully and accurately describe, the extra cost of which shall be charged to the particular owner ordering it. The plans and specifications shall be filed in the office of the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district and the governing authority shall adopt an ordinance ordering and describing in general terms the contemplated sewerage connection giving the location of the premises and the name of the owner, and authorizing the clerk or secretary to advertise for bids. The advertisement shall be inserted at least twice in some newspaper published in the municipality or sewerage district, the first insertion to be not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for reception of bids and shall contain a general description of the contemplated sewerage connection. It shall refer to the plans and specifications on file and shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception of bids. The governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall furnish satisfactory security. The governing authority may reject any and all bids.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4043. Apportionment of cost

RS 33:4043 - Apportionment of cost
The entire cost of all the sewerage connections, closets, equipment, pipes, water connections, service pipes, labor, engineering, etc., shall be ascertained by the engineer and the costs to each property shall be assessed according to the material used, and work done under contract in connecting the property with the public sewer and water main. The engineering expenses shall be charged in the proportion that the costs of each connection bears to the whole and the costs of the connection and engineering shall be borne accordingly by each property connected with the public sewer unless such are funded by ad valorem taxes or parcel fees pursuant to R.S. 33:3980.1.
Acts 1999, No. 1167, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4044. Assessment against property; assessment lien

RS 33:4044 - Assessment against property; assessment lien
The governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district shall, upon final and satisfactory completion of the work, accept the same by ordinance and provide for the levy of taxes or fees in accordance with R.S. 33:3980.1 or an assessment against the property connected with the sewerage in the amounts respectively due by the owners thereof, according to the rules of ascertainment and apportionment provided for in R.S. 33:4043, each assessment being separately numbered. A certified copy of the ordinance containing the assessment shall, upon its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish in which the assessed property is situated, and the same, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the municipality and sewerage district against all properties therein assessed, which lien and privilege shall prime all other claims except taxes and previously recorded assessments for duly authorized public improvements, subject to R.S. 33:3671.
Acts 1999, No. 1167, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4045. Amount assessed placed on tax rolls; installments; cash discount; enforcement of liability

RS 33:4045 - Amount assessed placed on tax rolls; installments; cash discount; enforcement of liability
The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be placed upon the tax rolls divided in five equal installments, the first installment being due and payable at the same time as the taxes of the year in which the work is completed, and the other four installments will be due and collectable during the period that the regular taxes are collectable by the municipality or sewerage district. The day of delinquency of either of these installments shall be the 31st day of December of the year in which each installment falls due in principal or in interest. Each installment shall carry the same rate of interest as does the certificate issued by the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district and the interest shall be paid annually on the unpaid installments. The owner of the property may pay in cash within ten days after the adoption of the ordinance accepting the work, and shall receive on account of the cash payment, a discount equal to five per cent per annum on the amount due and paid by him, which discount shall likewise be allowed by the contractor to the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district.
In the event any owner of property subject to the lien and privileges hereinabove provided fails to pay the amount apportioned against his property at its maturity, the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district may file a rule against the owner to show cause why the property should not be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment on the installments due; which rule shall be made returnable after five days of service in the manner required for ordinary citations, and shall be tried by preference. Judgment against the property holder shall be executed in the same manner as ordinary judgments.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4045.1. City of Lake Charles; amount assessed placed on tax rolls; installments; cash discount; enforcement of liability

RS 33:4045.1 - City of Lake Charles; amount assessed placed on tax rolls; installments; cash discount; enforcement of liability
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4045, in the city of Lake Charles the amounts assessed in the ordinance adopted pursuant to R.S. 33:4044 shall be placed upon the tax rolls and divided into equal installments. The number of required installments shall be determined by the governing authority of the city. The first installment shall be due and payable at the same time as the taxes of the year in which the work is completed and the remaining installments will be due and collectable during the period that the regular taxes are collectable by the city of Lake Charles. The day of delinquency of these installments shall be the thirty-first day of December of the year in which each installment falls due in principal or in interest. Each installment shall carry the same rate of interest as does the certificate issued by the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles, and the interest shall be paid annually on the unpaid installments.
B. The owner of the property assessed under the provisions of this Subpart may pay in cash within ten days after the adoption of the ordinance accepting the work, as provided by R.S. 33:4044, and shall receive on account of the cash payment a discount equal to five percent per annum on the amount due and paid by him, which discount shall likewise be allowed by the contractor to the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles.
C. In the event any owner of property subject to the lien and privileges authorized pursuant to this Subpart fails to pay the amount apportioned against his property at its maturity, the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles may file a rule against the owner to show cause why the property should not be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment on the installments due, which rule shall be made returnable after five days of service in the manner required for ordinary citations, and shall be tried by preference. Judgment against the property holder shall be executed in the same manner as ordinary judgments.
Acts 2003, No. 970, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4047. Penalty for delinquency in paying assessment

RS 33:4047 - Penalty for delinquency in paying assessment
Upon any delinquency on the part of the property owner in paying the assessment on or before the date of maturity, the property holder's assessment shall bear additional interest at the rate of one per cent per month as a penalty, which interest shall be collectible in the same manner as is provided for in the collection of the unpaid portion of the special assessment.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4048. Extension upon tax rolls of installments due

RS 33:4048 - Extension upon tax rolls of installments due
When the assessment rolls for the year in which the work hereinabove provided for, has been filed before the work has been completed and accepted by the municipality, or sewerage district, the tax collector of the municipality or sewerage district shall extend upon the rolls for the year in which the work has been accepted the installments due by the owner of the property for that year, and each successive year thereafter the tax assessor shall extend upon the tax rolls the installments due for that year according to the ordinance levying the assessment.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4051. Consolidation of districts by parish governing authority; approval of governing body; rights of consolidated district; governing body of district

RS 33:4051 - Consolidation of districts by parish governing authority; approval of governing body; rights of consolidated district; governing body of district
The governing authority of any parish may create within such parish one or more consolidated sewerage districts comprised of one or more existing sewerage districts, together with, if so determined by the governing authority, territory not within the boundaries of an existing sewerage district. No sewerage district the governing body of which is not the governing authority of the parish may be included in any consolidated district without the approval of the governing body of such district to be evidenced by resolution, and no sewerage district lying wholly or partially within the limits of an incorporated municipality may be so included in a consolidated district without the consent of the governing authority of such municipality to be evidenced by resolution. Consolidated sewerage districts so created shall constitute sewerage districts within the meaning of Part III of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and as such shall enjoy all rights, powers, and privileges enjoyed by other sewerage districts under the provisions of said section, including the right to issue bonds, and shall have the right to issue certificates of indebtedness secured by local or special assessments. The governing authority of each such consolidated sewerage district shall be the governing authority of the parish creating the district.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 276, §1 par. 1; Acts 2014, No. 158, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4052. Notice of intention to create district; publication; public hearings; incontestability of creation after publication

RS 33:4052 - Notice of intention to create district; publication; public hearings; incontestability of creation after publication
Before any such consolidated district shall be finally created the governing authority of the parish shall publish in the official journal of the parish at least once not less than fifteen days prior to the date of hearing a notice of its intention to create such district and fixing a date for the holding of a public hearing in which all persons interested may be heard on the question of benefit accruing to their property by reason of the creation of the district. The governing authority in determining the boundaries of any such consolidated district shall take into consideration the question of benefits accruing to the property therein. Such notice of hearing shall set forth the proposed name and boundaries of the district, list the districts to be so consolidated and state the amount of outstanding indebtedness of each and shall state the time and place fixed for the hearing. Following the creation of any such district notice of such creation stating the boundaries of the district shall be published one time in the official journal of the parish. Thirty days after such publication the creation of the district shall become incontestable and no court shall have any right to entertain litigation questioning the legality of the creation of such district. If the governing authority shall desire to call an election in any such district on the issuance of bonds, the levy of special taxes or the assumption of indebtedness, notice of such election may be published during the expiration of such thirty day period.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 276, §1, par. 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4053. Effect of consolidation on authority to issue bonds; transfer of records to consolidated district; assumption of outstanding indebtedness; rights and privileges of consolidated district

RS 33:4053 - Effect of consolidation on authority to issue bonds; transfer of records to consolidated district; assumption of outstanding indebtedness; rights and privileges of consolidated district
At the expiration of such thirty day period, sewerage districts included in any such consolidated district shall no longer have the right to issue bonds and all books and records and assets thereof shall be transferred to the consolidated district. Unless such consolidated district shall vote to assume the indebtedness of each underlying district as hereinafter provided, it shall be the duty of the governing authority of the consolidated district to cause taxes to continue to be levied for the payment of the outstanding indebtedness of each underlying district in all respects as would have been required had such consolidation not been effected, except that where such indebtedness of any underlying district consists of revenue bonds payable from service charges or obligations payable from the proceeds of special assessments, the governing authority shall continue to impose and collect such service charges and assessments. Such taxes as may be levied by the governing authority of the consolidated district in the underlying districts shall be entitled to the benefit of the exemption and to the reimbursal authorized by R.S. 39:253.
Consolidated sewerage districts created under this Sub-part shall have all rights, powers and privileges granted to and enjoyed by other sewerage districts under the constitution and laws of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 276, §1, pars. 3, 4.
NOTE: Former R.S. 39:253 was repealed by Act No. 10 of the 1972 Extraordinary Session.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4054. Effect of consolidation on rights of bond holders; assumption of indebtedness; consolidation of districts existing prior to August 1, 1956; purposes of consolidated district

RS 33:4054 - Effect of consolidation on rights of bond holders; assumption of indebtedness; consolidation of districts existing prior to August 1, 1956; purposes of consolidated district
The creation of any consolidated sewerage district under this Sub-part shall not affect or impair in any manner contract rights enjoyed by the holders of any outstanding bonds of the underlying districts and to the extent required by such contract rights, taxes, special assessments and service charges on the property subject to the payment of principal of and interest on such bonds shall continue to be levied as above provided, provided, however, that any consolidated sewerage district may assume all indebtedness of its underlying districts in the manner and with the effect provided by R.S. 39:661, et seq. for the assumption of indebtedness by parishes. In the event indebtedness is so assumed, taxes for the payment thereof shall be levied by the governing authority on all taxable property in the consolidated district. Where the sewerage districts consolidated into any consolidated district under this Sub-part have been in existence prior to August 1, 1956, the creation of the consolidated district will be solely for the purpose of continuing the sewer improvement programs for which the districts so consolidated were originally created and the provisions of R.S. 39:253 shall be regarded as applicable in all respects to all taxes levied by any such consolidated district and such district shall be considered to be a district created prior to August 1, 1956, for all purposes of said section.
For the purpose of this Sub-part, any sewerage district which may have been theretofore created in any parish and which does not at the time of consolidation have outstanding any indebtedness or unexpired special taxes may be considered by the governing authority to be an existing district for purposes of consolidation or such district may be abolished by the governing authority and the territory therein contained regarded as unorganized territory for sewerage purposes.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 276, §1, pars. 5, 6.
NOTE: Former R.S. 39:253 was repealed by Act No. 10 of the 1972 Extraordinary Session.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4055. Refunding bonds; authority to issue; purpose of issuance; law governing

RS 33:4055 - Refunding bonds; authority to issue; purpose of issuance; law governing
Any consolidated sewerage district created under this Sub-part in addition to its right to issue bonds for improvement purposes payable from sewer revenues is hereby empowered to issue its refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding revenue bonds of one or more of its underlying districts, or in its discretion, may authorize and deliver a single issue of revenue bonds for both improvement and refunding purposes. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize the refunding of any bonds which have not matured or been properly called for redemption under a right of redemption therein reserved or which the holders thereof may not voluntarily surrender. Refunding bonds so authorized shall be authorized and issued in the manner provided by law for the issuance of other bonds of sewerage districts and shall be secured in the manner so provided by law, except that the governing authority may, in its discretion provide for changes in the source of payment of such bonds as it may consider desirable and except that any refunding bonds so authorized may be either sold or may be delivered in exchange for a like principal amount of the bonds refunded or may be sold in part or exchanged in part. Where any such refunding bonds are issued for the purpose of refunding bonds which are maturing or have been called for redemption within a period of six months from the issuance of such refunding bonds, such bonds may be sold and the proceeds thereof escrowed to be used in paying the bonds refunded on the date on which they so become payable through maturity or call for redemption. No election shall be necessary to the issuance of such refunding bonds. The provisions of law applicable to maturities and interest rates borne by other revenue bonds of sewerage districts shall be applicable to such refunding bonds. Refunding bonds so issued shall not exceed in principal amount the principal amount of the bonds to be so refunded. Where any such underlying district has outstanding bonds payable from ad valorem taxes and the indebtedness represented by such bonds is assumed by the consolidated district as herein authorized, the bonds of such underlying district may be refunded into bonds of the consolidated district in the manner provided in this Section for the refunding of revenue bonds.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 276, §1, par. 7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4062. Statement of purpose

RS 33:4062 - Statement of purpose
A. It is the intention of R.S. 33:4061 through 33:4063 that a comprehensive sewerage system shall be established in East Baton Rouge Parish through the efforts and upon the findings and recommendations of a citizens' board. Such board shall be the commission authorized in R.S. 33:4061. The commission shall be empowered and authorized to:
(1) Review economic, statistical, engineering, and other data related to such sewerage system.
(2) Make ongoing surveys and studies of the maintenance and operation of sewerage collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal facilities within its jurisdiction.
(3) Formulate a uniform schedule of sewerage service charges based on incremental units of cost to be applied equally within classifications of like character.
(4) Publish public notices, hold public hearings, and receive input from all interested citizens in the discharge of the commission's duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to, determining rates, fees, and charges to be fixed.
(5) Recommend by resolution the fees and charges to be levied by the council with respect to any sewer improvement area, sewerage system, or sewerage district created by the council, which area, system, or district has been made subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.
B. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as divesting or altering the power of the council to fix and amend sewer service charges, or the power, authority and autonomy of the municipal governments of Baker and Zachary to levy and collect sewer service charges with respect to the municipal sewerage systems owned and operated by either of said municipalities.
Acts 1984, No. 546, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4063. Creation of sewerage commission districts

RS 33:4063 - Creation of sewerage commission districts
The commission authorized by R.S. 33:4061 may be created by the adoption of a resolution of intention by the council and the publication by the council of a notice setting forth its intention to create the commission. The notice shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, with the first notice to appear in the official journal of the parish not less than ten days prior to the date specified for a public hearing to be held on the council's intention to create such commission. After holding public hearings on the matter, the council may adopt a resolution creating the commission and designating sewerage areas, systems, or districts, including the Greater Baton Rouge Consolidated Sewerage District, placed under the jurisdiction of the commission. The resolution adopted by the council shall contain the names of the twelve commissioners appointed by the mayor-president and approved by the council, and shall designate the date, time, and location of the first meeting of the commission.
Acts 1984, No. 546, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4064.1. Creation; purpose

RS 33:4064.1 - Creation; purpose
The Environmental Services Commission of St. Tammany Parish, hereinafter in this Subpart referred to as "the commission", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state, with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name. The commission shall be responsible for the protection of public health and the environment through the control, monitoring, and inspection of public and private sewerage and water systems and the provision and/or supervision of environmental services, all in the unincorporated portion of the parish of St. Tammany, and through enforcement of all ordinances and state and local regulations relative to such systems and services, all as further provided in this Subpart. The commission may also construct, purchase, own, maintain, operate, and improve sewerage and water systems as further provided in this Subpart. In addition to other powers specifically granted, the commission shall be authorized to exercise all powers and functions granted to any sewerage district and/or any waterworks district as provided by the Louisiana Constitution. The commission may also avail itself of the provisions of R.S. 33:3822.2, 3981 through 3996, 4041 through 4049, 4066.1 through 4066.17, and 4169 through 4169.2, all as amended.
Acts 1986, No. 934, §1; Acts 1990, No. 805, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1051, §1, eff. July 13, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 833, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4064.2. Composition; terms, compensation; quorum

RS 33:4064.2 - Composition; terms, compensation; quorum
A. The commission shall be comprised of seven members, as follows: two appointed by the governor; four appointed by the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish; and the president of said parish governing authority, or his designee, which designee must be a member of the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish. Each appointed member shall be a registered voter of St. Tammany Parish and a resident of the parish for at least two years prior to his appointment.
B. The initial members of the commission shall serve terms as follows: of the members appointed by the governor, one shall serve a one-year term and one shall serve a two-year term, as designated by the governor, and of the members appointed by the parish governing authority, two shall serve three-year terms and two shall serve four-year terms, as designated by said authority. Thereafter, all appointed members shall serve four-year terms.
C. In the event that an appointed member of the commission is elected to any office or moves his residence outside St. Tammany Parish, his membership on the commission shall be vacated, and his successor shall be immediately appointed by the original appointing authority.
D. All members of the commission shall be subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101, et seq.
E. Removal of commission members from office shall only be for cause.
F. Each commission member shall receive compensation in an amount of fifty dollars per meeting of the commission for no more than twenty-four meetings in any one calendar year. Each member shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in performance of his official duties.
G. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall adopt rules fixing its meetings and procedures; such rules may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission at a regular meeting. All meetings shall be held in accordance with the rules adopted by the commission and shall be open and public. All transactions of the commission shall be recorded in writing, and records of the commission shall be public.
Acts 1986, No. 934, §1; Acts 1989, No. 782, §1, eff. July 9, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4064.3. Executive director; employees

RS 33:4064.3 - Executive director; employees
A. The commission shall, by a two-thirds vote of its membership, appoint an executive director and shall fix his salary and bond. No elected official or commission member shall serve as executive director. The executive director shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission, and his duties shall be fixed by the commission. The commission may only remove the executive director by a two-thirds vote of its membership.
B. The commission may employ persons necessary for its efficient administration and operation. Employees of the commission shall be members of the Parochial Employees Retirement System. The commission shall also have authority to obtain legal counsel to supervise and conduct its legal business.
Acts 1986, No. 934, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4064.6. Conformity to development plans; franchising

RS 33:4064.6 - Conformity to development plans; franchising
A. The commission shall have the authority, upon authorization of the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish, to plan, adjust, and relocate sewerage and water systems within the unincorporated portion of St. Tammany Parish to conform with development plans approved by the parish governing authority.
B. The commission shall have sole authority to franchise, on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, construction or operation of sewerage and water systems in the unincorporated portion of St. Tammany Parish. Existing franchise agreements shall remain in force and shall comply with provisions of existing franchise agreements. The commission shall be responsible for the monitoring, enforcement, and supervision of all existing and future franchise agreements relative to sewerage and water systems. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict with the powers of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Existing public, nonprofit, and not-for-profit sewerage and water districts shall comply with all parish ordinances and regulations and with rules and regulations adopted by the commission relative to sewerage and water systems.
Acts 1986, No. 934, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.1. Creation; purpose; boundaries

RS 33:4065.1 - Creation; purpose; boundaries
A. The Lake Catherine Sewage and Water District, hereinafter in this Subpart referred to as "the district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name. The district shall be responsible for the protection of public health through the control, monitoring, and inspection of sewerage and water systems in the Lake Catherine area of the parish of Orleans and through enforcement of all ordinances and state and local regulations relative to such systems, all as further provided in this Subpart. The district may also construct, purchase, own, maintain, operate, and improve sewerage and water systems as further provided in this Subpart.
B. The boundaries of the district shall consist of the area between Chef Menteur Pass and Rigolets Pass along both sides of U.S. Highway 90 for approximately 46,000 lineal feet, including, those camps along the Old Hospital Road and on Lake Catherine in the vicinity of the Old Hospital Road in Sections 24 and 25, Township 10, Range 14 and the Fort Pike Subdivision including the surrounding area of the subdivision.
Acts 1990, No. 950, §2, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1050, §2, eff. July 31, 1992; S.C.R. No. 165, 1992 R.S., eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 394, §1,§3; Acts 1999, No. 1167, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1203, §1, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.2. Composition; terms; compensation; quorum

RS 33:4065.2 - Composition; terms; compensation; quorum
A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners which shall be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Catherine Sewage and Water District, hereinafter referred to as the "commission". The commission shall be comprised of nine members, as follows:
(1)(a) Two appointed by the Lake Catherine Camp and Landowners Civic Organization, Inc.
(b) One appointed by the Lake Catherine Land Company, Inc.
(2) Two appointed by the state senator in whose senatorial district the district is located.
(3) One appointed by the councilman of councilmanic District E.
(4) Two members representing the major landowners in the district shall be appointed by the other seven members of the commission.
(5) One by the state representative representing District No. 103.
B. The terms of the commission members shall be three years; however, commissioners may be removed by the appointing authority and may be reappointed.
C. All members of the commission shall be subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq.
D. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 394, §4 and Acts 1999, No. 1203, §4.
E. If funds are available, each commission member shall receive compensation in an amount of fifty dollars per meeting of the commission for no more than twenty-four meetings in any one calendar year, and each shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in performance of his official duties.
F. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall adopt rules fixing its meetings and procedures; such rules may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission at a regular meeting. All meetings shall be held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. All records of the commission shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
G. The board of commissioners shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary at its first meeting.
H. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 394, §4 and Acts 1999, No. 1203, §4.
Acts 1990, No. 950, §2, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1050, §2, eff. July 31, 1992; S.C.R. No. 165, 1992 R.S., eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 394, §§1, 4; Acts 1999, No. 1203, §§1, 4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.4. Funding

RS 33:4065.4 - Funding
A. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose, the commission is hereby authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills for an initial term not to exceed ten years on all taxable property located within the district. Thereafter, levy of an ad valorem tax by the commission shall be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:801 through 39:804. Such ad valorem tax shall be imposed by resolution of the commission only after the question of the imposition of the tax has been submitted to the qualified electors of the district at an election conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state, and the majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of the proposition. The proceeds of such tax shall be used for any of the purposes specified in R.S. 33:4065.1.
B. The district is hereby authorized to levy and collect an additional sales and use tax not in excess of one percent within the district. Such sales and use tax shall be imposed by resolution of the district1 only after the question of the imposition of the tax has been submitted to the qualified electors of the district at an election conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state, and the majority of those voting in the election have voted in favor of the proposition. Such tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, lease, and rental, the consumption and the storage for consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services in the district, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 through 317. This tax shall be in addition to all other taxes and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in R.S. 47:301 through 317. The proceeds of such tax shall be used for any of the purposes specified in R.S. 33:4065.1.
C. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, the district shall have the authority to incur debt and issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending, or improving sewerage and water systems. Such bonds shall be authorized and issued in accordance with the provisions of Part XIII of Chapter 4, Chapter 13, and Chapter 13-A, all of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Such bonds shall be issued in the name of the district and shall not be general obligations of the district, or the state but shall be limited obligations of the district. The bonds and the income thereof shall be exempt from all taxation in the state.
Acts 1990, No. 950, §2, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1050, §2, eff. July 31, 1992; S.C.R. No. 165, 1992 R.S., eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 394, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1203, §1.
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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.5. Conformity to development plans; franchising

RS 33:4065.5 - Conformity to development plans; franchising
A. The district shall have the authority to plan, adjust, and relocate sewerage and water systems within the district.
B. The district shall have sole authority to franchise, on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, construction or operation of sewerage and water systems in the district. Existing franchise agreements shall remain in force and shall comply with provisions of existing franchise agreements. The district shall be responsible for the monitoring, enforcement, and supervision of all existing and future franchise agreements relative to sewerage and water systems. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict with the powers of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Existing public, nonprofit, and not-for-profit sewerage and water districts shall comply with all parish ordinances and regulations and with rules and regulations adopted by the commission relative to sewerage and water systems.
Acts 1990, No. 950, §2, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1050, §2, eff. July 31, 1992; S.C.R. No. 165, 1992 R.S., eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 394, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1203, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.6. Sewerage and water board relieved of responsibility and obligations

RS 33:4065.6 - Sewerage and water board relieved of responsibility and obligations
A. The provisions of R.S. 33:4071 through R.S. 33:4159 notwithstanding, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is relieved of any and all responsibility to provide the public water system and the public sewerage system for the area encompassing the district herein created. Accordingly, it is also relieved of any responsibility or authority as set out in R.S. 33:4071 through R.S. 33:4159 as it pertains to the sewerage and water system in said district to include the establishment of rules and regulations to protect the integrity of said systems and insure that the sewerage and water systems conform to their rules and regulations and to require prior approval of the Sewerage and Water Board for the installation or connection to any sewerage or water system in said area.
B. In the event said sewerage and water district is abolished and/or the district seeks to have its public water and public sewerage systems owned, operated and maintained by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, the Sewerage and Water Board shall require as a minimum that the sewerage system and the water system meet the approved plans, specifications and regulations of the Sewerage and Water Board as well as all connections to said systems and further that the customers of this district when so transferred shall be required to pay the same customer service charges and rates as are required by the other customers of the Sewerage and Water Board.
Acts 1990, No. 950, §2, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1050, §2, eff. July 31, 1992; S.C.R. No. 165, 1992 R.S., eff. June 18, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.11. Creation; purpose

RS 33:4065.11 - Creation; purpose
A. The Broussard Environmental Service and Enhancement District, hereinafter in this Subpart referred to as the "district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state, with the power to sue and be sued in its corporate name. The district is intended for the protection, enhancement, and development of the environment, and for performing research and educational projects related thereto. These purposes may be carried out through the treatment, processing, and recycling of sewerage, through the provision and/or supervision of related environmental services or through such other methods as it may choose. The district may construct, purchase, own, maintain, operate and improve sewerage treatment facilities, and undertake other environmental protection, enhancement, and development projects as further provided in this Subpart. In addition to the other powers specifically granted, the district shall be authorized to exercise all powers and functions granted in a sewerage district as provided in the Constitution of Louisiana, and shall specifically be authorized to supervise construction of facilities consistent with its purposes.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, the district may not, without prior approval of the Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government, contract to provide sewerage collection, disposal, or treatment services with any person other than the city of Broussard, or any entity located within the corporate limits of the city of Broussard.
Acts 2001, No. 1138, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.12. Composition; terms; compensation; quorum

RS 33:4065.12 - Composition; terms; compensation; quorum
A. The district shall be comprised of eight members, to include (1) the mayor; (2) six members appointed by the governing authority of the city of Broussard, who may or may not be members of the governing authority; and (3) one designee appointed by Bayou Tortue Livestock, Inc., or its successor.
B. The initial members of the district shall serve terms as follows:
(1) The mayor shall serve currently with his term as mayor of the city of Broussard.
(2) The members appointed by the governing authority of the city of Broussard shall serve initial terms as follows: two shall serve a one-year term, two shall serve a two-year term, and two shall serve a three-year term, as designated by the governing authority.
(3) The member appointed by Bayou Tortue Livestock, Inc., shall serve at its pleasure.
C. After the initial terms of the members appointed by the governing body of the city of Broussard, all such members shall serve three-year terms.
D. In the event any member of the district dies or becomes incapacitated so as to be unable to serve during his term, his successor shall be immediately appointed by the original appointing authority, except that any successor to the mayor shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Broussard, to serve until a new mayor is sworn.
E. All members of the district shall be subject to the Code of Environmental Ethics as adopted by the state.
F. Removal of any members of the district shall only be for cause as determined by the Fifteenth Judicial District Court sitting in Lafayette Parish on petition of any interested citizen.
G. Each member of the district shall receive compensation as fixed by the governing body of the city of Broussard, and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties.
H. Five members of the district shall constitute a quorum. The district shall adopt rules fixing its meetings and procedures; such rules may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of the district at a regular meeting. All meetings shall be held in accordance with the rules adopted by the district and shall be open to the public. All transactions of the district shall be recorded in writing, and records of the district shall be public.
Acts 2001, No. 1138, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.13. Powers of the district

RS 33:4065.13 - Powers of the district
A. The district may:
(1) Acquire ownership of property, both movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal, by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation proceedings, or any other means, or lease such property as lessee; and hold and use any such property as it is necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district.
(2) Sell, lease as lessor, exchange, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by it whenever the district shall determine that such property is not necessary for its purpose.
(3) Subject to approval of the governing authority of the city of Broussard, use any public street, road, servitude, or right of way of the city of Broussard in the conduct of its business at no cost to the district.
(4) Adopt such rules, regulations, terms, and conditions for the receipt of sewage for treatment in any facility owned or operated by it, or for any other activities which it conducts.
(5) Enter into contracts with any public or private bodies for the receipt, treatment, discharge, or recycling of any sewage, or for the enhancement, development or protection of any property so long as said contracts are consistent with the purposes for which the district has been created, and so long as said contracts are carried out in accordance with applicable state or federal rules, regulations or guidelines.
(6) Award contracts for the construction or operation of any facilities necessary or desirable for the conduct of activities consistent with the purposes for which it has been created, and may also establish rules for awarding contracts in the event of emergency and extreme emergency.
(7) Conduct or perform any project reasonably intended to provide for the enhancement, development, or protection of any environmentally sensitive areas, and carry out or supervise all construction necessary or incidental thereto.
B. It is not the intention that the district shall provide sewage collection, disposal, or treatment services directly to consumers, but rather that the district shall contract with such public bodies or private entities as it deems appropriate to provide for the receipt, treatment, and disposal of sewage from said public bodies or private entities.
Acts 2001, No. 1138, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4065.14. Funding

RS 33:4065.14 - Funding
A. The district may fix and collect compensation from public or private entities which it contracts.
B. Subject to approval of the State Bond Commission, the district may incur debt and issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending, or improving any facilities, or conducting activities consistent with the purpose for which it has been created. Such bonds shall be authorized and issued in accordance with the provisions of Part XIII of Chapter 4, Chapter 13, and Chapter 13-A, all of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Such bond shall be issued in the name of the district and shall not be general obligations of the district, or the state, but shall be limited obligations of the district. The bonds and the income thereof shall be exempt from all taxation in the state.
Acts 2001, No. 1138, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.