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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1274. Certificated motor carriers

RS 48:1274 - Certificated motor carriers
All motor common carriers and contract carriers that hold certificates of public conveniences and necessity authorizing them to operate over the public roads of this state that will parallel an expressway project or a section thereof on the date that such project is opened to the public for use, are hereby granted the right to operate their vehicles upon and over said expressway project or such section thereof which parallels such public roads under such certificates upon compliance with the payment of the required tolls; provided, that such carriers shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter and any rule and regulation of the authority as to the use of such project, anything in said certificates to the contrary notwithstanding.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §24.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1275. Unlawful for member, etc., to be interested in contract, etc.

RS 48:1275 - Unlawful for member, etc., to be interested in contract, etc.
Any member, agent or employee of the authority who is interested, either directly or indirectly in any contract of another with the authority, or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the authority, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §25.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1276. Preliminary and other expenses

RS 48:1276 - Preliminary and other expenses
A. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized to expend out of any funds available for the purpose such moneys and to use such of its engineering and other forces, as may be necessary and desirable in the judgment of the Department of Transportation and Development, to enable and accelerate the beginning of the construction of the project constructed under the provisions hereof.
B. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized to expend out of any funds available for the purpose such moneys as may be necessary for the study of any expressway project or projects and to use its engineering and other forces, including other consulting engineers and other traffic engineers, for the purpose of effecting such study and to pay for such additional engineering and traffic and other expert studies as it may deem expedient.
C. All obligations and expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation and Development under this Section shall be paid by said department and charged to the appropriate expressway project or projects, and the department shall keep proper records and accounts showing each amount so charged. All obligations and expenses so incurred shall be treated as part of the cost of such project or projects and shall be reimbursed to the Department of Transportation and Development out of the proceeds of the bonds herein authorized.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §26. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 220, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1277. Annual report; recommendation

RS 48:1277 - Annual report; recommendation
On or before the first day of April of each year, the authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the Governor and each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the authority during the year, and each year that there is a general session of the legislature, a copy of such annual report shall be furnished to the legislature on the first day of such general session.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §27.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1278. Audit of books and accounts

RS 48:1278 - Audit of books and accounts
The authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or operations of a project or projects.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §28.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1280. Additional method

RS 48:1280 - Additional method
The foregoing Sections of this Chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing; provided, however, that the issuance of expressway revenue bonds or expressway revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of this Chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds, except as provided in this Chapter.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §30.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1281. Special provisions relating to west bank segment

RS 48:1281 - Special provisions relating to west bank segment
The legislature recognizes that some of the best farm land in the United States lies adjacent to the proposed right of way of the west and east bank segments of the proposed express toll highway between Shreveport and Alexandria and Bossier City and Alexandria. In the event that the authority should determine to construct the west or east bank segment the legislature directs the expressway authority to route said expressway segment in such manner as to avoid the rich farm land where possible within the limitations of reasonable cost and sound engineering practices; and where bisecting of such farm land is unavoidable, the expressway authority is directed, where possible within the limitations of reasonable cost and sound engineering practices, to provide access across the toll highway rights of way by means of tunnels or other appropriate means.
Acts 1970, No. 247, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1301. Authorization to create consolidated road lighting districts

RS 48:1301 - Authorization to create consolidated road lighting districts
The governing authority of any parish may create within such parish one or more consolidated road lighting districts comprised of one or more existing road lighting districts, together with, if so determined by the governing authority, territory not within the boundaries of an existing road lighting district. Consolidated road lighting districts so created shall constitute road lighting districts within the meaning of Sub-section C.1 of Section 14 of Article XIV of the Constitution and, as such, shall enjoy all rights, powers and privileges enjoyed by road lighting districts under and by virtue of the provisions of said Sub-section, including the right to levy taxes as provided therein. The governing authority of each such consolidated road lighting district shall be the governing authority of the parish creating the district.
Acts 1964, No. 223, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1302. Notice of intention to create; public hearing; publication of resolution; incontestability

RS 48:1302 - Notice of intention to create; public hearing; publication of resolution; incontestability
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 the advisability of creating the district. Such notice of hearing shall set forth the proposed name and boundaries of the district, list the districts to be so consolidated, and set forth the rate and duration of taxes authorized to be levied in each such underlying district, and shall state the date, time and place fixed for the hearing. Following the creation of any such district, the resolution creating the district and setting forth the boundaries thereof 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.
Acts 1964, No. 223, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1303. Tax-levying power vested in consolidated district

RS 48:1303 - Tax-levying power vested in consolidated district
At the expiration of such thirty-day period, road lighting districts included in any such consolidated district shall no longer have the right to levy taxes, and the said consolidated district shall be vested with full authority to levy taxes within and for the consolidated district pursuant to and in accordance with the original authorization for the levy of taxes granted to each of the underlying districts included within the consolidated district. It shall be the duty of the governing authority of the consolidated district to cause taxes to continue to be levied under and in accordance with the original authorization granted to each of the road lighting districts included within the consolidated district, and such taxes as may be levied by the governing authority of the consolidated district shall, to the extent hereafter provided, be entitled to the benefit of the exemption and to the reimbursal authorized by R.S. 39:253.
Acts 1964, No. 223, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1304. Road lighting districts in existence prior to Aug. 1, 1956; status as to exemptions; new territory

RS 48:1304 - Road lighting districts in existence prior to Aug. 1, 1956; status as to exemptions; new territory
Where road lighting districts consolidated into any consolidated district hereunder have been in existence prior to August 1, 1956, the creation of the consolidated district will be solely for the purpose of continuing the road lighting 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 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, provided, however, the exemption authorized herein shall not apply to new territory added to any consolidated district as authorized herein, nor shall the exemption apply to taxes levied by a consolidated district for the benefit of underlying districts not eligible therefor under existing provisions of R.S. 39:253.
Acts 1964, No. 223, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1305. Limitations on tax levy

RS 48:1305 - Limitations on tax levy
No consolidated district created hereunder shall, without an election as hereinafter provided, levy a rate of taxation greater than that being levied by the underlying districts at the time of consolidation, nor shall the consolidated district be authorized to levy such taxes for any longer period of time than such taxes could have been levied by the underlying districts. Any consolidated district may levy taxes for a longer period of time and in excess of those being levied by the underlying districts if the rate, purpose and duration of the consolidated district tax first is submitted to the electors of the consolidated district at an election called and held for that purpose and is approved by a majority in number of the electors voting in said election.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 465, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1306. Power of parish governing authorities to create road lighting districts

RS 48:1306 - Power of parish governing authorities to create road lighting districts
Parish governing authorities may create road lighting districts, composed of territory wholly within a parish. A district so created shall be a political and legal subdivision of the state, with full power to sue and be sued in its corporate name. It may enter into contracts with any electric public utility to provide and maintain electric lights on the streets, roads, highways, alleys, and public places of the district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 514, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1307. Road lighting districts; designation

RS 48:1307 - Road lighting districts; designation
Each such district shall be designated Road Lighting District No. ______ of the parish of ______. The parish governing authority creating such district shall be the governing authority thereof, and the parish treasurer shall be the treasurer of the district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 515, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1308. Road lighting districts; tax levy

RS 48:1308 - Road lighting districts; tax levy
For the purpose of providing and maintaining such electric light on the streets, roads, highways, alleys, and public places in such district, any road lighting district may levy taxes not to exceed in any year five mills on the dollar on all of the taxable property within the boundaries thereof, except railroad rights of way and tracks located thereon. However, the special tax herein authorized shall not run for a longer period than ten years, and the rate, purpose, and duration of any special tax first shall be submitted to the electors of the district in which the tax is to be levied at an election called and held for that purpose in the same manner as provided by law for elections for levying taxes for the purposes set out in Section 32 of Article VI of the constitution, and a majority of those voting shall have voted in favor thereof.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 465, §1; Acts 1988, No. 504, §1, eff. July 10, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1308.1. Assumption Parish road lighting districts; tax levy

RS 48:1308.1 - Assumption Parish road lighting districts; tax levy
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 48:1308, the governing authority of any road lighting district within the parish of Assumption may levy taxes not to exceed in any year twenty mills on the dollar on all of the taxable property within the boundaries of the district. All other provisions and limitations of R.S. 48:1308 shall apply to any tax so levied.
Acts 1986, No. 921, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1308.2. Terrebonne Parish road lighting districts; tax levy

RS 48:1308.2 - Terrebonne Parish road lighting districts; tax levy
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 48:1308, the governing authority of any road lighting district within the parish of Terrebonne may levy taxes not to exceed in any year ten mills on the dollar on all of the taxable property within the boundaries of the district. All other provisions and limitations of R.S. 48:1308 shall apply to any tax so levied.
Acts 1988, No. 524, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1308.3. Jefferson Parish road lighting districts; additional tax

RS 48:1308.3 - Jefferson Parish road lighting districts; additional tax
In addition to the tax provided for in R.S. 48:1308, the governing authority of the parish of Jefferson is hereby authorized to levy in any road lighting district in the parish an additional tax not to exceed ten mills on the dollar of assessed valuation for a period not to exceed ten years, if the question of levying such tax is approved by the favorable vote of a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election called for that purpose. The purpose of the additional tax shall be to provide and maintain artificial lighting on the streets, roads, highways, alleys, and public places in the district.
Acts 1992, No. 38, §1, eff. May 29, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1308.4. Millage limitation; certain parishes; voter approval

RS 48:1308.4 - Millage limitation; certain parishes; voter approval
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary which limits ad valorem tax millage which may be imposed, the governing authority of any road lighting district of a parish that has adopted a charter for local self-government or other home rule charter may levy special ad valorem tax millage in excess thereof, provided such levy is not inconsistent with the parish charter or the Constitution of Louisiana, for a period not to exceed ten years, if the question of levying such tax is approved by the favorable vote of a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election called for that purpose.
Acts 1992, No. 39, §1, eff. May 29, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1309.1. Service charge authorized for Consolidated Road Lighting District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish; assessment and collection

RS 48:1309.1 - Service charge authorized for Consolidated Road Lighting District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish; assessment and collection
A. The governing authority of Consolidated Road Lighting District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates of service charges to be assessed persons owning parcels of immovable property located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the road lighting district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, "parcel" shall mean a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract. Such service charges or rates of service charges may be based upon the proportion which the front footage of each parcel bears to the total front footage of all parcels. Such service charges or rates of such service charges shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any and all road lighting services including but not limited to the following:
(1) Payment of utility charges incurred in the provision of road lighting.
(2) Maintenance and operation of road lighting district facilities and equipment.
(3) Cost of collection of service charges pursuant to Subsection C of this Section.
B. Service charges or rates of service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the governing authority of the road lighting district. However, the resolution assessing said service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority only after the question of the assessment, its duration, and the amount of the service charge or rates of service charges established have been submitted to and approved by a majority of electors of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and shall be held at a time authorized by the provisions of R.S. 18:402.
C. Service charges assessed as provided in this Section shall be carried on the tax rolls for East Baton Rouge Parish and shall be added to the annual ad valorem tax bills of persons owning parcels in the district. Such service charges shall be collected and shall become due and delinquent at the same times as parish ad valorem taxes are collected and become due and delinquent. The sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish may use any reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges, including any means authorized by law for collection of taxes. The governing authority of the road lighting district shall reimburse the sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish an amount equal to five percent of the amount of such service charges actually collected from property owners. This collection charge shall be in addition to such service charges and shall also be added to the ad valorem tax bill of the property involved.
Acts 1989, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1309.2. Service charge authorized for road lighting districts

RS 48:1309.2 - Service charge authorized for road lighting districts
A.(1) The governing authority of any road lighting district is hereby authorized to establish, by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held therein, a service charge or rates of service charge to be assessed to persons occupying residential and nonresidential structures, to persons owning unoccupied structures located wholly or partly within the boundaries of a road lighting district, and to persons owning lots in the district upon which no structure is located as customers of the district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.
(2) In Ward 8 of St. Tammany Parish, only one service charge shall be assessed to any person occupying a residential or nonresidential structure on two or more contiguous lots, subdivided portions of ground, or individual tracts having the same owner, or to the owner of two or more contiguous lots, subdivided portions of ground, or individual tracts having the same owner, on which an unoccupied structure or no structure is located.
(3) Such service charges or such rates of service charges shall be for all customers and shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any and all road lighting services, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Payment of utility charges incurred in the provision of road lighting.
(b) Maintenance and operation of road lighting district facilities and equipment.
B. Service charges or rates of service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the governing authority of the road lighting district. However, the resolution assessing the service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority only after the question of the assessment and the amount of the service charge or rates of service charges established has been submitted to and approved by a majority of electors of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and shall be held at the same time that an election authorized by the provisions of R.S. 18:402 is held.
C. The governing authority of any road lighting district assessing a service charge or rates of service charge for road lighting services to customers of the district as provided in this Section shall also have the authority to use any necessary and proper means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges, including contracting with another political subdivision or other entity to effect such collection.
Acts 1990, No. 891, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1994, No. 34, §1, eff. June 7, 1994; Acts 2001, No. 714, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1351. Responsibility for administration vested in governor

RS 48:1351 - Responsibility for administration vested in governor
A. The governor, in addition to the other duties and responsibilities vested in him by the constitution and laws of this state, shall be responsible for the administration of highway safety programs in this state in conformity with the Highway Safety Act of 1966, enacted by the Congress of the United States of America as Public Law 89-564. He may contract and do all other things necessary to secure the full benefits available to this state under the provisions of the Highway Safety Act of 1966. In furtherance of such purpose the governor also may cooperate with state, local and federal agencies, with private and public organizations and with individuals to the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of that law and any amendments thereto.
B. The governor may administer and carry out all programs of highway safety vested in him and all matters pertaining thereto through the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission; provided that all such programs for the state and its political subdivisions shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and amendments thereto and such federal rules and regulations as may be adopted in implementation thereof.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1352. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission; created; appointment of members; terms; vacancies

RS 48:1352 - Louisiana Highway Safety Commission; created; appointment of members; terms; vacancies
A. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is hereby created as a division of the office of the governor. The commission shall be composed of twenty-one members who shall be appointed by the governor. At least one member shall be a resident and qualified elector of each of the congressional districts into which the state is divided. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
B. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the governor, who may receive recommendations therefor from the executive committee of the commission.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 278, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 725, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 565, §1, eff. July 12, 1984.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 565, §2.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1353. Domicile of commission; meetings; quorum and vote

RS 48:1353 - Domicile of commission; meetings; quorum and vote
A. The domicile of the commission shall be in Baton Rouge; however, the commission may hold meetings at other places in the state. Meetings shall be held on the call of the chairman or of the governor or as otherwise fixed by the commission with approval of the governor.
B. One-third of the current membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the commission, and the vote of a majority of the members present and voting shall be necessary to take any official action. However, any member who finds it impossible to attend a meeting may be represented by a person selected by him and such representative shall have the right to vote for or in the stead of the absent member.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1354. Expenses of members

RS 48:1354 - Expenses of members
The members of the commission shall receive no compensation but shall be paid their necessary and actual expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the commission or on business for the commission assigned by it.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1355. Officers; executive director

RS 48:1355 - Officers; executive director
A. The officers of the commission shall be a chairman and a vice chairman. The governor shall designate the chairman, and the commission shall elect a vice chairman to serve a two-year term. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and shall exercise supervision over all its affairs.
B. The governor shall appoint an executive director, who shall not be a member of the commission, to serve at his pleasure and at a salary approved by him. The executive director shall serve as secretary of the commission and shall perform such duties as are delegated by the commission or its chairman, the executive committee or the governor.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 278, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 725, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 565, §1, eff. July 12, 1984.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 565, §2.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1356. Executive committee; other committees

RS 48:1356 - Executive committee; other committees
A. There shall be an executive committee and such other committees as the commission deems necessary or desirable to fully accomplish the purposes for which it is created.
B. The executive committee shall be composed of the chairman of the commission, ex-officio, and not less than five nor more than nine members of the commission. The chairman of the commission shall serve as chairman of the executive committee. The executive committee, upon a majority vote of the members present and voting, may act for the commission and in its name in the interim between meetings of the commission, however, it shall have no authority to change any action taken by the commission.
C. Minutes of meetings of the executive committee shall be kept by the executive director of the commission, who shall serve as secretary of the committee, and copies thereof shall be distributed to the members of the commission.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1357. Powers and duties

RS 48:1357 - Powers and duties
The commission shall serve as the public support group of the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and, through the governor, shall cooperate with the federal government or any agency thereof for the purpose of increasing highway safety. In furtherance of such purpose it shall be responsible for the preparation of comprehensive, long-range highway safety programs for Louisiana, and in connection therewith it shall exercise the following powers, duties and functions:
(1) It shall study and evaluate, gather information and prepare and distribute statistical compilations and make recommendations with respect to highway accidents and injuries and deaths and the problems in connection therewith and steps being taken through research, enforcement and otherwise to improve highway safety and reduce highway accidents.
(2) It may cooperate with agencies of the federal government, other states, this state and its political subdivisions to the full extent essential to the carrying out and coordinating of programs of highway safety, and may, with approval of the governor, take such steps and do such things as are necessary and proper to secure for the state and its political subdivisions the full benefits available under the provisions of the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and any amendments thereto, including but not restricted to such steps as are necessary to obtain federal funds for use within this state for highway safety purposes.
(3) It shall serve as a central clearing house for information and as a coordinating agency for all boards, commissions, departments and agencies of the state and of its political subdivisions as to activities relating to highway safety, its problems, measures being taken to improve highway safety and matters related thereto.
(4) It shall prepare such legislation as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out a comprehensive, long-range highway safety program for the state.
(5) It may adopt, promulgate and amend rules and regulations to govern its actions and also for the carrying out of highway safety programs within the state, including the adoption of highway safety standards.
(6) It may employ and fix the compensation of such employees as it finds necessary for its purposes.
(7) It shall make such reports to the governor, the legislature and to the proper agencies of the federal government as are required by law or are directed by any of them or are deemed by the commission to be in the best interests of highway safety programs for Louisiana.
(8) It may do and perform all other things necessary or incidential to the purposes for which it is created, all subject to the ultimate authority and responsibility of the governor for the administration of highway safety programs within Louisiana.
Acts 1968, No. 275, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1402. Authority of commission

RS 48:1402 - Authority of commission
The commission shall be a political agency of the State of Louisiana, and subject to the limitations and restrictions set out in this Chapter. The commission shall have the following authority:
(1) To acquire servitudes adjacent to the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Drive for the preservation of the natural beauty of said area, but such authority shall not include acquisition of rights-of-way required for the construction of said scenic drive, the acquisition of which shall be within the sole jurisdiction of the Department of Highways.
(2) To implement a master plan for the preservation and beautification of the scenic drive area as may be prepared by the Department of Highways and its specialist.
(3) To adopt rules and regulations providing for the utilization and administration of the servitudes herein authorized to be acquired.
(4) To sue and be sued.
Acts 1968, No. 232, §2. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 157, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1403. Membership

RS 48:1403 - Membership
The commission shall consist of ten members who shall serve for a term of four years or until their successors have been made and qualified, as follows: Three members shall be appointed, one each, by the Sabine River Authority, the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, and the director of the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission. The police juries of Sabine, DeSoto, and Vernon parishes each shall appoint two members, in each instance one of the appointments to be from the membership of the police jury and one from the qualified electors residing in the parish. The nine members thus appointed shall select the remaining member from a panel of four names which shall be submitted to them, one each, by those landowners who grant to the commission the four largest servitudes adjacent to the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Drive, said member to serve a term concurrent with the other members.
Acts 1968, No. 232, §3. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 157, §1; Acts 2001, No. 8, §15, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1404. Officers; meetings; quorum

RS 48:1404 - Officers; meetings; quorum
The commission shall elect from its own membership a chairman and vice-chairman. Six members of said commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the meetings of the commission shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed in the call of the chairman after reasonable notice to the full membership.
The member representing the Department of Highways shall serve as temporary chairman, and shall call the first meeting of the commission within sixty days after July 31, 1968.
Acts 1968, No. 232, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1405. Compensation; expenses

RS 48:1405 - Compensation; expenses
The members of said commission shall serve without compensation for their services, but they shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as authorized by the Commission.
Acts 1968, No. 232, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1452. Declaration of policy

RS 48:1452 - Declaration of policy
The area comprising East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding parishes has developed and continues to develop into a metropolitan area with a common interest in the cultural, social, and economic well-being of its people. This area has serious congestion, traffic, and air quality problems, which impede and will increasingly impede the development of these common interests to their fullest potential. It is therefore the public policy of this state to promote the establishment of a joint transit instrumentality, encourage participation in it by the local governments involved, and facilitate the accomplishment of its purposes.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1453. Definitions

RS 48:1453 - Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them by this Section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the board of commissioners and governing body of the Capital Area Transit System.
(2) "Parish's financial contribution" means the total funds and the fair market value of any in-kind contributions received by the system directly from a parish governing authority and political subdivisions within that parish.
(3) "Participating parish" means a parish which has approved participation and for which participation has been approved by the board.
(4) "System" means the Capital Area Transit System.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1454. Creation

RS 48:1454 - Creation
There is hereby created the Capital Area Transit System, subject to the conditions set forth in this Chapter, which shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana and, except as provided in this Chapter, shall have all of the powers of same. Its authority shall extend to all of East Baton Rouge Parish and to all of the territory of such additional participating parishes as may elect to participate, as provided by this Chapter. The domicile of the system shall be East Baton Rouge Parish but may be changed to another participating parish by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total members of the board.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1455. Participation

RS 48:1455 - Participation
A. The board may exercise authority in parishes other than East Baton Rouge Parish if any such parish is a participating parish as provided in this Section.
B. A parish may become a participating parish if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The governing authority of the parish approves such participation. Such approval shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures that apply to the adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority.
(2) The board approves such participation.
C. The board may enter into any contract it deems appropriate with a participating parish to stipulate the nature of the parish's participation in the activities of the system. Such agreements may provide for but are not limited to a parish's financial commitment for the provision of transportation services, for the board's obligation to provide certain services, or for such other terms as the parties may agree upon not inconsistent with this Chapter or other law.
D.(1) The board may, at its discretion, expel any parish from participation in the event of a material breach of an agreement with it.
(2) Any parish may withdraw from participation upon the approval of such action by its governing body adopted in accordance with the same procedures such parish requires for the approval of ordinances, but any such withdrawal shall not affect any obligations owed to the system.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1457. Quorum; voting

RS 48:1457 - Quorum; voting
A quorum necessary for the conduct of business by the board shall exist whenever a majority of the members is present. Except as may be otherwise provided by this Chapter, the public meeting law, or any other law, board action shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1458. Conduct of meetings and affairs; bylaws

RS 48:1458 - Conduct of meetings and affairs; bylaws
The board is authorized to create, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations, and resolutions for the government of the meetings and affairs of the system, not inconsistent with this Chapter or other law.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1459. Officers

RS 48:1459 - Officers
The officers of the board shall consist of a president, who shall be a member of the board, a vice president, and such other officers or assistants as the members shall choose. The board shall conduct an annual meeting in February for the primary purpose of electing officers. Unless sooner removed by the board, each officer shall serve until his successor is elected, unless he is also a member of the board and his term as a member is terminated prior to such time. In the latter event, his term shall expire upon the expiration of the term as a board member.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1461. Tax and regulatory exemptions; audits; laws relating to public bodies

RS 48:1461 - Tax and regulatory exemptions; audits; laws relating to public bodies
A. The system shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments whatsoever, including sales, use, franchise, property, and income taxes levied by the state of Louisiana or by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. In the event of any lease of system property, or any other arrangement providing the use of system property, to a private party, this exemption shall not apply to the value of such leasehold or use interest or to the lease or use income of the lessee. Otherwise, for purposes of taxation when property of the system is leased to or used by private parties to be employed solely for purposes of the system, the activities of the lessee shall be considered as the activities of the system, and the exemption provided for in this Section shall apply to such property and activities.
B. Except as provided in this Chapter and by laws generally applicable to political subdivisions, the system shall not be subject in any respect to the authority, control, or supervision of any regulatory body of the state, including but not limited to the Public Service Commission or by any political subdivision of the state. The system shall not be deemed a common carrier by any court of this state in a suit for personal injury or property damage. It shall cause its financial records to be audited annually, shall be subject to inspection and audit by the legislative auditor, and shall be subject to state laws relating to open meetings, public records, and public contracts.
Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1501. Regional transit entities; board members; training

RS 48:1501 - Regional transit entities; board members; training
A. All members of a regional transit entity board shall receive and complete at least six hours of annual training, beginning the first year any such member takes office. The training shall be approved by the staff of the regional planning commission where the regional transit entity is located and shall include the duties, responsibilities, ethics, and substance of the positions held or to be held by such members.
B. The regional planning commission staff shall determine the eligibility of training sessions to be counted for purposes of this Section. Board members may attend training sessions covering topics that include but are not limited to transit planning; financing, operations, and design best practices; parliamentary procedure; public hearing procedure; cultural sensitivity; ethics; workforce and labor issues; public engagement; transit entity governance; and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
C. Board members shall document their attendance of training sessions in a written statement filed with the chief executive officer of the regional transit entity. Each statement shall identify the date of each program attended, its subject matter, location, sponsors, and the time spent in each program. The chief executive officer shall submit the documentation to the regional planning commission annually.
D. Failure of a member to receive and complete the requisite number of training hours within the first year after the member takes office and annually thereafter or to file the statement required by Subsection C of this Section shall constitute a cause for removal of the member by the appointing authority.
E. Failure of one or more members to receive and complete training required by this Section shall not affect, impact, or invalidate any action taken by a regional transit entity board.
F. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to persons appointed to a regional transit entity board on and after January 1, 2015.
G. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the board or commission which serves as the governing body of a regional transit entity.
(2) "Regional transit entity" includes each area public transit system and regional public transit authority that administers a public transit system within a metropolitan area and that is created by law as a political subdivision of the state.
Acts 2014, No. 460, §1; Acts 2014, No. 676, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries › §48:1603. Creation, domicile and purpose

RS 48:1603 - Creation, domicile and purpose
A. There is hereby created the River Parishes Transit Authority, subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, which shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state comprising all of the territory in the parishes of St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist. The domicile of the authority must be situated within one of the above named parishes, and the authority shall so designate, promulgate, and file such designation in accordance with law.
B. The purpose for which the authority is created is to plan, design, lease (as lessee), purchase, acquire, hold, own, construct, improve, have an equity in, finance, maintain, and administer a transit system within the area, to operate same or contract therefor, and to lease (as lessor) same for operation by private parties.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1371, §1.