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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7805. Vacancies; officers, agents, and employees; compensation

RS 33:7805 - Vacancies; officers, agents, and employees; compensation
A. The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment. Members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and have taken their oaths of office and filed the same in accordance with law.
B. The board may establish and provide for other officers, agents, and employees as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of its object and purpose, and define and fix the duties, terms, and compensation thereof. However, the compensation of the secretary-treasurer of the board shall be limited to a per diem and travel allowance not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per month. If the secretary-treasurer is also a member of the board, he shall receive the compensation specified for a board member in Subsection C of this Section in lieu of his compensation as secretary-treasurer.
C. Each member of the board shall be entitled to receive a per diem and travel allowance not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per month.
Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 337, §1, eff. July 10, 1990.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 337, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7807. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 33:7807 - Exercise of powers; status of commission
The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana as a body politic and political subdivision thereof, exercising public and essential governmental functions. The exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7808. By-laws; rules and regulations

RS 33:7808 - By-laws; rules and regulations
The commission may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business not in conflict with this Chapter. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted.
Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7809. Bonds

RS 33:7809 - Bonds
A. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending, or improving water, sewer, and sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations in the manner and under the terms and provisions as provided in Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 39:1011, et seq.). Such bonds or other debt obligations shall not be a charge upon the other income and revenues of the commission which are not pledged to the payment of the bonds, or of any other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. The issuance of a notice of intention, the publication thereof, approval by the State Bond Commission and the St. Bernard Parish Police Jury and the holding of a public hearing thereon under said Part XIII prior to the original enactment of this Chapter is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved. Any project or undertaking by the commission from which revenue is or will be derived, whether by lease, rents, fees, charges, or otherwise, shall be considered a revenue producing work of public improvement of the commission.
B. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or improving water, sewer, or sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission, acting through the board, may also issue general obligation bonds under Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and levy special taxes for the construction, maintenance, and operation thereof when authorized by a vote of a majority of the electors of the parish who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose in accordance with law.
C. The issuance of bonds shall be approved by the State Bond Commission and the St. Bernard Parish Police Jury, but no approval by the districts or any other entity shall be required.
Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7810. Period of existence

RS 33:7810 - Period of existence
The commission shall exist and continue and shall have and enjoy existence and succession for a period of the later of ninety-nine years from November 13, 1985, or until all of its contractual obligations have been performed and all debt securities issued by it fully paid.
Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7811. Construction

RS 33:7811 - Construction
This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted and shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts being authorized. No proceedings shall be necessary except such as are required herein. All powers of the commission contained in the aforesaid intergovernmental agreement executed on November 13, 1985 are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved, as supplemented herein.
Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7831. Creation and Purpose

RS 33:7831 - Creation and Purpose
A. For the object and purpose of providing economy and efficiency in the furnishing of water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal within any area of any parish, outside the corporate limits of municipalities, parish governing authorities may, upon their own initiative, create water and sewer commissions (herein the "commission") and grant unto the commission the rights, powers, and authority herein described, including, but not limited to, the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue bonds and the power to assume the indebtedness (in the same manner provided by Subpart C, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, for the assumption of district debt by parish governing authorities) of any underlying water or sewer district then existing. Such commissions shall be created by any parish governing authority upon request by governing authority of two or more existing parochial water or sewer districts, as evidenced by resolution adopted by the governing authority of each such district.
B. Upon the creation of the commission and the fixing of its boundaries and jurisdiction, the commission shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, with authority to plan, finance, construct, acquire, improve, operate, and maintain water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal improvements and facilities within its designated boundaries.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7832. Board of commissioners to govern; membership

RS 33:7832 - Board of commissioners to govern; membership
A. The commission shall be governed by a board of commissioners to be known as the "Board of Commissioners of the (with the parish name inserted) Parish Water and Sewer Commission" (the "Board"). The board shall be composed of not less than five, nor more than seven members and shall elect its officers which shall include a president, vice president(s), and secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer may be, but shall not be required to be, a member of the board. All other officers shall be members of the board.
B. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish, provided, however, that the initial board members shall be appointed from the current membership of the waterworks boards and/or sewer boards affected by the creation of the commission, provided, however, that each such board shall have at least one member appointed from its current membership.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7833. Terms of office; vacancies

RS 33:7833 - Terms of office; vacancies
The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the governing authority of the parish, except that the initial terms of office shall run for a period of two years from the date of appointment. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by reason of expiration of terms of office shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. Members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and have taken their oaths of office and filed the same in accordance with law. The board may establish and provide for such other officers, agents, and employees as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of its object and purpose, and define and fix the duties, terms, and compensation thereof. Each member of the board, with approval of the board, shall be entitled to receive a stated per diem and travel allowance not to exceed the sum of three hundred dollars per month.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7835. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 33:7835 - Exercise of powers; status of commission
The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana as a body politic and political subdivision thereof, exercising public and essential governmental functions. The exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7836. By-laws; rules and regulations

RS 33:7836 - By-laws; rules and regulations
The commission may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business not in conflict with this Chapter. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7837. Bonds

RS 33:7837 - Bonds
A. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending, or improving water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations in the manner and under the terms and provisions as provided in Part VII or Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Such bonds or other debt obligations shall not be a charge upon the other income and revenues of the commission which are not pledged to the payment of the bonds, or of any other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. Any project or undertaking by the commission from which revenue is or will be derived, whether by lease, rents, fees, charges, or otherwise, shall be considered a revenue producing work of public improvement of the commission.
B. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, operating, or improving water, sewer, or sewage treatment or disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission, acting through the board, may also, under Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana levy special taxes when authorized by a vote of a majority of the electors of the area contained within the boundaries of the commission who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose in accordance with law.
C. The issuance of any bonds or debt obligations or the levy of special taxes by the commission, shall be approved by the State Bond Commission and the parish governing authority, but no approval by any underlying district or any other entity shall be required.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7838. Period of existence

RS 33:7838 - Period of existence
The commission shall exist and continue and shall have and enjoy existence and succession for a period of the later of ninety-nine years from the date of its creation, or until all of its contractual obligations have been performed and all debt securities issued by it fully paid.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:7839. Construction

RS 33:7839 - Construction
This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted and shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts being authorized. No proceedings shall be necessary except such as are required herein.
Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8001. Creation and authority

RS 33:8001 - Creation and authority
Any parish governing authority may create garbage districts composed of territory wholly within the parish and outside of the corporate limits of municipal corporations. Each such district shall be a political and legal subdivision of the state, with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name, to incur debts and to contract obligations, to have a corporate seal, to do and perform all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name necessary and proper for the purpose of constructing and maintaining garbage disposal works and garbage collection and disposal systems within its territorial limits, to enter into contracts with any persons or corporations to provide and maintain garbage collection and disposal services within its territorial limits, and generally to perform any and all acts and duties necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of such creation.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8002. Name; composition of board; administration

RS 33:8002 - Name; composition of board; administration
A. Each such district shall be designated as Garbage District No. . . . of the parish of . . . (with the number assigned to the district and the parish name inserted), and shall have as its governing authority the governing authority creating it. The governing authority may, and on the request of fifty percent or more of the electors who are residents of the garbage district shall, appoint for such district a supervising board of three property taxpayers who are residents of the district, for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed. The successors shall be appointed by the governing authority for like terms of four years as long as such district shall exist.
B. The board of supervisors shall elect from its number a chairman and a secretary; shall meet monthly and upon the call of its chairman; and shall have authority to provide the specifications for the construction and repair of any garbage collection and disposal works, to supervise such work and to make recommendations to the governing authority for the proper maintenance and operation of such garbage collection and disposal works and systems.
C. The officers of the governing authority creating the garbage district shall be the officers of the district without additional compensation. The treasurer of the district shall furnish a special bond, in an amount fixed by the governing authority, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premiums for the bond shall be paid by the garbage district.
D. Each member of the board of supervisors shall receive a per diem of ten dollars for each meeting attended, but shall not be paid for more than twenty-five meetings in each year. The per diem shall be paid out of the funds in the hands of the treasurer, if available and belonging to the garbage district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8003. Authority to incur debt

RS 33:8003 - Authority to incur debt
Garbage districts created hereunder may incur indebtedness and issue and sell negotiable bonds in an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the assessed valuation of taxable property of said district for the purpose of acquiring, installing or constructing and equipping garbage collection and disposal works. Such bonds shall be issued and sold by the governing authority of the district in the same form and manner as is provided for the issuance and sale of bonds of other political subdivisions by Act 18 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1975,1 and acts amendatory thereof. For the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, the governing authority of the garbage district shall levy an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, in the manner provided for the payment of principal and interest of bonds of other political subdivisions by Act 18 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1975, and acts amendatory thereof.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
1R.S. 39:501 et seq. (repealed; see now, R.S. 18:1281 et seq.).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8004. Limitations

RS 33:8004 - Limitations
A. For the purpose of providing and maintaining garbage collection and disposal services, any garbage district may levy taxes, in excess of the limitations otherwise fixed by law, not to exceed in any year ten mills on the dollar on all taxable property in such district; however, this special tax shall not run for a longer period than ten years. In addition, this special tax shall not be levied unless the rate, purpose, and duration of the special tax first has been submitted to the electors of the garbage district in which the tax is to be levied, at an election called and held for that purpose, in the same manner as is provided by law relative to elections for the levying of taxes in R.S. 18:1281, et seq., and a majority of those voting have voted in favor thereof.
B. Prior to the levying of taxes by a garbage district as authorized by the provisions of this Section, the garbage district must comply with the following requirements:
1. The garbage district must obtain the consent of the appropriate parish governing authority by a two-thirds vote of its membership for such a tax levy.
2. The garbage district must hold at least three public meetings within the affected area of the district prior to obtaining the consent of the parish governing authority.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1; Acts 1986, No. 659, §1; Acts 1986, No. 717, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 717, §1.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8041. Creation of district; boundaries; purpose

RS 33:8041 - Creation of district; boundaries; purpose
A. There is hereby created the LaSalle-Grant Solid Waste Disposal District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall be composed of all territory within the geographic limits of the parishes of Grant and LaSalle and may include all territory within any municipality within these parishes at the request of the governing authority of such municipality. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, other parishes shall be allowed to dispose of their waste within the district with the approval of a majority of the board of commissioners of the district.
B. The purpose of the district is to provide solid waste disposal within its jurisdiction.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8042. Board of commissioners; method of appointment; qualifications of members; terms and vacancies

RS 33:8042 - Board of commissioners; method of appointment; qualifications of members; terms and vacancies
A.(1) The LaSalle-Grant Solid Waste Disposal District shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of six members.
(2) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury. Any or all of the commissioners may be members of the Grant Parish Police Jury, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
(3) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the LaSalle Parish Police Jury. Any or all of the commissioners may be members of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
B. The terms of the members shall be concurrent with that of the appointing authority. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the unexpired term of office.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8043. Powers and duties of commission

RS 33:8043 - Powers and duties of commission
The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To represent the public interest in providing solid waste collection and disposal in and for the district.
(2) To provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a solid waste disposal system, including areas within the corporate limits of municipalities within the parishes.
(3) To provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a central waste plant, necessary pickup stations and for the acquisition or lease of necessary property, including land or equipment for waste disposal.
(4) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the solid waste disposal operations of the parish.
(5) To employ, dismiss, and establish policies and procedures for necessary personnel.
(6) To enter contracts to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter.
(7) To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.
(8) To enter into agreements with federal, state, or private agencies or other entities to procure aids and grants to assist the district in carrying out the purposes for which it was created.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8044. Commissioners; compensation

RS 33:8044 - Commissioners; compensation
The members of the commission shall receive compensation in the form of a per diem for attendance at meetings of the board and actual mileage expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as approved by the governing authorities of the member parishes of the district.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8045. Corporate status

RS 33:8045 - Corporate status
The district shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation, shall have perpetual existence, shall have the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the district was created.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8046. District as political subdivision

RS 33:8046 - District as political subdivision
The district is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, the district, under the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall have the power of taxation and the power to incur debt and issue bonds and to call an election for the purpose of imposing any authorized taxes or incurring debt, provided that the district shall not impose any tax-increasing measures until the police juries of the parishes in the district have approved the calling of an election for that purpose and until a majority of qualified electors in each parish voting in an election for the purpose have approved the additional taxes.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8047. Officers of the commission

RS 33:8047 - Officers of the commission
A. Immediately upon meeting, the commission shall proceed to organize by electing from among their number a president and vice president. The president shall preside over all meetings of the commission and perform all duties usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. The vice president shall perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.
B. The commission shall elect a treasurer, who shall also serve as secretary. In addition to the compensation authorized in R.S. 33:8044, the secretary-treasurer may receive a salary as fixed by the police juries of the member parishes. The secretary-treasurer shall not be considered as holding an office for profit. The secretary-treasurer shall furnish bond in such amount and in the manner now provided by law for the faithful accounting of all funds entrusted to him for the account of the district.
C. The commission shall maintain an office at a site fixed by the police juries of the member parishes and shall keep the office open during business hours for the purpose of transacting the business of the district and for the convenience of the taxpayers thereof.
D. Officers so elected shall serve one year or until their successors are appointed.
Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8051. Creation of authority; boundaries; purpose

RS 33:8051 - Creation of authority; boundaries; purpose
A. There is hereby created the New Orleans Regional Recycling and Resource Recovery Authority (NORRA), hereinafter referred to as the "authority". The authority may be composed of all territory within the geographic limits of the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.
B. The purpose of the authority is to promote, foster, and encourage the recycling of solid waste and the development of environmentally efficient methods of solid waste reduction. It should include recycling, composting and any other technology not prohibited by the environmental regulations of the Department of Environmental Quality to reduce and eliminate solid waste in the parishes comprising the authority. However, the authority's jurisdiction and power shall not extend over solid waste at industrial facilities, including but not limited to industrial solid waste.
C. The term "solid waste" as used in this Chapter shall have the meaning as provided in R.S. 30:2153.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8052. Board members; appointment; qualifications; terms and vacancies

RS 33:8052 - Board members; appointment; qualifications; terms and vacancies
A. The authority shall be governed by a board consisting of fifteen members. The number of board members allotted to each parish shall be based on that parish's population compared to the total population for all parishes using the most recent federal census data available. The board member for a parish shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the parish subject to confirmation by the governing authority of that parish. After confirmation, the board member shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer. One member of the board shall be appointed by the Regional Planning Commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the appointing body. The secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality shall serve as an ex officio member of the authority.
B. The terms of the members shall be for four years. Any vacancy on the board for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the unexpired term of office.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8053. Powers and duties of board

RS 33:8053 - Powers and duties of board
A. The board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To represent the public interest in providing solid waste collection, transportation, and recycling in and for the authority.
(2) To provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of centralized waste plants, necessary pickup stations, and for the acquisition or lease of necessary property, including land or equipment for waste composting, recycling, and reduction. However, the board may enter into a cooperative agreement with other public authorities or agencies for the same.
(3) To promulgate rules governing the conduct of the operations of the authority.
(4) To employ, dismiss, and establish policies and procedures for necessary personnel.
(5) To enter contracts to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter.
(6) To adopt rules for safekeeping funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the authority, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the authority.
(7) To enter into agreements with federal, state, or private agencies or other entities to procure aid and grants to assist the authority in carrying out the purposes for which it is created.
(8) To provide exclusively for fees related to solid waste composting, collection, transportation, and recycling. The board shall assure that all such fees charged shall fairly and accurately reflect the true cost of services provided. The authority may not impose fees without the concurrence of the governing authority of the affected parish or parishes.
B. However, nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the authority to abrogate existing contracts for the collection or transportation of solid waste or any extensions of such contracts authorized pursuant thereto.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8054. Corporate status

RS 33:8054 - Corporate status
The authority shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation and shall have the power and right to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for carrying out the objects and purposes for which the authority was created.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8055. Authority as political subdivision

RS 33:8055 - Authority as political subdivision
The authority is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, the authority, under the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall have the power to incur debt and issue bonds, consistent with state laws, for the purposes for which the authority is created.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8056. Officers of the board

RS 33:8056 - Officers of the board
The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer. The president shall preside over all meetings of the board and perform all duties usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. The vice president shall perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability. Officers so elected shall serve one year or until their successors are appointed.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8061. Creation of district; boundaries; purpose

RS 33:8061 - Creation of district; boundaries; purpose
A. There is hereby created1 the South Central Louisiana Solid Waste District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district may be composed of all territory within the geographic limits of the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and Terrebonne and may include all territory within any municipality within these parishes at the request of the governing authority of such municipality. A minimum of two parishes shall be required to participate in order to create the district1. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, other parishes shall be allowed to dispose of their waste within the district with the approval of a majority of the board of commissioners of the district.
B. The purpose of the district is to provide solid waste management in the participating parishes and municipalities, including but not limited to the collection, transportation, disposal, and recycling of solid waste and control over any other waste reduction programs. The operation and management of any landfill or other facility created, established, or utilized by the South Central Louisiana Solid Waste District pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 30:2001 et seq.
C. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, this Chapter shall not impair the obligations, validity, or effect of any contract or contracts between any parish or municipality, or any combination thereof, with any person or persons providing solid waste management, including but not limited to collection, transportation, disposal, recycling of solid waste and waste reduction, that is in existence or effect on July 9, 1999, or on the effective date such parish or municipality is included in the district.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
1As appears in enrolled bill.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8063. Powers and duties of the board of commissioners

RS 33:8063 - Powers and duties of the board of commissioners
The board of commissioners shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To represent the public interest in the management of solid waste in the participating parishes and municipalities, including but not limited to the collection, transportation, disposal, and recycling of solid waste and control over any other waste reduction programs.
(2) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the solid waste disposal operations of the district.
(3) To employ, dismiss, and establish policies and procedures for necessary personnel.
(4) To enter contracts to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter. Any contracts entered into by the board providing for or relating to the management of solid waste in the participating parishes and municipalities may provide for the payment by the other contracting party to the district of a fee dependent on the amount of waste recycled, composted, collected, transported, disposed of, or otherwise controlled pursuant to other waste reduction programs over which the board has authority.
(5) To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.
(6) To enter into agreements with federal, state, or private agencies or other entities to procure aids and grants to assist the district in carrying out the purposes for which it was created.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8064. Commissioners; compensation

RS 33:8064 - Commissioners; compensation
The members of the board of commissioners may receive compensation in the form of a per diem for attendance at meetings of the board and actual mileage expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as approved by the governing authorities of the member parishes of the district. The members of the board of commissioners shall not receive per diem payments for more than two meetings per month. The maximum rates for per diem and mileage expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rates used to pay the members of the Legislature of Louisiana.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8065. Corporate status

RS 33:8065 - Corporate status
The district shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation, shall have perpetual existence, shall have the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the district was created.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8066. District as political subdivision

RS 33:8066 - District as political subdivision
The district is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state as defined by Article VI, Paragraph 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana. For carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, the district shall have the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue bonds, and the power to call an election for the purpose of imposing any authorized taxes or incurring debt. However, the district shall not impose any tax-increasing measures until the governing authorities of the parishes in the district have approved the calling of an election for that purpose and until a majority of qualified electors in each parish voting in an election for that purpose have approved the additional taxes.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:8067. Officers of the board of commissioners

RS 33:8067 - Officers of the board of commissioners
A. Immediately upon meeting, the board of commissioners shall proceed to organize by electing from among their number a president and vice president. The president shall preside over all meetings of the board of commissioners and perform all duties usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. The vice president shall perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.
B. The board of commissioners shall elect a treasurer, who shall also serve as secretary. In addition to the compensation authorized in R.S. 33:8064, the secretary-treasurer may receive a salary as fixed by the police juries of the member parishes. The secretary-treasurer shall not be considered as holding an office for profit. The secretary-treasurer shall furnish bond in such amount and in the manner now provided by law for the faithful accounting of all funds entrusted to him for the account of the district.
C. The board of commissioners shall maintain an office at a site fixed by its members and shall keep the office open during business hours for the purpose of transacting the business of the district and for the convenience of the taxpayers thereof.
D. Officers so elected shall serve one year or until their successors are appointed.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9005.1. Redesignated as R.S. 13:5906 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

RS 33:9005.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 13:5906 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9005.2. Redesignated as R.S. 13:5907 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

RS 33:9005.2 - Redesignated as R.S. 13:5907 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9011.1. §§9011.1 to 9011.3 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 666, §1.

RS 33:9011.1 - §§9011.1 to 9011.3 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 666, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9017.1. Redesignated as R.S. 13:5951 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

RS 33:9017.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 13:5951 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9022. Definitions

RS 33:9022 - Definitions
The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning is otherwise clearly indicated in the context:
(1) "Cooperative development" means any method of cooperative development or redevelopment between and among the state, its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation or individual. Said methods shall include any number of joint development agreements such as condominiums and cooperative ownership limited partnerships and investment syndicates.
(2) "Cooperative endeavors" means any form of economic development assistance between and among the state, its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. The term "cooperative endeavors" shall include but not be limited to cooperative financing, cooperative development, or any other form of cooperative economic development activity.
(3) "Cooperative financing" means any method of financing an economic development project between and among the state, its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. Said methods shall include loans, loan guarantees, land write-downs, grants, lease guarantees or any form of financial subsidy or incentive.
(4) "Local clearinghouse" means the state's regional planning districts.
(5) "Local governmental subdivision" means any parish, municipality, port commission, port harbor and terminal district, or any economic development district or authority created as a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.
(6) "State clearinghouse" means the Department of Economic Development.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1. Acts 1990, No. 1082, §1; Acts 1992, No. 211, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 2002, No. 78, §2, eff. June 25, 2002; Acts 2014, No. 267, §1; Acts 2020, No. 240, §1, see Act.
NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 240, §2, regarding effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9025. Annual report

RS 33:9025 - Annual report
Each economic development corporation organized and authorized to operate as provided herein, shall file with the governing authority of the affected jurisdiction or economic development area no later than March 1 of each year, a report of its activities for the preceding calendar year, which report shall include a complete financial statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, receipts, and disbursements as of the end of such calendar year. At the time of filing the report, the corporation shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, a notice to the effect that such report has been filed with the governing body and that the report is available for inspection during business hours in the office of clerk of said body and in the office of the corporation.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9026. Review of plan

RS 33:9026 - Review of plan
Every economic development plan as provided for herein shall be subject to periodic review by the governing authority that first approved the plan, at a regular meeting of the governing authority or at a special meeting called for that purpose. If any corporation refuses to submit its plan for review, all power and authority vested in the corporation may, at the option of the local governmental subdivision, terminate and the corporation shall cease as a matter of law to act as an economic development corporation. In the event that any corporation shall have lost its authority to act as an economic development corporation, all property and assets of the corporation shall as a matter of law revert to the respective jurisdiction in which the corporation was authorized to act.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1082, §1; Acts 2002, No. 78, §2, eff. June 25, 2002.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9027. Limitation of liability for authorizing jurisdiction

RS 33:9027 - Limitation of liability for authorizing jurisdiction
Neither the state nor any of its local governmental subdivisions organizing an economic development corporation pursuant to this Chapter shall be held liable for any action of such corporation.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9028. Enforcement of judgments; exemption from seizure

RS 33:9028 - Enforcement of judgments; exemption from seizure
Any judgment against any economic development corporation shall be paid from funds of the corporation. Provided, however, that the property and funds of the corporation shall not be subject to lien or seizure. If any corporation refuses to pay a final judgment rendered against it by a court of competent jurisdiction, said court shall have the authority to issue a writ of mandamus to direct the treasurer of said corporation to pay said judgment within a reasonable period of time, under penalty of law. This Section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees of bonds issued by the corporation to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge, mortgage, or other instrument given to secure such bonds.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 668, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9029. Disposition of real property

RS 33:9029 - Disposition of real property
Any corporation may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein acquired by it in economic development areas for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial or other uses or for public use, in accordance with its economic development plan, subject to such covenants, conditions, and restrictions, including covenants running with the land, as it may deem to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. The purchasers or lessees and their successors and assigns shall be obligated to devote such real property only to the uses specified in the economic development plan, and shall be obligated to comply with such other requirements as said corporation may determine to be in the public interest, including the obligation to begin within a reasonable time any improvements on such real property required by the economic development plan. Such real property or interest shall be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred at not less than its fair value for uses in accordance with the economic development plan. In determining the fair value of real property for uses in accordance with the economic development plan, a corporation shall take into account and give consideration to the use provided in such plan; the restrictions upon and the covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the purchaser or lessee. Real property acquired in accordance with the provisions of the economic development plan shall be transferred as rapidly and as feasible in the public interest consistent with the carrying out of the provisions of the plan. Such plan and any substantial modification of such plan shall be filed as a public record in the office of the clerk of the affected governing authority and the registrar of conveyances for said jurisdiction and any conveyance, encumbrances, or other contracts may incorporate the provisions thereof by reference which shall afford notice thereof to all parties.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1.