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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 170
BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX
PARKS. Provides for the leasing of certain state parks. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:1687, relative to state parks; to provide for certain leases2
entered into for parks substantially completed after the year 2005; to provide terms3
and conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 56:1687 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1687. Secretary, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; powers 7
A. The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism may:8
* * *9
B. The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism10
shall lease parks substantially completed after the year 2005 and not open to the11
public. All leases shall be by public bid under the provisions on leases of public12
lands, R.S. 41:1211 et seq. In any lease entered into by the secretary, the state13
shall be responsible for any and all costs for heating, cooling, and sewage, except14
electricity costs.15 SB NO. 170
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. W. Wiley.
DIGEST
Proposed law requires the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
to lease parks substantially completed after the year 2005 and not open to the public. Further
requires that all leases will be by public bid under the provisions on leases of public lands,
R.S. 41:1211 et seq.
Proposed law provides that in any lease entered into by the secretary, the state will be
responsible for any and all costs for heating, cooling, and sewage, except electricity costs.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 56:1687)