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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 190
BY SENATOR MURRAY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.8(F)(1), (2), and (4)(c), relative to Orleans Parish; to2
authorize the Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District to levy its3
parcel fee on vacant lots subject to voter approval; to authorize the renewal of the4
parcel fee at any election; and to provide for related matters.5
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 33:9091.8(F)(1), (2), and (4) (c) are hereby amended and reenacted8
to read as follows: 9
ยง9091.8. Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District10
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F. Parcel fee. (1) The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is12
hereby authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and13
in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection. 14
(2)(a) For purposes of this Section, a parcel is defined as a lot or lots upon15
which only one main house is situated. (2) The fee shall be a flat fee and shall be16
imposed on each parcel located within the district. The amount of the fee shall be17
as determined by duly adopted resolution of the board and shall not exceed four18
hundred fifty dollars per parcel per year.19
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this20
Paragraph, the fee imposed pursuant to this Subsection shall also be levied on21
any parcel within the district upon which there is no structure, if provided for22
by duly adopted resolution of the board and if approved by a majority of the23
registered voters of the district voting on a proposition authorizing the fee at an24
election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.25
Such election shall be held only if requested by duly adopted resolution of the26
board. If imposition of the fee on parcels is authorized as provided in this27
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Subparagraph, it shall be imposed in the same amount and for the same1
duration as the fee on lots upon which houses are situated as otherwise2
authorized by this Paragraph.3
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(c) The fee shall expire on December thirty-first after the 2010 mayoral7
election for the city of New Orleans, but the fee may be renewed or the maximum8
amount of the fee provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection may be changed if9
approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the10
proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any11
election to authorize renewal of the fee or change of the maximum fee amount shall12
be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code only at13
the same time as the mayoral primary election for the city of New Orleans. If the fee14
is renewed or the maximum amount thereof changed, the term of the imposition of15
the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal or change,16
not to exceed eight years.17
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not19
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature20
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If21
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become22
effective on the day following such approval.23
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: