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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 354
BY REPRESENTATIVES BILLIOT AND TUCKER
AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS: Revises certain provisions relative to the Southeast Regional
Airport Authority
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 2:705(C), (I), and (M) and 706(F), relative to the Southeast2
Regional Airport Authority; provides relative to Senate confirmation for certain3
members; provides relative to the required board meetings; changes the domicile of4
the authority; deletes the mandatory requirement for the authority to appear before5
certain committees; and to provide for related matters.6
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published7
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of8
Louisiana.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 2:705(C), (I), and (M) and 706(F) are hereby amended and reenacted11
to read as follows: 12
§705. Board of commissioners; creation; membership; terms; officers; meetings13
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C. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States, a15
resident of Louisiana, and shall be of an outstanding personal and professional16
reputation. Each member of the board, appointed by the governor, shall be subject17
to confirmation by the Senate.18
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I. The board shall hold regular monthly semiannual meetings and may hold20
additional meetings as it deems necessary. A board member who fails to attend three21 HLS 11RS-582 ORIGINAL
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two consecutive meetings, or four or more meetings in a one-calendar-year period,1
without being excused by the chairman of the board shall be removed for cause, and,2
upon removal, that position shall be declared vacant and filled as provided in this3
Section. All meetings of the board and all minutes and records thereof shall be4
subject to the Open Meetings Law and the Public Records Act. A majority of the5
members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required for the6
transaction of all business of the board. All actions of the authority shall be7
approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.8
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M. The domicile of the authority shall be in Jefferson Orleans Parish.10
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§706. General powers of the authority12
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F. On March first of each year, the authority shall provide a status report to14
the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works and15
shall appear upon request before such committees and be subject to oversight by the16
committees, and on financial matters shall submit a status report to the Joint17
Legislative Committee on the Budget and shall be subject to oversight by such18
committees concerning such financial matters.19
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Billiot HB No. 354
Abstract: Requires only those members appointed by the governor to be subject to Senate
confirmation. Reduces the number of mandatory meetings required for the board of
the Southeast Regional Airport Authority from monthly meetings to semiannual
meetings. Changes the domicile of the authority from Jefferson Parish to Orleans
Parish and further deletes the requirement for the authority to appear before certain
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Present law requires each member of the board to be a U.S. citizen, a resident of La., and to
be of outstanding personal and professional reputation. Further provides that each member
of the authority shall be subject to Senate confirmation.
Proposed law retains present law except that only those members appointed by the governor
shall be subject to Senate confirmation.
Present law provides that the board shall hold regular monthly meetings and may hold
additional meetings as it deems necessary. Further provides that a board member who fails
to attend three consecutive meetings, or four or more meetings in a one-calendar-year period,
without being excused by the chairman of the board shall be removed for cause, and upon
removal, that position shall be declared vacant and filled as provided in present law.
Proposed law changes the required board meetings from monthly meetings to semiannual
meetings. Further changes the provision that a board member may be removed for cause
from failure to attend three consecutive meetings, or four or more meetings in a one-
calendar-year period to two consecutive meetings in a one-calendar-year period,
Present law provides that all meetings of the board and all minutes and records thereof shall
be subject to the Open Meetings Law and Public Records Act. Further provides that a
majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum and a quorum shall be
required for the transaction of all business of the board. All actions of the authority shall be
approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that Jefferson Parish shall be the domicile of the authority.
Proposed law changes the domicile from Jefferson Parish to Orleans Parish.
Present law requires the authority to submit a status report, appear before and be subject to
oversight of the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works,
and to submit a status report and be subject to oversight of the Joint Legislative Committee
on the Budget financial matters.
Proposed law retains present law except that the authority shall appear upon request of the
House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works.
(Amends R.S. 2:705(C), (I), and (M) and 706(F))