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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE BILL NO. 166
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS. Provides for the membership of the Greater Ouachita
Port Commission. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
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To amend and reenact R.S. 34:1401(A) and (B), and to enact R.S. 34:1402(C), relative to4
membership on the Greater Ouachita Port Commission; to provide for residency5
requirements and removal of commissioners failing to attend the required number6
of regular meetings; and to provide for related matters.7
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 34:1401(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 34:10
1402(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:11
§1401. Creation of commission; membership; qualifications; vacancy12
A. The Greater Ouachita Port Commission, the "commission", is hereby13
created. The commission shall be composed of seven members, who shall serve14
without compensation. The members must be citizens of the United States and15
qualified electors of the parish of Ouachita and shall be appointed by the governor16
for overlapping terms of six years, as follows:17 SB NO. 166
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(1) Two commissioners shall be appointed at large.1
(2) Two commissioners shall be residents of Ward 3, 4, or 10 District 32
consisting of precincts 10 through 24, District 4 consisting of precincts 25 and3
26, or District 10 consisting of precincts 59 through 72 and 74 through 79 and4
shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the5
state legislators representing these wards districts.6
(3) Two commissioners shall be residents of Ward 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 District 57
consisting of precincts 27 through 50, District 6 consisting of precincts 518
through 53, District 7 consisting of precincts 54 and 55, District 8 consisting of9
precincts 56 and 57, or District 9 consisting of precinct 58 and shall be appointed10
by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the state legislators11
representing these wards districts.12
(4) One commissioner shall be a resident of Ward 1 or 2 District 1 consisting13
of precincts 1 through 5 and precinct 73, or District 2 consisting of precincts 214
through 9A and shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees15
submitted by the state legislators representing these wards districts.16
B. The commissioner initially appointed from Ward 1 or 2 District 117
consisting of precincts 1 through 5 and precinct 73, or District 2 consisting of18
precincts 2 through 9A and one of the commissioners initially appointed from Ward19
5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 District 5 consisting of precincts 27 through 50, District 620
consisting of precincts 51 through 53, District 7 consisting of precincts 54 and21
55, District 8 consisting of precincts 56 and 57, or District 9 consisting of22
precinct 58 shall serve terms of two years; one of the commissioners initially23
appointed at large and one of the commissioners initially appointed from Ward 3, 4,24
or 10 District 3 consisting of precincts 10 through 24, District 4 consisting of25
precincts 25 and 26, or District 10 consisting of precincts 59 through 72 and 7426
through 79 shall serve terms of four years; and the other three commissioners27
initially appointed shall serve terms of six years, all as designated by the governor.28
The successors shall serve terms of six years. Each commissioner shall take and29 SB NO. 166
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cause to be recorded the oath of office, as required by Article X, Section 30 of the1
Constitution of Louisiana and R.S. 42:161 et seq.2
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§1402. Officers; meetings; quorum; removal4
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C. Members who fail to attend three or more consecutive regular6
meetings may be removed by a majority of commission members present at a7
regular or special meeting of the commission. Filling vacancies created by8
removal shall be pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 34:1401(A) and (B).9
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not10
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bill to become law without signature11
by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana; if12
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become13
effective on the day following such approval by, whichever is later.14
The original instrument was prepared by Heyward Jeffers. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
Walsworth (SB 166)
Present law provides for membership on the Greater Ouachita Port Commission and
residency requirements that all legislators use to determine their nominees to the governor
for appointment to the commission.
Present law provides for staggered, overlapping terms by commissioners, initially consisting
of two-year, four-year and six-year terms, with all subsequent terms to be six years.
Proposed law provides for conversion from wards to districts in the residency requirements
for commissioners.
Proposed law provides for possible removal of commissioners by a majority vote of the
commission for failing to attend three or more consecutive, regular meetings.
Proposed law provides for filling vacancies on the commission created by removal of a
commissioner for failing to meet attendance requirements at regular meetings.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 34:1401(A) and (B); adds R.S. 34:1402(C)) SB NO. 166
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Local and Municipal
Affairs to the original bill.
1. Changes the geographic designation for representation from "precincts" to
"districts".
2. Makes technical corrections.