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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE BILL NO. 261
BY SENATOR CHAISSON
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. Provides relative to the governing authority of the Sunset Drainage
District of St. Charles Parish. (7/1/12)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 38:1607(C), relative to St. Charles Parish; to provide that the St. Charles2
Parish Council may replace the board of commissioners of the Sunset Drainage3
District as the governing authority of the district by ordinance; and to provide for4
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. 38:1607(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง1607. Board of commissioners; qualifications; compensation and expenses9
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C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the11
St. Charles Parish Council may replace the board of commissioners of the12
Sunset Drainage District as the governing authority of the district by adopting13
an ordinance appointing and designating the St. Charles Parish Council as the14
governing authority of the district. At least two public hearings shall be held15
prior to each consideration of adopting the ordinance by the St. Charles Parish16
Council. At least one of the public hearings shall be held at a location within the17 SB NO. 261
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district. The ordinance shall establish an effective date for such change in1
governance and the delivery of records, accounts and monies to the council.2
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012.3
The original instrument was prepared by James Benton. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Chaisson (SB 261)
Present law provides that all drainage districts will be governed and controlled by five
commissioners to be known as the board of commissioners.
Proposed law makes an exception to present law for the Sunset Drainage District, which
provides that the St. Charles Parish Council may replace the board of commissioners of
Sunset Drainage District as the governing authority of the district by adopting an ordinance
appointing and designating the St. Charles Parish Council as the governing authority of the
district.
Proposed law requires that at least two public hearings be held prior to each consideration
of adopting the ordinance by the St. Charles Parish Council and requires at least one of the
hearings be held at a location within the district.
Proposed law further requires that the ordinance establish an effective date for the change
in governance and for the delivery of records, accounts, and monies to the council.
Effective July 1, 2012.
(Adds R.S. 38:1607(C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Local and Municipal
Affairs to the original bill.
1. Changes the effective date from upon signature of governor to January 1,
2012.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill.
1. Makes technical changes.
2. Requires at least two public hearings prior to considering adoption of the
ordinance and requires at least one of the hearings be held at a location
within the district.
3. Changes the effective date from January 1, 2012 to July 1, 2012.