HLS 12RS-234 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 217
BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH
DISTRICTS/SEWERAGE: Provides relative to per diem paid to members of the governing
board of the Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District No. 1
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:3887.6, relative to Tangipahoa Parish; to provide relative to the governing2
board of the Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District No. 1; to increase the maximum3
per diem authorized to be paid to members of such board for attending board4
meetings; to provide relative to the number of meetings for which board members5
may be paid; 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. 33:3887.6 is hereby enacted to read as follows:11
ยง3887.6. Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District No. 1; supervising board; per diem12
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887 or any other law to the13
contrary, the governing authority of the parish of Tangipahoa may pay to each14
member of the board of supervisors of the Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District15
No. 1 a per diem not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars for each day of attendance16
at regular meetings of the board, not to exceed twenty-four days in each calendar17
year and for attendance at special meetings of the board of supervisors, not to exceed18
twelve in each calender year. Per diem provided by this Section shall be paid out of19
the district funds in the hands of the treasurer.20 HLS 12RS-234 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 217
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012; if vetoed by the governor1
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,2
2012, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.3
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)]
Pugh HB No. 217
Abstract: Relative to the governing board members of the Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage
District No. 1, increases the maximum per diem authorized to be paid to such
members for attending board meetings.
Present law generally authorizes police juries to create sewerage districts composed of all
of the territory outside the corporate limits of municipalities. Provides generally that the
police jury shall appoint at least three but no more than five property taxpayers residing
within the district as the board of supervisors of the district. Provides that the parish
governing authority in the parish in which each sewerage district is located may pay board
members a per diem not to exceed $60 for attending board meetings for a maximum of 24
meetings a year and for each emergency meeting for a maximum of 12 emergency meetings
a year. Present law requires that per diem be paid out of the district funds in the hands of
the treasurer. Provides exceptions.
Proposed law retains present law but authorizes the governing authority of Tangipahoa
Parish to pay members of the governing board of the Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District
No. 1 a per diem not to exceed $150 for attending board meetings for a maximum of 24
meetings a year and for each special meeting for a maximum of 12 special meetings a year.
Effective July 1, 2012.
(Adds R.S. 33:3887.6)