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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 454
BY SENATOR LAFLEUR
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 41:1212(D) and to enact R.S. 41:1323.6, relative to school lands;2
to provide exemptions from the public lease law for certain school lands; to ratify3
and confirm certain leases of certain school lands; to ratify and confirm certain leases4
of sixteenth section lands; to provide terms and conditions; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 41:1212(D) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 41:1323.6 is8
hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
§1212. Lands which may be leased; purposes; leases of sixteenth section lands for10
agricultural purposes; negotiation of surface leases of school lands;11
negotiation of leases by certain public benefit corporations;12
negotiation of leases for administering buildings designated as13
historic landmarks14
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D. The school board of the parish of Lafayette or the school board within16
any parish with a population of not less than forty-two thousand nor more than17
forty-five thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census is18
authorized to negotiate for the surface lease of any lands to which it has title, custody19
or possession to any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity without the20
necessity of advertising for and receiving bids.21
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§1323.6. Ratification and confirmation of leases of certain school lands23
ACT No. 785 SB NO. 454 ENROLLED
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All contracts of leases of school lands, including but not limited to school1
indemnity lands and sixteenth section lands, by a school board within a parish2
with a population of not less than forty-two thousand nor more than forty-five3
thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census that were4
entered into prior to January 4, 2012, for a term of not more than five years, are5
hereby ratified and confirmed and shall have the same force and effect as if the6
contracts of lease had been made and executed pursuant to the provisions of7
Part I of Chapter 10 of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statues of 1950,8
provided that the school board receives consideration proportionate to at least9
the fair market value for the leases.10
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not11
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature12
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If13
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become14
effective on the day following such approval.15
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: