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ACT No. 145
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 280
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 2:319(A), relative to airport districts; to provide for the2
governing authority of airport districts; to provide for the membership of the board3
of commissioners of certain airport districts; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 2:319(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง319. Governing authority in district composed of land in one parish7
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing authority of an8
airport district composed of land situated in only one parish may either be the9
governing body of the parish in which the district is located, in which case the10
officers of the parish governing body shall be the officers of the airport district, or11
the governing body of the parish creating the airport district, may, in the resolution12
creating the airport district provided for in R.S. 2:316, provide that a board of13
commissioners composed of either five or, seven, or nine members, so designated14
at the option of the governing body of the parish creating the airport district, shall be15
the governing authority of the airport district and shall be selected by the governing16
body of the parish creating the airport district. The governing body of any parish17
which has heretofore created an airport district prior to August 21, 1975, and is18
serving as the governing authority of such airport district may elect to appoint a19
board of commissioners as the governing authority of such airport district; however,20
such election shall not have the effect of affecting or impairing in any manner any21
obligations incurred by the airport district prior to such election, and shall not relieve22
the governing body of the parish of any liability with respect to any outstanding23
obligations incurred for airport purposes prior to such election, nor shall the newly24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 280
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appointed board of commissioners be deemed to have assumed any obligations1
incurred by the governing body of the parish for airport purposes prior to their2
appointment.3
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: