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ACT No. 333
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 667
BY REPRESENTATIVE GAINES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:531(A)(3) and 537(A)(5), relative to local housing authorities; to provide2
relative to the governing boards of authorities located in certain parishes; to provide3
that governing board members shall be appointed and removed by the chief elected4
official of the parish rather than the parish governing authority; and to provide for5
related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 40:531(A)(3) and 537(A)(5) are hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§531. Appointment of commissioners to local housing authority9
A.10
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(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when the12
governing body of a parish with a population of not more than forty-six thousand13
five hundred persons and not less than forty-five thousand five hundred persons14
based on the latest federal decennial census has determined by resolution as set forth15
in R.S. 40:393, that it is expedient to establish a local housing authority, the chief16
elected official of the parish shall appoint five persons who shall constitute the17
governing body of the local housing authority and shall be called commissioners.18
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§537. Removal of commissioners20
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(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a23
commissioner of a local housing authority in any parish with a population of not24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 667
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more than forty-six thousand five hundred persons and not less than forty-five1
thousand five hundred persons based on the latest federal decennial census may be2
removed on any such grounds by the chief elected official appointing the3
commissioner.4
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: