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SENATE BILL NO. 237
BY SENATOR PETERSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9039.68(B), relative to the general powers of the BioDistrict2
New Orleans board; to provide a method by which the board may reduce or exclude3
lands from its original district; to require legislative approval of any territorial4
changes to the BioDistrict boundaries; to authorize the creation of economic5
development projects within the original boundaries of the downtown development6
district and the BioDistrict New Orleans; and to provide for related matters.7
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 33:9039.68(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:10
ยง9039.68. General powers11
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B.(1) At least ten days after publication of a notice in the official journal of13
the district, a public hearing shall be conducted, and the board may then designate14
one or more areas within or without the boundaries of the district as they may exist15
from time to time as a separate subdistrict, or as an enlargement or reduction of the16
original district, provided that subdistricts created by the board outside the then17
current boundaries of the district need not be contiguous to the district. Any territory18
outside the original boundaries of the district which that is sought to be included or19
excluded in the district, or designated as a separate subdistrict, may only be so20
included, excluded, or designated subject to the approval of the governing board of21
the parish or municipality having jurisdiction over such territory Legislature of22
Louisiana. Each subdistrict shall constitute a separate political subdivision of the23
state, governed by the district board with the same powers of the district. Each24
designated subdistrict area shall be representative of its geographic location and25
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designated as "BioDistrict Economic Development Subdistrict for1
________________".2
(2)(a) In addition to any other provision of this Chapter, the owner or owners3
of land whether or not contiguous to the district may file with the board a petition4
requesting that there their property be included as an enlargement of the original5
district, excluded from the original district, or designated as a separate subdistrict,.6
the The land to be included or excluded in the district may be described in the7
petition by metes and bounds or by lot and block number if there is a recorded plat8
of the area to be included in the district. The board shall hear and consider the9
petition and may add or reduce the land described to the original district or10
designated as a subdistrict in the petition if it is feasible, practicable, and to the11
advantage of the district. Upon receipt of such petition and at least ten days after12
publication of a notice in the official journal of the district, a public hearing shall be13
conducted, and the board shall consider the petition and may then enlarge or reduce14
the boundaries of the district or designate one or more areas within or without the15
boundaries of the district as they may exist from time to time as a subdistrict if it is16
practicable, feasible, and to the benefit of the district to do so development of the17
bioscience healthcare industries.18
(b) Subdistricts created outside the then current boundaries of the district19
also need not be contiguous to the district. Any territory outside the district which20
that is sought to be included or excluded in the district or designated as a21
subdistrict, may only be so included subject to the approval of the governing board22
of the parish or municipality having jurisdiction over such territory Legislature of23
Louisiana. Each subdistrict shall constitute a separate political subdivision of the24
state, governed by the district board with the same powers of the district. Each25
designated subdistrict area shall be representative of its geographic location and26
designated as " BioDistrict Economic Development Subdistrict for27
________________".28
(3) The No territorial jurisdiction or boundaries of the district shall not be29
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area which that is not entirely contained within the New Orleans Metropolitan1
Statistical Area without the approval of the Legislature of Louisiana.2
Section 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act to the contrary, the Downtown3
Development District of the City of New Orleans and the BioDistrict New Orleans may4
exercise all of their authority within their boundaries regardless of any overlapping5
jurisdiction and may further undertake economic development projects within the original6
boundaries of the downtown development district and the BioDistrict New Orleans.7
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: