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SENATE BILL NO. 239
BY SENATOR WARD
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1503(A), (B), (E)(1), and (F), and to repeal R.S. 40:1503(G),2
(H), (I), (J), (K) and (L), relative to West Baton Rouge Fire Protection District No.3
1; to provide for certain powers of the board of commissioners; to provide for the4
allocation of certain revenues; to provide specific dates to recalculate assessments;5
and to provide for related matters.6
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 40:1503(A), (B), (E)(1), and (F) are hereby amended and reenacted9
to read as follows:10
ยง1503. West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1; creation;11
subdistricts; boards; powers, duties, and functions12
A. When used in this Section, the following terms have these meanings:13
(1) "Board" means the board of commissioners of West Baton Rouge Parish14
Fire Protection District No. 1 "Council" means the West Baton Rouge Parish15
Council.16
(2) "District" means West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No.17
1.18
(3) "Fire protection service" means, but is not necessarily limited to:19
(a) Acquiring and maintaining land for a fire station site;.20
(b) Acquiring, constructing, maintaining, and operating fire protection21
facilities;.22
(c) Acquiring, maintaining, and operating fire trucks and other fire protection23
or emergency equipment ;.24
(d) Obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire25
hydrant rentals and service; and.26 SB NO. 239 ENROLLED
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(e) Paying salaries of firemen.1
(4) "Municipal governing authority" means the board of aldermen of any2
municipality in the parish.3
(5) (4)"Parish" means West Baton Rouge Parish.4
(6) "Police jury" means the West Baton Rouge Parish Police Jury.5
(7) "Subdistrict" means any subdistrict of West Baton Rouge Parish Fire6
8Protection District No. 1.7
B. In addition to other authority granted by law, the West Baton Rouge Parish8
Police Jury Council may create a fire protection district in the manner and subject9
to the limitations and restrictions contained in this Section. The district shall be10
designated as "West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1" and may11
include two or more fire protection subdistricts.12
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E.(1) Notice of intention to create the district shall be ordered by resolution14
of the police jury council only if concurred in, by resolution, by each municipal15
governing authority in the parish. The resolution shall state that all of the parish16
shall be within the district and set forth the boundaries proposed for the subdistricts.17
The notice shall state that the police jury council shall, in open session, on a date and18
at an hour and place named, proceed to create the proposed district.19
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F.(1) At the place and time specified in the notice provided for in Subsection21
E, the police jury council shall hold a public hearing concerning the creation of the22
proposed district and the proposed boundaries of the subdistricts. At this hearing,23
the police jury may change the boundaries of the proposed subdistricts.24
(2) After the hearing, the police jury may adopt an ordinance creating the25
district and fixing the boundaries of each subdistrict. The ordinance shall:26
(a) Contain the method or formula by which the district's revenues shall be27
allocated to the subdistricts for fire protection purposes.28
(b) Provide that any subsequent revision of the method of formula of29
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setting forth the proposed action by the police jury and upon concurrence, by1
resolution, of each municipal governing authority in the parish.2
(c) Provide that the entire area of any municipality shall be included within3
one subdistrict.4
(d) Provide that any area annexed by a municipality that is not within the5
same subdistrict as the annexing municipality shall be included within the same6
subdistrict as the municipality. The police jury shall adopt an ordinance changing7
the boundaries of the subdistricts only to the extent necessary to comply with this8
Subparagraph.9
(e) Not become effective until it has been concurred in, by resolution, by each10
municipal governing authority in the parish.11
(3) Thereafter, notice of the formation of the district and the subdistricts shall12
be given immediately by one publication in the parish's official journal.13
Section 2. R.S. 40:1503 (G) through (L) are hereby repealed.14
Section 3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the West15
Baton Rouge Parish Council shall, on or before July 1, 2014, enact an ordinance providing16
for West Baton Rouge Fire Protection District No.1 as authorized by this Act.17
Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not18
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature19
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If20
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become21
effective on the day following such approval.22
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: