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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 674
BY SENATOR NEVERS
MUNICIPALITIES. To provide relative to incorporation of unincorporated areas. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:7.1, relative to incorporation of unincorporated areas; to provide for a2
moratorium on incorporation of unincorporated areas; to provide for an effective3
date; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 33:7.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง7.1 Moratorium on incorporation7
A. Notwithstanding this Subpart or any provision of law to the contrary,8
there shall be a moratorium on municipal incorporations from January 1, 20149
through December 31, 2015. During this moratorium no residents of any10
unincorporated area may petition for the incorporation of the area as provided11
in this Subpart.12
B. If, prior to January 1, 2014, the residents of an unincorporated area13
initiated a petition for incorporation under this Subpart and no election for the14
incorporation was held on or before January 1, 2014, then said petition for15
incorporation shall be suspended during this moratorium and may be continued16
on or after January 1, 2016. Any petition suspended as a result of this17 SB NO. 674
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moratorium shall be subject to the provisions governing municipal1
incorporation in effect when the moratorium ends.2
C. The Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and the House3
Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs shall meet and4
function as a joint committee to complete a comprehensive review and5
evaluation of the state policies set forth within this Subpart on Municipal6
Incorporation, and shall submit a written report of its findings and7
recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later8
than December 1, 2014, so that any proposed legislation associated with the9
issue may be considered in the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature. In10
conducting the comprehensive review and evaluation, the joint committee shall11
consider testimony and information from national and state organizations,12
including but not limited to, the Louisiana Municipal Association, the Police13
Jury Association of Louisiana, the Louisiana Assessors' Association, the14
Louisiana Sheriff's Association, the Louisiana Fire Chiefs' Association, the15
Louisiana School Board Association, the Louisiana Association of Tax16
Administrators, the National Association of Counties, the United States17
Conference of Mayors, and the National League of Cities.18
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be retroactive in application.19
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature of the governor or, if not20
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature21
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If22
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legisalture, this Act shall become23
effective on the day following such approval. 24
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Julie J. Baxter.
DIGEST
Nevers (SB 674)
Proposed law provides for a moratorium on municipal incorporations from January 1, 2014
through December 31, 2015. Further provides that during this moratorium, no residents of SB NO. 674
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any unincorporated area may petition for the incorporation of the area as provided in present
law.
Proposed law provides that, if prior to January 1, 2014, the residents of an unincorporated
area initiated a petition for incorporation under present law and no election for the
incorporation was held on or before January 1, 2014, then the petition for incorporation shall
be suspended during this moratorium and may be continued on or after January 1, 2016.
Further provides that any petition suspended as a result of the moratorium in proposed law
shall be subject to the provisions governing municipal incorporation in effect when the
moratorium ends.
Proposed law provides that certain standing committees shall function as a joint committee
to complete a comprehensive review and evaluation of the certain state policies and submit
a written report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to
the legislature no later than December 1, 2014, so that any proposed legislation associated
with the issue may be considered in the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature.
Proposed law provides that the joint committee shall consider testimony and information
from national and state organizations, including but not limited to, the Louisiana Municipal
Association, the Police Jury Association of Louisiana, the Louisiana Assessors' Association,
the Louisiana Sheriff's Association, the Louisiana Fire Chiefs' Association, the Louisiana
School Board Association, the Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators, the National
Association of Counties, the United States Conference of Mayors, and the National League
of Cities.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 33:7.1)