HLS 15RS-966 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 709
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS: Provides relative to per diem for members and board of
commissioners of levee districts and levee and drainage districts
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 38:308(A), relative to per diem of board members; to change the
3 per diem of certain members and board of commissioners to equal federal per diem
4 rates; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 38:308(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง308. Per diem; number of days per diem allowed; travel expenses; salary
8 A. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, particularly
9 any special provisions in this Title relative to each levee district and levee and
10 drainage district in the state, any board of commissioners of any levee district and
11 levee and drainage district in this state may by a vote of two-thirds of the total
12 membership of the board fix the per diem of its members; however, the per diem of
13 each member shall not exceed seventy-five dollars per day be equal to the rate
14 allowable for per diem deduction pursuant to 26 USC 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) during the
15 time such member is in actual attendance upon the board or performing duties
16 authorized by the board. Such per diem shall be payable for thirty-six days per year.
17 During the period of an emergency as declared and determined by the governor, each
18 district or portion of a district which has been declared to be under such an
19 emergency by the governor shall be authorized to hold as many meetings or
20 emergency activities as the board deems necessary and the members shall be paid per
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1 diem for such meetings or activities. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel
2 expenses in accordance with state travel regulations as prescribed by the Division of
3 Administration. In lieu of the per diem provision which is herein made, a president
4 of any levee board or levee and drainage board may receive a salary if he also acts
5 as administrator for said board. However, in no instance shall said salary exceed the
6 sum of one thousand dollars per month. The per diem, salary, and expenses shall be
7 paid out of the funds of the districts on the warrants of the presidents, duly attested
8 by the secretary of the board.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
709 HB Original 2015 Regular Session Harrison
Abstract: Provides relative to per diem for members and board of commissioners of
levee districts and levee and drainage districts.
Present law, in pertinent part, provides that each levee district and levee and drainage district
in the state, any board of commissioners of any levee district and levee and drainage district
in this state may by a vote of 2/3 of the total membership of the board fix the per diem of its
members; however, the per diem of each member cannot exceed $75 during the time such
member is in actual attendance upon the board or performing duties authorized by the board.
Specifies that the per diem may be payable for 36 days per year. Provides that during the
period of an emergency as determined by the governor, each district which has been declared
to be under such an emergency by the governor may be authorized to hold as many meetings
or emergency activities as the board deems necessary and the members shall be paid per
diem for such meetings or activities. Authorizes the reimbursement of each member for
travel expenses in accordance with state travel regulations as prescribed by the Division of
Administration.
Proposed law retains present law except ties the per diem rate of members and board of
commissioners of levee districts and levee and drainage districts to the federal per diem
rates.
(Amends 38:308(A))
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