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SENATE BILL NO. 390
BY SENATOR LONG
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Subsection A of Section 4 of Act No. 105 of the 1976 Regular
3 Session of the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 222 of the 1977 Regular Session
4 of the Legislature, relative to the Saline Lake Game and Fish Preserve Commission;
5 and to amend and reenact Section 4 of Act No. 191 of the 1926 Regular Session of
6 the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 294 of the 1938 Regular Session of the
7 Legislature, Act No. 120 of the 1946 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 307
8 of the 1948 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 17 of the 1956 First
9 Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, Act No. 455 of the 1966 Regular Session
10 of the Legislature, Act No. 105 of the 1976 Regular Session of the Legislature, and
11 Act No. 303 of the 1977 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the Northwest
12 Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve Commission; to provide for additional members
13 to the commissions; to provide terms, conditions, and requirements; and to provide
14 for related matters.
15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
16 Section 1. Subsection A of Section 4 of Act No. 105 of the 1976 Regular Session of
17 the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 222 of the 1977 Regular Session of the Legislature
18 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
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20 Section 4. A. There is hereby created the Saline Lake Game and Fish Preserve
21 Commission, to be composed of five seven qualified electors of the parishes of Winn and
22 Natchitoches. The governing authority of the parish of Winn shall appoint three four electors
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1 of Winn Parish as members of the commission, and the governing authority of the parish of
2 Natchitoches shall appoint two three electors of Natchitoches Parish as members of the
3 commission. If, for any reason, a vacancy should occur on the commission, said vacancy
4 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the
5 unexpired term.
6 Each commissioner shall serve a term of four years, or until his successor is
7 appointed and qualified.
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9 Section 2. Section 4 of Act No. 191 of the 1926 Regular Session of the Legislature,
10 as amended by Act No. 294 of the 1938 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 120 of
11 the 1946 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 307 of the 1948 Regular Session of the
12 Legislature, Act No. 17 of the 1956 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, Act No.
13 455 of the 1966 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 105 of the 1976 Regular Session
14 of the Legislature, and Act No. 303 of the 1977 Regular Session of the Legislature is hereby
15 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
16 Section 4. There is hereby created the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve
17 Commission, to be composed of five seven qualified electors of the parishes of Natchitoches
18 and Red River. The police jury of each of these parishes shall appoint one qualified person
19 to serve as a commissioner for said commission. At the initial meeting of the commission,
20 the appointed commissioners shall elect three additional persons who shall be owners or
21 operators of commercial fishing camps or commercial fishing establishments located in or
22 on the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve and qualified electors of either of the
23 aforesaid parishes to serve as members of the commission. If the appointed members are
24 unable to agree upon any person or persons to fill any or all of the remaining seats on the
25 commission, they shall immediately communicate this fact to the secretary of the Louisiana
26 Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, who shall then appoint a fully qualified person to each
27 vacant seat on the commission. The governing authority of the parish of Natchitoches
28 shall appoint five electors of Natchitoches Parish as members of the commission and
29 the governing authority of the parish of Red River shall appoint two electors of Red
30 River Parish as members of the commission. Each commissioner shall serve a term of
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1 four years, or until his successor is appointed and qualified. A vacancy on the commission
2 for any cause shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the
3 remainder of the unexpired term.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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