ENROLLED
ACT No. 5
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 24
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:4574(F)(10), relative to the West Baton Rouge Parish Tourist Commission;
3 to provide for changes to the membership of the commission; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:4574(F)(10) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง4574. Tourist commissions; creation; purpose; directors; powers
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12 F.
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14 (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the
15 West Baton Rouge Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of
16 directors composed of nine members. The two additional members provided for by
17 this Paragraph shall be appointed as follows:
18 (a) One member shall be appointed by the board of directors of the
19 commission.
20 (b) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of West
21 Baton Rouge Parish.
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are additions. HB NO. 24 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4574(F)(1)(b)(ii), the
2 governing authority of West Baton Rouge Parish may set initial terms of less than three
3 years for the two additional members of the tourist commission provided for in R.S.
4 33:4574(F)(10) as enacted by this Act.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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