2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 20
BY SENATORS WARD AND WHITE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 34:1221(A) and 1222, relative to
3 ports, harbors, and terminals; to provide relative to meetings, election of officers, and
4 per diem for members of the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; and to provide
5 for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The introductory paragraph of R.S. 34:1221(A) and 1222 are hereby
8 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §1221. Creation of Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; per diem; number of
10 days per diem allowed members
11 A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Greater Baton
12 Rouge Port Commission which shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by
13 the governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The members shall
14 receive per diem; provided, however, that the per diem of each member shall not
15 exceed seventy-five dollars per day during the time the member is in actual
16 attendance upon the board, or performing duties authorized by the board. The per
17 diem shall be payable for a maximum of twenty-four days per year, except if an
18 emergency is declared by the governor. During the period of an emergency as
19 determined by the governor, the commission shall be authorized to hold as many
20 meetings or emergency activities as the commission deems necessary and the
21 members shall be paid per diem for such meetings or activities. Members shall be
22 appointed as follows:
23 * * *
ACT No. 43
Page 1 of 2
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 20 ENROLLED
1 §1222. Officers of the board; meetings; quorum; per diem
2 The commission shall elect from among its own members at its regularly
3 scheduled meeting each November, a president, a vice president, a secretary, and
4 a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the
5 option of the commission the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by
6 one person. The commission shall meet in regular session as provided in R.S.
7 34:1221 sessions and shall also meet in special session sessions at the call of the
8 president of the commission, or on the written request of five members of the
9 commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a
10 quorum and all action or resolutions of the commission must shall be approved by
11 the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission.
12 The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place
13 at which meetings shall be held. The members shall receive per diem set by the
14 commission, not to exceed three hundred dollars, during the time the member
15 is in actual attendance upon the board, or performing duties authorized by the
16 board. The per diem shall be payable for a maximum of twenty-four days per
17 year, except when an emergency is declared by the governor. During the period
18 of an emergency as determined by the governor, the commission shall be
19 authorized to hold as many meetings or emergency activities as the commission
20 deems necessary and the members shall be paid per diem for such meetings or
21 activities.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
Page 2 of 2
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.