SLS 18RS-1200 REENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 539
BY SENATORS LAMBERT AND ERDEY
FLOODS/FLOODING. Requires the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation
District to hold its meetings in certain locations. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 38:3304(A) and to enact R.S. 38:3304(C), relative to the Amite
3 River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District; to provide for meetings of
4 the board; to require compliance with the Open Meetings Law; to provide for the
5 location of the meetings; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 38:3304(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 38:3304(C)
8 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง3304. Meetings of board; quorum; officers; removal of commissioners; salaries and
10 expenses; requirements; frequency and location
11 A. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum to do business.
12 They shall organize and elect a president and a vice president from their members
13 and such other officers as the board deems necessary. They shall appoint a secretary
14 and an attorney. They shall designate the time and select the place for holding their
15 regular sessions which may be convened at any time upon call of the president or
16 upon call of two of the commissioners. The salary of the secretary shall be fixed by
17 the board.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 539
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2 C.(1) The board shall adhere to the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et
3 seq. The board shall operate under Robert's Rules of Order.
4 (2) The board shall designate the time and select the place for holding its
5 regular sessions, which may be convened at any time upon call of the president
6 or upon call of two of the commissioners, but the board shall meet at least
7 quarterly. All meetings of the board shall be held at a meeting space located in
8 a public building and open to the public for the purposes of the meetings. The
9 location of the meetings shall be rotated among public buildings in Ascension,
10 East Baton Rouge, and Livingston parishes.
The original instrument was prepared by Alan Miller. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SB 539 Reengrossed 2018 Regular Session Lambert
Proposed law requires the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District
board to adhere to the Open Meetings Law.
Proposed law requires the board to operate under Robert's Rules of Order.
Proposed law requires the board to designate the time and select the place for holding its
regular sessions, which may be convened at any time upon call of the president or upon call
of two of the commissioners, but requires that the board meet at least quarterly.
Proposed law requires that the location of the meetings be rotated among public buildings
in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, and Livingston parishes.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 38:3304(A); adds R.S. 38:3304(C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Makes Legislative Bureau technical amendments.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.