HLS 19RS-261 ENGROSSED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 206
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the lease of property in the parishes of Orleans and
Jefferson
1 AN ACT
2To authorize and provide for the lease of certain state property; to authorize the lease of
3 certain state property in Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish; to provide for the
4 property description; to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms
5 and conditions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any other provision
8of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to lease any interest, excluding
9mineral rights, the state may have to all or any portion of the following described parcel of
10property to the responsible offerer selected through a request for proposal developed and
11issued pursuant to a cooperative endeavor agreement between the state, Orleans Parish, and
12Jefferson Parish:
13 A parcel of state owned water bottom located on the south shore of Lake
14 Pontchartrain on or adjacent to the boundary of Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish.
15 Section 2. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
16such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
17necessary to properly effectuate any lease, excluding mineral rights, to the property
18described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such agreements
19entered into and documents executed by and between the commissioner of administration
20and the selected responsible offerer for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years, in exchange
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HB NO. 206
1for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property. The provisions of this
2Act shall apply to more than one responsible offerer if the cooperative endeavor agreement
3provides for dividing the property described in Section 1 into multiple leases.
4 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
5signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
6by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
7vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
8effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 206 Engrossed 2019 Regular Session Hilferty
Authorizes the lease of certain state property in Orleans and Jefferson parishes from the
division of administration to the responsible offerer selected through a request for proposal
developed and issued pursuant to a cooperative endeavor agreement between the state,
Orleans Parish, and Jefferson Parish. Specifies that proposed law may apply to more than
one responsible offerer if the cooperative endeavor agreement provides for dividing the
property described in Section 1 into multiple leases.
Provides for the reservation of mineral rights to the state.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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