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ACT No. 107
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 264
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.7(C) and (F)(1) and (3)(b) and (c), relative to the
3 Lakeshore Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish; to provide relative to the
4 purpose of the district; to provide relative to the parcel fee levied within the district;
5 to provide relative to the maximum amount and expiration of the fee; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9 Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 33:9091.7(C) and (F)(1) and (3)(b) and (c) are hereby amended and
12 reenacted to read as follows:
13 ยง9091.7. Lakeshore Crime Prevention District
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15 C. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention
16 by:
17 (1) Procuring private patrol services, security cameras, and to add to other
18 products or services reasonably designed to enhance the security of district residents
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1 by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the
2 district.
3 (2) Disseminating newsletters or other information on crime prevention or
4 security matters.
5 (3) Engaging in other activities ancillary to crime prevention.
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7 F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is hereby
8 authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in
9 accordance with the provisions of this Subsection:
10 (1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution
11 of the governing authority of the district. The fee, however, shall not exceed three
12 hundred sixty dollars four hundred twenty dollars per parcel per year.
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14 (3)
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16 (b) The election on the question of the imposition of the fee shall be held at
17 the same time as the regularly scheduled election in the city of New Orleans to be
18 held on November 2, 2004, or, if not held on that date, it shall be held at the same
19 time as a regularly scheduled election in the city of New Orleans held after that date.
20 (c) The fee shall expire on December 31, 2010, at the end of the term
21 provided for in the proposition authorizing the fee but may be renewed as provided
22 in Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection. Any election to authorize renewal of the
23 fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.
24 If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the
25 proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed four years.
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27 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall not affect the parcel fee levied within the
28 Lakeshore Crime Prevention District on the effective date of this Act. The governing
29 authority of the city of New Orleans shall continue to levy the fee until such time as it
30 expires, as provided in the proposition approved by a majority of the district's registered
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1 voters voting on the proposition at an election held on November 8, 2016. After expiration
2 of the fee, the governing authority of the city shall then begin to levy a parcel fee as provided
3 in this Act if the parcel fee has been approved by the voters as provided in this Act.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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