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SENATE BILL NO. 201
BY SENATOR MIZELL AND REPRESENTATIVES ADAMS, GISCLAIR, HOWARD,
NORTON AND WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal R.S. 36:509(S) and Part XXVI of Chapter 13 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised
3 Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 38:3087.191 through 3087.206, relative to the
4 Washington Parish Reservoir District; to repeal references to, provisions for, and the
5 powers, functions, and duties of the district and its board of commissioners; to
6 provide for use of property and funds; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
7 for related matters.
8 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 36:509(S) is hereby repealed.
11 Section 2. Part XXVI of Chapter 13 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of
12 1950, comprised of R.S. 38:3087.191 through 3087.206, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
13 Section 3. Prior to September 1, 2019, the board of commissioners of the
14 Washington Parish Reservoir District shall take all appropriate action to collect any
15 funds due and owing to the district and to pay or satisfy any outstanding obligations
16 and liabilities of the district. All of the equipment, vehicles, supplies, books, records,
17 documents, papers, monies, actions, or any other item of property, and the
18 improvements thereon, both movable and immovable, heretofore owned, held, used,
19 operated, or maintained by the district in the exercise of its functions shall be
20 transferred to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Any monies
21 transferred to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall be deposited
22 into the Louisiana State Parks Improvement and Repair Fund to be used, subject to
23 legislative appropriation, for the Bogue Chitto State Park for expanding recreation.
24 Section 4. The Secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
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1 shall conduct a town hall meeting no later than August 1, 2020, in Washington Parish
2 with the legislative delegation for Washington Parish to determine what are the best
3 options for expansion of recreation for Washington Parish at Bogue Chitto State Park.
4 Section 5. The provisions of this Act shall supersede any other provisions of law to
5 the contrary. The provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed to effectuate these
6 purposes.
7 Section 6. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall become effective on September 1, 2019.
8 Sections 3 through 6 of this Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or,
9 if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without
10 signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of
11 Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act
12 shall become effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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