RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 189 (HB 373) 2020 Regular Session McKnight
Existing law creates and provides for the Westminster Pine Park Crime Prevention and
Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish to aid in crime prevention
and improvement of areas within the district. Further provides for the district's boundaries
and for the governance of the district by a five-member board of commissioners.
Existing law provides for the levy, subject to voter approval, of a parcel fee on improved
parcels within the district. Prior law provided that the fee could not exceed $100 per parcel
per year. New law authorizes an increase in the maximum amount of the parcel fee from
$100 to $130 per parcel per year, subject to voter approval.
Prior law provided that the fee expired 10 years after its initial imposition. New law provides
that the fee expires at the time provided in the proposition, not more than 10 years after
imposition. Existing law provides that the fee may be renewed, subject to voter approval.
Effective upon signature of governor (June 11, 2020).
(Amends R.S. 33:9097.11(F)(2) and (4)(b))