ENROLLED
ACT No. 262
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 375
BY REPRESENTATIVE FARNUM
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 38:1794(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2)(c), relative to
3 gravity drainage districts in Calcasieu Parish; to provide relative to per diem paid to
4 members of the governing boards of such districts; to provide relative to the number
5 of meetings for which members may be paid; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 38:1794(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2)(c) are hereby amended
11 and reenacted to read as follows:
12 ยง1794. Meetings of commissioners; powers; salaries and expenses
13 A. The provisions of this Subsection pertain to commissioners of gravity
14 drainage districts in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, notwithstanding any provisions of
15 other Subsections in this Section to the contrary. The words "commissioner",
16 "commissioners", or "board of commissioners" used in this Subsection shall mean
17 and refer to commissioners of drainage districts in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
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19 (2)
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21 (c) Each No member of the board of commissioners shall not be paid per
22 diem for more than thirty-six days in any one year, except that members of the board
23 of commissioners of the Calcasieu Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District
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1 No. 4 1 and the Calcasieu Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 5 2 of
2 Calcasieu Parish shall not be paid per diem for more than forty-eight days in any one
3 year. However, one elected officer designated by the board of commissioners may
4 receive a per diem for not more than twelve additional days for each day spent
5 performing administrative duties if such additional compensation is approved by a
6 two-thirds vote of the entire board at a meeting of the board.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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