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ACT No. 291
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 647
BY REPRESENTATIVES SELDERS AND JAMES
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4720.151(C)(1), (F)(1), and (G)(1)(introductory paragraph),
3 relative to the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority; to provide relative to the
4 name of the authority; to authorize the authority to use a trade name; and to provide
5 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. 33:4720.151(C)((1), (F)(1), and (G)(1)(introductory paragraph) are
11 hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
12 ยง4720.151. East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
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14 C.(1) There is hereby created in the parish of East Baton Rouge a body
15 politic and corporate which shall exist in perpetuity and shall be known as the East
16 Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority, referred to in this Chapter as the "authority".
17 The authority is authorized to use the trade name "Build Baton Rouge".
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19 F.(1) The East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority authority shall be
20 comprised of all of the territory located within the parish of East Baton Rouge,
21 including the territory comprising the municipalities of Baker, Baton Rouge, Central,
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1 and Zachary, constituted on July 10, 2007. However, the governing authority of each
2 municipality may opt out of being included within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority.
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4 G.(1) The East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority authority shall be
5 governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the "board",
6 consisting of five members appointed as follows:
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8 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
9 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
10 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
11 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
12 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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