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SENATE BILL NO. 410
BY SENATOR BARROW
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.67(B) and (C)(1), relative to Baton Rouge North
3 Economic Development District; to provide relative to the boundaries of the district;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 33:2740.67(B) and (C)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
8 as follows:
9 ยง2740.67. Baton Rouge North Economic Development District
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11 B. Boundaries. The district shall include the area within the following
12 boundaries: beginning at the intersection of North 22nd Street and Florida
13 Boulevard, east along Florida Boulevard to its intersection with North Sherwood
14 Forest Drive, then north along North Sherwood Forest Drive to its intersection with
15 Greenwell Springs Road, then southwest along Greenwell Springs Road to its
16 intersection with Joor Road, then north along Joor Road to its intersection with
17 Mickens Road, then west along Mickens Road to its intersection with Hooper Road,
18 then west along Hooper Road to its intersection with Harding Boulevard, continuing
19 west along Harding Boulevard to its intersection with Veterans Memorial Boulevard,
20 then north along Veterans Memorial Boulevard to its intersection with Rosenwald
21 Road, then west along Rosenwald Road to its intersection with Scenic Highway, then
22 south along Scenic Highway to its intersection with Shada Avenue, then west to the
23 Mississippi River levee, then south along the Mississippi River levee to Choctaw
24 Drive, then east along Choctaw Drive to its intersection with Scenic Highway,
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1 then south along Scenic Highway to its intersection with Main Street, then east
2 along Main Street to its intersection with North 22nd Street, then south along North
3 22nd Street to the point of beginning.
4 C. Governance. (1) In order to provide for the orderly planning, development,
5 acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and
6 facilities to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representation in the
7 affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and
8 affected by the purposes and development of the district, the district shall be
9 managed by a thirteen-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section
10 as the "board". The board shall be comprised of members as follows:
11 (a) Two One members shall be appointed by the state representative for
12 House District No. 29, one of whom shall be a representative of the business
13 community.
14 (b) Two members shall be appointed by the state senator for Senate District
15 No. 15.
16 (c) One member with a background in economic development shall be
17 appointed by the mayor-president of the parish of East Baton Rouge.
18 (d) One member shall be appointed by the member or members of the
19 governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge who represent the district.
20 One member shall be appointed with community development background
21 located within the district to be selected by a subcommittee formed by the
22 board.
23 (e) One member shall be appointed by the owner of the largest parcel of land
24 located within the district.
25 (f) One member shall be appointed by the state representative for House
26 District No. 61.
27 (g) One member shall be appointed by the state representative for House
28 District No. 63.
29 (g)(h) One member shall be appointed by the state representative for House
30 District No. 67.
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1 (h)(i) One member shall be appointed by the state representative for House
2 District No. 101.
3 (i)(j) One member shall be appointed by the state senator for Senate District
4 No. 14.
5 (j)(k) One urban designer or community developer accountant located
6 within the district to be selected by a subcommittee formed by the board.
7 (k)(l) One representative of a civic association located within the district to
8 be selected by a subcommittee formed by the board.
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10 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
11 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
12 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
13 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
14 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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