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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 93
BY REPRESENTATIVE MIGUEZ
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 2:135.1(A)(6), relative to the lease of certain airport facilities governed by the
3 Iberia Parish Airport Authority; to exempt leases governed by the Iberia Parish
4 Airport Authority from the provisions of public lease laws; to require the Iberia
5 Parish Airport Authority to meet certain requirements relative to price and
6 appraisals; and to provide for related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9 Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 2:135.1(A)(6) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
12 ยง135.1. Authority to equip, improve, establish fees and charges, and lease airport
13 facilities
14 A. Airport districts, airport authorities, and other political subdivisions,
15 including the New Orleans Aviation Board, which establish or operate airports or
16 landing fields or which acquire or set apart immovable property for such purpose
17 may:
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19 (6) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including in
20 Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the Iberia Parish Airport Authority, which operates
21 LeMaire Airport in Jeanerette, Louisiana, is authorized to lease to any person, as
22 defined in this Title, land, areas for operations space and improvements, including
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1 industrial development, and equipment on such airport or landing field. However,
2 the Iberia Parish Airport Authority, except as provided in this Paragraph, shall charge
3 a fair and reasonable price for airport properties as determined by appraisals and fair
4 market value comparisons in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration
5 guidelines. The appraisals and fair market value comparisons required by this
6 Paragraph shall be conducted and paid for by the Iberia Parish Airport Authority.
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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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