RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 376 (HB 150) 2022 Regular Session St. Blanc
Existing law provides for the appointment and composition of the Morgan City Harbor
Terminal District Board of Commissioners as follows:
(1)Two members appointed by the mayor and council of the town of Berwick.
(2)Two members appointed by the mayor and council of the city of Morgan City.
(3)Two members appointed by the parish president and council of St. Mary Parish.
(4)Three members appointed by the governor, one each, from a list of three names
submitted by the other appointing authorities.
Existing law requires the appointing authorities, except the governor, provided for in existing
law to give notice to the public of the required application and interview process for
appointments to the board of commissioners of the district. Authorizes interviews during an
executive session, but requires the final nominations and appointments be done by open
meeting. Authorizes the appointing authorities required to submit a list of names to the
governor to use any process they deem advisable to compile the list.
Prior law required the terms of the initial appointees be concurrent with the terms of the
appointing authority and thereafter for four years.
New law modifies prior law by increasing the length of the term of appointees from four
years to seven years.
Prior law prohibited a board member from serving more than two consecutive four-year
terms; however, authorized an initial appointee to be reappointed for two four-year terms if
the initial term is one year or less. Authorized a member who had served two consecutive
four-year terms to apply for appointment to the board, provided four years had elapsed since
the end of his last term.
New law modifies prior law by changing the consecutive terms a board member is prohibited
to serve from two consecutive four-year terms to two consecutive seven-year terms, unless
an initial appointee's term is one year or less, then he may be reappointed for two seven-year
terms instead of the two four-year terms in existing law.
Existing law creates the Port of South La. Prior law required the domicile and regular
meeting place be Laplace, La.
New law modifies prior law by changing the domicile from Laplace, La., to Reserve, La.
Prior law authorized the domicile and regular meeting to be changed to Reserve, La., upon
a 2/3 vote of the members of the commission in favor of a resolution authorizing the change
and if the bylaws are amended to provide for this change. Required the vote occur no sooner
than 24 hours after a public meeting specifically held to debate these matters and to receive
public comment.
New law removes prior law.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 34:322.1(C) and (E) and 2472(B))