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HB 587 Reengrossed 2022 Regular Session Hilferty
Abstract: Provides relative to appointments to the Lakefront Management Authority.
Present law establishes the Lakefront Management Authority.
Present law requires the authority be composed of the following members subject to Senate
confirmation, provided no elected official be appointed to serve as a member of the authority:
(1)One member appointed by the Southeast La. Flood Protection Authority East.
(2)One member appointed by the state senator representing Senate District No. 3 and Senate
District No. 4, and by the state representative representing House District No. 97, House
District No. 94, House District No. 99, and two members appointed by the Congressional
Representative representing Congressional District No. 2. At least one member appointed
is required to be a lawyer, at least one member is required to be a certified public accountant,
and at least one member is required to be a realtor.
(3)One member appointed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans.
(4)One member appointed by each New Orleans city council member in whose district a non-
flood asset is located.
(5)Two members appointed jointly by the presidents of the Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake
Terrace, and Lake Oaks property owners associations.
(6)One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Transportation and Development.
(7)One member appointed by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation.
(8)One member appointed by the board for the New Orleans City Park.
Proposed law requires the appointments by the presidents of the Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake
Terrace, and Lake Oaks property owners associations reside within the residential boundaries of the
Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace, and Lake Oaks neighborhoods.
Proposed law requires preference be given to the neighborhood with the least number of
representatives appointed for the authority. Also requires nomination and reappointment of the appointees be determined by a majority vote of the presidents of the property owners associations.
Proposed law changes the name of an appointing authority in present law from the Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to the Pontchartrain Conservancy.
(Amends R.S. 38:330.12.1(C)(5) and (7))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Makes technical changes.
2. Delete the provision that identified the number of members of the authority.
3. Revert back to present law by changing the number of appointments from the presidents
of the Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace, and Lake Oaks property owners associations
from four members selected by each of the property owners associations to two members
selected jointly by the presidents of the property owners associations.
4. Require the appointments by Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace, and Lake Oaks
property owners associations reside within the residential boundaries of the Lakeshore,
Lake Vista, Lake Terrace, and Lake Oaks neighborhoods.
5. Require preference be given to the neighborhood with the least number of representatives
appointed for the authority.
6. Require nomination and reappointment of the appointees by the presidents of the
property owners associations be determined by a majority vote.
7. Change the name of an appointing authority from Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
to the Pontchartrain Conservancy.