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SENATE BILL NO. 197
BY SENATOR WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 42:1123(47), relative to certain members of the boards of commissioners of
3 groundwater districts; to provide for exceptions to the Code of Governmental Ethics;
4 to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 42:1123(47) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1123. Exceptions
8 This Part shall not preclude:
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10 (47) A member of the board of commissioners of a groundwater district
11 who is nominated by a privately owned entity that furnishes water for rural or
12 municipal use within the district and who is appointed or commissioned by the
13 governor and confirmed by the Senate, all pursuant to law, and who, at the time
14 of nomination, is employed by, rendering compensated services to, or
15 participating in a transaction with the member's respective nominating entity
16 from being employed by, rendering compensated services to, or participating
17 in transactions with the member's respective nominating entity.
18 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be applied prospectively.
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1 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 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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