ENROLLED
ACT No. 275
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 358
BY REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:3812(J) and 3813(C)(8), relative to Waterworks District No. 1 of Pointe
3 Coupee Parish; to provide relative to the membership of the district's governing
4 board; to provide relative to the appointment of board members; to provide for terms;
5 to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 33:3812(J) and 3813(C)(8) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §3812. Waterworks commissioners; qualifications
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13 J. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the
14 membership of the governing board of Waterworks District No. 1 of Pointe Coupee
15 Parish shall be as provided by R.S. 33:3813(C)(8).
16 §3813. Appointments of waterworks commissioners; terms; vacancies
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18 C.
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20 (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
21 governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee may provide, by ordinance, for
22 the membership of the governing board of Waterworks District No. 1 of Pointe
23 Coupee Parish. Any such ordinance shall provide that the members of the governing
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1 board shall be appointed by the parish governing authority. Members of the
2 governing board shall serve at the pleasure of the parish governing authority.
3 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
4 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
5 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
6 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
7 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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