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HB 295 Original 2024 Regular Session Jackson
Abstract: Creates the Shreveport I-20 Economic Development District as a political subdivision
of the state to provide for cooperative economic development within the district.
Proposed law creates the Shreveport I-20 Economic Development District as a political subdivision
of the state to provide for cooperative economic development within the district.
Proposed law provides that the district is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners
composed as follows:
(1)Two members appointed by the member of the La. Senate whose district encompasses all or
the greater portion of the area of the district.
(2)Two members appointed by the member of the La. House of Rep. whose district
encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district.
(3)One member appointed by the governing board of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of
Commerce.
(4)One member appointed by the governing board of the Shreveport-Bossier African American
Chamber of Commerce.
(5)The mayor of the city of Shreveport or his designee.
Provides that appointed members serve staggered three-year terms.
Provides relative to the powers and duties of the district, including the following:
(1)To sue and be sued.
(2)To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3)To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease, all property, including servitudes or rights-of-
way.
(4)To receive by gift, grant, or donation, any sum of money, or property, aid, or assistance from
the U.S., the state of La., or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.
(5)To enter into contracts for the purchase, lease, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and
improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.
(6)To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and for
services rendered by it.
(7)To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their
compensation.
Proposed law requires the board to prepare a plan(s) specifying public improvements, facilities, and
services proposed to be furnished, constructed, or acquired which may be improvements, facilities,
and services the town is authorized to provide pursuant to the constitution and laws of the state.
Proposed law requires the board to conduct hearings and disseminate information as it deems
appropriate or advisable. Requires that any plan developed by the board include an estimate of the
annual and total cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing the services, improvements, or
facilities.
Proposed law authorizes all state officers and agencies to render services to the district within their
respective functions as may be requested by the district. Additionally authorizes the district and the
agencies to enter into contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, or other agreements necessary or
convenient to carry out the purposes of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 33:2740.70.6)