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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 555
BY REPRESENTATIVE DESHOTEL
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4169.1(A), relative to parish and municipal garbage
3 collection; to provide relative to contracts for such garbage collection; to provide for
4 definitions; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 33:4169.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง4169.1. Municipal and parish authority over collection and disposal of garbage and
8 trash; franchising, permitting, and licensing; assessment and collection of
9 service charge
10 A.(1) The governing authority of every parish or municipality shall have the
11 following powers:
12 (1) (a) To engage in the collection and disposal of garbage and trash within
13 its jurisdiction in cooperation with, or to the exclusion of, other garbage and trash
14 collectors.
15 (2) (b) To grant permits, licenses, exclusive or nonexclusive franchises, or
16 any combination thereof to garbage and trash collectors and disposers. Any
17 exclusive franchise shall be granted only after advertising for bids, reception of bids,
18 and awarding of the contract or contracts in accordance with the public bid laws of
19 the state and other provisions of law.
20 (c) To grant exclusive contracts to garbage and trash collectors and
21 disposers. Any exclusive contract shall be granted only after issuing a request for
22 proposals, or advertising for bids and receiving bids, and awarding of the contract
23 in accordance with the public bid laws of the state and other provisions of law.
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1 (3) (d) To enter into time contracts for the collection and transportation of
2 garbage or trash for a term of up to ten years, and for disposal of garbage or trash for
3 a term of up to twenty-five years.
4 (4) (e) To assess a service charge against any person provided any service
5 pursuant to Paragraphs (1) or (2). Subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph.
6 However, in the parishes of Lafourche, Vermilion, Rapides, and Washington, such
7 charge shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been submitted
8 to the qualified electors of the parish at an election to be conducted in accordance
9 with the general election laws of the state, and a majority of those voting in the
10 election shall have voted in favor of the imposition of the charge.
11 (5) (f) To otherwise regulate the collection and disposal of garbage and trash.
12 (2) The term "exclusive contract" for purposes of this Subsection shall mean
13 a written agreement for the collection and disposal of residential garbage and trash
14 throughout the entirety of the territorial jurisdiction of the respective parish or
15 municipality.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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