HLS 25RS-176 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 87
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN
DISTRICTS/RECREATION: Repeals provisions relative to the Recreation and Park
Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge
1 AN ACT
2To repeal R.S. 33:4570 through 4570.4, relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for
3 the parish of East Baton Rouge; to remove provisions that provide for the creation,
4 powers, and duties of the commission; to provide for an effective date; and to
5 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.
9Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 33:4570 through 4570.4 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
11 Section 2. All obligations, property, records, and employees of the Recreation and
12Park Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall be transferred to the city of Baton
13Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge.
14 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18effective on the day following such approval.
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HB NO. 87
DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 87 Original 2025 Regular Session McMakin
Abstract: Repeals provisions relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish
of East Baton Rouge.
Present law creates the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
as a subdivision of the state to plan, own, and operate public recreational and park facilities
in the parish.
Present law provides that the commission is comprised of nine members, six of whom are
appointed by the city-parish governing authority and three of whom are ex officio members.
The three ex officio members are the mayor-president or his designee, a member of the East
Baton Rouge school board designated by the school board, and a member of the planning
commission designated by the planning commission. Provides that four members constitute
a quorum.
Present law provides for the powers and duties of the commission, including but not limited
to the following:
(1)To incur debts and contract obligations.
(2)To sue and be sued.
(3)To acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, and otherwise, from other political
entities or from any other source, money and property, movable and immovable,
tangible and intangible.
(4)To own, administer, alienate, and otherwise dispose of money and property.
(5)To make such studies and investigations as it may deem necessary in formulating
policies, or in determining the wisdom and efficiency of policies, plans, and
procedures to be carried out in acquiring, developing, and operating public
recreational park facilities.
(6)To impose and collect taxes upon all of the taxable property carried on the
assessment roles of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Proposed law repeals present law and provides that all obligations, property, records, and
employees of the commission shall be transferred to the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East
Baton Rouge.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S. 33:4570-4570.4)
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