2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 38 — Public contracts, works and improvements
RS 38:3087.303 — Commission as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
§3087.303. Commission as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
A. The commission shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana.
B. It shall constitute a body corporate in law with all powers, rights, privileges, and immunities of a corporation. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, buy and sell, to levy taxes, to negotiate and execute contracts, and to incur debts and issue negotiable bonds in payment thereof under and in accordance with existing laws. It shall have the authority to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise every type and specie of property, including servitudes and rights-of-use, necessary to its purpose, and to lease, build, operate, and maintain any works or machinery designed to accomplish the purposes of the commission.
C. Pursuant to, and without conflict with, any statewide laws for the management, protection, or regulation of surface water, the commission shall have complete control over the supply of fresh water made from Bayou Desiard Lake, which shall be administered for the benefit of the persons residing or owning property within the commission's boundaries, and if it should be for the benefit of the district, it shall have the authority to sell such water for irrigation, municipal, and industrial uses both within and outside the commission's boundaries.
D. The commission shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxation. It may cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and to accept grants and donations of property, money, and anything of value. It may cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities designed to accomplish the purpose for which the commission is created on any basis including the matching of funds and by participating in projects authorized by any federal or state law as it shall see fit.
Acts 2005, No. 72, §1, eff. June 16, 2005.
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