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Public Notices: Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

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Public Notices Published Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

NOTICE

Proposed Constitutional Amendments
to be voted on at the
Presidential/Congressional General Election
November 4, 2008
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored (House Bills) and underscored and boldfaced (Senate Bills) are additions.
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Proposed Amendment No. 1
Regular Session, 2008
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Act No. 935
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SENATE BILL NO. 232
BY SENATORS MOUNT, MARIONNEAUX AND THOMPSON
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article IV, Section 21(A), Article
VIII, Sections 3(B), 5(B), 6(B), 7(B), and 7.1(B), Article IX, Section 8(B), and Article X, Sections 3(B) and 43(B) and to add Article IV, Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to term limits for members of certain boards and commissions; to provide for a limitation on service for members of the Public Service Commission, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Louisiana Forestry Commission, the State Civil Service Commission, and the State Police Commission; to provide for a similar limit on service on more than one such board; to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of
Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article IV, Section 21(A), Article VIII, Sections 3(B), 5(B), 6(B), 7(B), and 7.1(B), Article IX, Section 8(B), and Article X, Sections 3(B) and 43(B) and to Article IV, Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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ß21. Public Service Commission
Section 21.(A)(1) Composition; Term; Domicile. There shall be a Public Service Commission in the executive branch. It shall consist of five members, who shall be elected for overlapping terms of six years at the time fixed for congressional elections from single member districts established by law. Each commissioner serving on the effective date of this constitution shall be the commissioner for the new district in which he resides and shall complete the term for which he was elected. The commission annually shall elect one member as chairman. It shall be domiciled at the state capital, but may meet, conduct investigations, and render orders elsewhere in this state.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the commission for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be elected to the commission for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person elected to the commission prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ß22. Term Limits; Certain Boards and Commissions
(A) A person who has served as a member of any one or more of the following boards or commissions for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms combined shall not serve as a member of any of the following boards or commissions for a period of at least two years after the completion of such consecutive terms of service:
(1) The Public Service Commission.
(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(3) The Board of Regents.
(4) The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.
(5) The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
(6) The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
(7) The Board of Supervisors of
Community and Technical Colleges.
(8) The Forestry Commission.
(9) The State Civil Service Commission.
(10) The State Police Commission.
(B) This Section shall not apply to any
person who is serving on any such board or commission on the effective date of this Section, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ARTICLE VIII. EDUCATION

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ß3. State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Section 3.
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall consist of eleven members, eight of whom shall be elected from single-member districts, which shall be determined as provided by law, and three of whom shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large, with consent of the Senate. Members shall serve terms of four years, which shall be concurrent with the term of the governor.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be elected or appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person elected or appointed to the board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ß5. Board of Regents
Section 5.
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall
be composed of two members from each congressional district and one from the state at large appointed by the governor, with consent of the Senate, for overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms which shall be fixed by law. The board should be representative of the stateís population by race and gender to ensure diversity.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ß6. Board of Supervisors for the University of
Louisiana System
Section 6.
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall be composed of two members from each congressional district and one member from the state at large, appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. The members shall serve overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms fixed by law.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ß7. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College; Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Section 7.
(B)(1) Membership; Terms. Each board shall be composed of two members from each congressional district and one member from the state at large, appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. The members shall serve overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms fixed by law.
(2) No person who has served as a member of either board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to either board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ß7.1. Board of Supervisors of Community and
Technical Colleges
Section 7.1.
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms; Initial Membership and Terms. The board shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor, as provided by law. In addition, the board shall have two student members as provided by law. All members selected and appointed by the governor shall be appointed with the consent of the Senate. Of those members selected and appointed by the governor, there shall be two members from each congressional district and the remaining member or members from the state at large. The board should be representative of the stateís population by race and gender to ensure diversity. The members selected and appointed by the governor shall serve terms of six years, except that the initial members shall serve terms as provided by law.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ARTICLE IX. NATURAL RESOURCES
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ß8. Forestry
Section 8.
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(B)(1) Forestry Commission. The practice of forestry is placed under the Louisiana Forestry Commission. The commission shall be in the executive branch and shall consist of seven members. The head of the Department of Forestry at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the director of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall serve ex officio as members. The governor shall appoint the remaining five members, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for overlapping terms of five years, as provided by law.
(2) No person who has served as an appointed member of the commission for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the commission for the succeeding term. This subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the commission prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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ARTICLE X. PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
PART I. STATE AND CITY CIVIL SERVICE

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ß3. State Civil Service Commission
Section 3.
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(B)(1) Appointment. The members shall be appointed by the governor, as hereinafter provided, for overlapping terms of six years.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the commission for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed to the commission for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the commission prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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PART IV. STATE POLICE SERVICE
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ß43. State Police Commission
Section 43.
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(B)(1) Appointment. The members shall be selected, as hereinafter provided, for terms of six years, after initial terms of one year, two years, three years, four years, five years, and six years for the appointed members, as designated by the governor, and six years for the elected member.
(2) No person who has served as a member of the commission for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall be appointed or elected to the commission for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed or elected to the commission prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such date.
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Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed
amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 4, 2008.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote FOR or AGAINST, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
To provide for term limits for members of the Public Service Commission, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Louisiana Forestry Commission, the State Civil Service Commission, and the State Police Commission; to provide that a person who has served for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall not be appointed or elected to the succeeding term; and to provide for a limit on service on more than one such board or commission. (Amends Article IV, Section 21(A), Article VIII, Sections 3(B), 5(B), 6(B), 7(B), and 7.1(B), Article IX, Section 8(B), and Article X, Sections 3(B) and 43(B); Adds Article IV, Section 22)
A true copy:
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State

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Proposed Amendment No. 2
Regular Session, 2008
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Act No. 937
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SENATE BILL NO. 296
BY SENATOR ADLEY
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article III, Section 2(B) of the
Constitution of Louisiana, relative to calling extraordinary sessions of the legislature; to require the proclamation to be issued at least seven calendar days prior to the convening of the legislature in extraordinary session; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of
Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article III, Section 2(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
ß2. Sessions
Section 2.
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B. Extraordinary Session. The legislature may be convened at other times by the governor and shall be convened by the presiding officers of both houses upon written petition of a majority of the elected members of each house. The form of the petition shall be provided by law. At least five seven calendar days prior to convening the legislature in extraordinary session, the governor or the presiding officers, as the case may be, shall issue a proclamation stating the objects of the extraordinary session, the date on which it shall convene, and the number of days for which it is convened. The power to legislate shall be limited, under penalty of nullity, to the objects specifically enumerated in the proclamation. The session shall be limited to the number of days stated herein, which shall not exceed thirty calendar days.
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Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed
amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 4, 2008.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote FOR or AGAINST, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
To require a proclamation which calls the legislature into extraordinary session to be issued at least seven calendar days prior to the convening of the legislature in extraordinary session. (Amends Article III, Section 2(B))
A true copy:
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State

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Proposed Amendment No. 3
Regular Session, 2008
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Act No. 931
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HOUSE BILL NO. 183
BY REPRESENTATIVES LORUSSO, FOIL, HAZEL, ABRAMSON, BURFORD, TIM BURNS, CARTER, CROMER, EDWARDS, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, HENRY, HOWARD, LABRUZZO, LIGI, LOPINTO, MORRIS, PERRY, RICHARDSON, ROBIDEAUX, SCHRODER, SMILEY, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, TEMPLET, AND WILLMOTT
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to add Article III, Section 4(F) of the
Constitution of Louisiana, to require the legislature to provide by law for the succession to the powers and duties of a member of the legislature when the incumbent member becomes unavailable for certain reasons; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article III, Section 4(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
ß4. Qualifications; Residence and Domicile Requirements; Terms; Elections Limitations; Vacancies; Temporary Successors
Section 4.
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F. Temporary Successors. The legislature shall provide by law for the prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of a member of the legislature if the incumbent member is unavailable to perform his functions or duties due to being ordered to active duty in the armed services of the United States.
Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 4, 2008.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote FOR or AGAINST, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
To require the legislature to provide by law for the prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of a legislator if the legislator is unavailable to perform his functions or duties due to being ordered to active duty in the armed services of the United States. (Adds Article III, Section 4(F))
A true copy:
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State

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Proposed Amendment No. 4
Regular Session, 2008
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Act No. 932
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HOUSE BILL NO. 420
BY REPRESENTATIVES GALLOT, ANDERS, ARMES, AUBERT, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS, BILLIOT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, CORTEZ, DANAHAY, DIXON, DOERGE, DOWNS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, FOIL, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HENRY, HILL, HOFFMAN, HONEY, HOWARD, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, LAMBERT, LEBAS, LITTLE, MCVEA, MILLS, MONTOUCET, MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY, PETERSON, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROY, SIMON, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, TALBOT, TUCKER, WADDELL, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON AND SENATORS MARIONNEAUX, MICHOT, AND WALSWORTH
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 4(D)(3) and to
enact Article VII, Section 4(D)(4) and (5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to increase the amount of severance tax on certain natural resources which is remitted to parish governing authorities and to a certain special fund; to provide for the use of such remitted funds; to provide for an effective date; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Section 1: Be it resolved by the Legislature of
Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 4(D)(3) and to add Article VII, Section 4(D)(4) and (5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
ß4. Income Tax; Severance Tax; Political
Subdivisions
Section 4.
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(D)
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(3)(a) Effective July 1, 2007, one-fifth of the severance tax on all natural resources other than sulphur, lignite, or timber shall be remitted to the governing authority of the parish in which severance or production occurs. The initial maximum amount remitted to the parish in which severance or production occurs shall not exceed eight hundred fifty thousand dollars. Effective July 1, 2009, the maximum amount remitted to the parish in which severance or production occurs shall not exceed one million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars. Effective July 1, 2010, the maximum amount remitted to the parish in which severance or production occurs shall not exceed two million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars. The maximum amount remitted shall be increased each July first, beginning in 2008, by an amount equal to the average annual increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, as published by the United States Department of Labor, for the previous calendar year, as calculated and adopted by the Revenue Estimating Conference.
(b) At least fifty percent of the excess severance tax remitted to a parish in a fiscal year shall only be used within the parish in the same manner and for the same purposes as money received by the parish from the Parish Transportation Fund or its successor.
(4) The term “excess severance tax” shall mean the amount of severance tax remitted to a parish pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (3) which is in excess of the amount of severance tax remitted to the parish for the fiscal year prior to July 1, 2009.
(5)(a)(i)(aa) Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, after deposit to a Bond Security and Redemption Fund as required in Article VII, Section 9 of this constitution, and the allocations required in this Paragraph, Paragraph (E) of this Section, and Article VII, Section 10-A of this constitution, beginning July 1, 2009, fifty percent of the revenues received from severance taxes on state lands in the Atchafalaya Basin each fiscal year, but not to exceed ten million dollars each fiscal year, shall be deposited by the treasurer into the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund hereby created as a special fund in the state treasury. The money in the fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources to be used exclusively to fund projects contained in the state or federal Basin master plans or an annual Basin plan developed by an Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and other such advisory or approval boards, all of which the legislature shall create and provide for by law within the Atchafalaya Basin Program, or to provide match for the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project, all as the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources shall direct.
(bb) The money in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as money in the state general fund, and interest earnings shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. All unexpended or unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
(ii) Of the money allocated in any one fiscal year, eighty-five percent shall be used for water management, water quality, or access projects, and the remaining fifteen percent may be used to complete ongoing projects and for projects that are in accordance with the mission statement of the state master plan. However, a maximum of five percent of the money allocated in any one fiscal year may be used for the operational costs of the program or the department.
(b) As used in this Subparagraph, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below:
(i) “Access project” means construction or renovation of a boat launch or a roadway that provides access to areas of the Atchafalaya Basin, or acquisition of a maximum of fifteen hundred acres, all in compliance with the provisions of the state or federal master plans.
(ii) “Annual Basin plan” means the list of projects or stages of projects to be undertaken in any single fiscal year.
(iii) “Atchafalaya Basin” means the area located within the guide levees of the Atchafalaya Basin and those areas directly adjacent to the levees bounded on the north by U.S. Highway 190 and on the south by Morgan City, and as defined in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project.
(iv) “Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project” means the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project and enacted by the 1982 Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Study, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1985, Public Law 99-88, as amended by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 1991, Public Law 101-514, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 1997, Public Law 104-206, the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Public Law 106-541, and the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Public Law 110-114.
(v) “Basin master plan” means the plan developed by the state in accordance with the federal Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project, pursuant to federal law, including the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1985, Public Law 99-88, and the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662.
(vi) “Water management project” means any project that facilitates improvements to water quality, interior circulation, water access, or improvements to general ecosystem function by means of sediment reduction, removal, or diversion.
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Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 4, 2008.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote FOR or AGAINST, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
To increase the maximum amount of the severance tax imposed and collected by the state on natural resources, other than sulphur, lignite, and timber, which is remitted to the parish governing authority where the severance occurs from eight hundred fifty thousand dollars to one million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars, for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and to two million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 and thereafter; to require at least fifty percent of the excess severance tax remitted to a parish because of this constitutional amendment to be used within the parish only in the same manner and for the same purposes as money received by the parish from the Parish Transportation Fund; to increase the amount of such severance taxes collected by the state, not to exceed ten million dollars each fiscal year, which is to be deposited to a special fund created in the state treasury to be known as the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund, in order to fund projects contained in the state or federal Basin master plans or an annual Basin plan developed by an Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and other such advisory or approval boards, all of which the legislature must create and provide for by law within the Atchafalaya Basin Program, or to provide match for the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project, all as the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources shall direct, provided that eight-five percent must be used for water management, water quality, or access projects, and the remaining fifteen percent may be used to complete ongoing projects and for projects that are in accordance with the mission statement of the state master plan, further provided, however, that up to five percent of the money allocated in any one fiscal year may be used for the operational costs of the program or the department; all to become effective July 1, 2009. (Amends Article VII, Section 4(D)(3); Adds Article VII, Section 4(D)(4) and (5))
A true copy:
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State
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Proposed Amendment No. 5
Regular Session, 2008
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Act No. 933
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HOUSE BILL NO. 461
BY REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE AND SENATOR NEVERS
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to add Article VII, Section 18(G)(6) of the
Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the special assessment level when the homestead has been sold or expropriated under certain circumstances; to authorize the transfer of the special assessment level to a new homestead in cases where a homestead has been sold or expropriated under certain circumstances; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article VII, Section 18(G)(6) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
ß18. Ad Valorem Taxes
Section 18.(A)
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(G)(1) Special Assessment Level.
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(6) The special assessment level on property that has been sold to or expropriated by the federal government, state government, expropriated by the state or any local governing authority or political subdivision shall be transferred to the new property of the owner entitled to the special assessment level and shall remain in effect on the new property at the same special assessment level of the property that was sold or expropriated, provided the owner entitled to the special assessment level remains the owner of the new property. The provisions of this Paragraph shall only apply to new property acquired by an owner entitled to the special assessment level which is acquired no later than twenty-four months after the expropriation or sale has become final and funds have been disbursed and which is similar in nature, has a fair market value which does not exceed two hundred percent of the fair market value of the property sold or expropriated, and is intended to replace the property sold to or expropriated by the federal government, state government, or a local governing authority or political subdivision.
Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed
amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 4, 2008.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote FOR or AGAINST, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
To authorize the transfer of the special assessment level on property when the property for which the special assessment level applies has been sold to or expropriated by the federal government, state government, or a local governing authority or political subdivision. (Adds Article VII, Section 18(G)(6))
A true copy:
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State
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