Louisiana § RS 33:4546.2 - Creation of the authority
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§ RS 33:4546.2. Creation of the authority
A. There is hereby created a Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing and Distribution Authority to be composed of two or more participating political subdivisions, for the purpose of purchasing natural gas for and the distribution of such gas at wholesale to the participating political subdivisions. The authority hereby created shall be governed by a board of directors of the authority, the membership of which shall be appointed as follows:
(1) The governing authority of each political subdivision that desires to become a member of the authority shall adopt a resolution indicating its intention to do so. Each such political subdivision shall thereupon become a participating political subdivision.
(2) The mayor of each municipality which is a participating political subdivision shall appoint one director to the board of directors of the authority, which appointment shall be approved by the governing authority of the municipality, and the governing authority of each other participating political subdivision shall appoint one director to the board of directors of the authority. The mayor of each municipality which is a participating political subdivision and the governing authority of each other participating political subdivision may appoint one person to serve as an alternate board member to act in the absence of such participating political subdivision's regular board member.
B. Each director shall be appointed for a term of four years from the date his appointment is approved by the governing authority of a participating political subdivision or by the two directors of the authority in the event that the following Subsection is applicable. There shall never be less than three members or directors serving on the board of directors.
C. In the event only two political subdivisions shall participate as members of the authority, the two participating political subdivisions shall name a third director.
D. The provisions of this Chapter shall be inapplicable with respect to the city of New Orleans or to the East Baton Rouge city-parish form of government.
Acts 1987, No. 658, §1; Acts 1988, No. 738, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
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