Louisiana § RS 33:9038.35 - Cooperative endeavors
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§ RS 33:9038.35. Cooperative endeavors
A. A local governmental subdivision or other authorized entity electing to carry out the purposes of this Chapter without the necessity of creating and organizing an economic development corporation, and in addition to other powers granted by this Chapter, may enter into a joint venture or cooperative endeavor for a public purpose with a federal, state, or local governmental agency or with a private or public firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity.
B. Any local governmental subdivision, economic development corporation, tax increment finance district, or other authorized entity electing to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, referred to hereafter in this Subsection as "TIF districts", may enter into a joint venture or cooperative endeavor for a public purpose with one or more such TIF districts to utilize all or a portion of the tax increments generated within the tax increment areas of the TIF districts in order to jointly finance or refinance in the manner provided for in this Chapter one or more economic development projects located within such TIF district areas. The TIF districts may issue revenue bonds payable with a pledge and dedication of tax increments from revenues generated by economic development projects within such TIF districts in the same manner as provided for individual TIF districts in this Chapter.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 147, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2006, No. 850, §4, eff. July 11, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 536, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.
NOTE: See Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 147, §3, providing that Part II is an alternative to other provisions of Chapter 27 of Title 33 and does not conflict with, repeal, or supercede other provisions of Chapter 27.
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