HB 1240

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 HOUSE BILL NO. 1240  (Substitute for House Bill No. 836 by Representative Hilferty)
 BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
 LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS: Modifies the board of commissioners within the Southeast
  Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 38:330.1(C)(1)(a)(iv), relative to the composition of the board of
3commissioners for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East; to
4reconstitute the board of commissioners within the Southeast Louisiana Flood
5Protection Authority-East; to provide for reconfirmation of the membership of the
6board; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S.38:330.1(C)(1)(a)(iv) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9§330.1.    Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast
10Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank; territorial jurisdiction;
11board of commissioners; appointments; terms; compensation; vacancy;
12officers; meetings; domicile
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14C.(1) There is hereby created a board of commissioners for each flood
15protection authority as follows:
16(a) The board of commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection
17Authority-East shall be composed of nine members, one member from St. Bernard
18Parish, two members from Jefferson Parish, three members from Orleans Parish who
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1shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority, and three members who
2do not reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority. The members shall
3be appointed by the governor from nominations submitted by the nominating
4committee as follows:
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6(iv)   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
7composition and membership of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-
8East shall be reconstituted and the members as of December 1, 2026 shall be subject
9to reconfirmation by the Senate. The failure of the Senate to reconfirm a member
10shall be considered an unexpected vacancy and the nominating committee shall
11follow the procedure outlined in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection. The term of any
12member not reconfirmed by the Senate shall expire immediately and the person shall
13not be reappointed as a member for a period of two years. If the member is
14reconfirmed the same term applicable to the original appointment shall apply. Any
15successor appointed and confirmed pursuant to this Act shall complete the term
16originally applicable to their predecessor.
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  DIGEST
 The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
 of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
 part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
 HB 1240 Engrossed  2026 Regular Session  Hilferty
 Abstract: Reconstitutes and reconfirms the board of commissioners membership within the
  Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East.
 Present law specifies that the board of commissioners of the Southeast La. Flood Protection
 Authority-East be composed of nine members, with specified members residing in certain
 parishes within the state. Requires the members be appointed by the governor from
 nominations submitted by the nominating committee under specific conditions. Specifies
 that within 10 days of an unexpected vacancy of the board, the board must notify the chair
 of the nominating committee. Requires notification by the chair be published in the official
 journal of the state and of each parish within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority no
 later than 30 days of notice of the unexpected vacancy. Requires the nominating committee
 meet to determine the notification to send to the governor for appointment to which the
 governor must appoint the nominees and submit the appointees to the Senate for
 confirmation.
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Proposed law requires that, as of Dec. 1, 2026, the composition and membership of the
Southeast La. Flood Protection Authority-East be reconstituted and reconfirmed by the
Senate. Requires any member not confirmed be treated as an unexpected vacancy and the
nominating committee follow the procedures outlined in present law to fill the vacancy.
Specifies that any membership not reconfirmed expires immediately and not be reappointed
for a period of two years. Requires that members reconfirmed possess the same term
requirement as the original appointment and any successor complete the term applicable to
their predecessor.
(Adds R.S.38:330.1(C)(1)(a)(iv))
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