§9038.75. St. Martin Special Medical District
A.Declaration. The legislature hereby finds and declares that a cooperative
economic development district is necessary to establish the framework and governance of
medical economic development through public-private partnerships, job creation, and to
continue to improve the health outcomes of citizens.
B.Creation. The governing authority of the parish of St. Martin may create a special
district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district".
C.Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the following described parcels
or tracts of land located in St. Martin Parish:
That certain tract of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon
located, and all rights, ways, privileges, and servitudes th
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§9038.75. St. Martin Special Medical District
A. Declaration. The legislature hereby finds and declares that a cooperative
economic development district is necessary to establish the framework and governance of
medical economic development through public-private partnerships, job creation, and to
continue to improve the health outcomes of citizens.
B. Creation. The governing authority of the parish of St. Martin may create a special
district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district".
C. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the following described parcels
or tracts of land located in St. Martin Parish:
That certain tract of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon
located, and all rights, ways, privileges, and servitudes thereto appertaining, and all
appurtenances thereof, containing 44.422 acres and being situated in Section 47, Township
9 South, Range 6 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, the said property being depicted on a
plat of survey dated February 20, 2018, prepared by Comeaux Engineering & Consulting;
the subject property measuring 499.18 feet on Champagne Boulevard its southwestern line,
by 4,023.91 feet on its southeastern line, 3,752.10 feet on its northwestern line, and 566.00
feet on Doyle Melancon Road (Doyle Melancon Extension Road), its northeastern line; the
said property being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: on the southwest by Champagne
Boulevard; on the northwest by the property of Robert Grant Bienvenu; on the southeast by
the properties of Hospital Service District No. 2 of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Randy J.
Kees, Kyle Lastrapes, Kip Lastrapes, and Charles Papadakes, et al; and on the northeast by
Doyle Melancon Road; the subject property having the boundaries and further dimensions
as shown and depicted on the plat of survey.
D. Purpose. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development
within the district among the district, the owner or owners of business and property within
the district, and any other interested parties, such development endeavors being related to the
provisions and expansion of medical services, renovation, restoration, and related ventures.
E. Governance. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and
to effectuate the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by
the board of commissioners of the St. Martin Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, and the
parish president shall serve as an ex officio member.
F. Rights and powers. The district, acting by and through its board of
commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision and special
taxing district necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes,
including but not limited to the following:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.
(3) To receive by gift, grant, or donation any sum of money, property, aid, or
assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof,
or any person, firm, or corporation.
(4) For the public purposes of the district, to enter into contracts, agreements, or
cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations
and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.
(5) To establish public-private partnerships and joint ventures for the benefit of the
district and to contract with private concerns who may be granted leases, rights-of-use, or
other concessions for contributing private at-risk capital for a particular district project or
program.
(6) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease property as may be necessary or
desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the district, and to sell the property.
(7) In its own name and on its own behalf, to incur debt and to issue bonds, notes,
certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness. For this purpose, the district shall be
deemed and considered to be an issuer for purposes of R.S. 33:9037 and shall, to the extent
not in conflict with this Section, be subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:9037. The tax to
repay the bonded indebtedness shall be levied through an ordinance adopted by the district's
board, only after a special election is held for the purpose of approving the tax by a majority
of the electors voting.
(8) To establish funds or accounts as are necessary for the conduct of the affairs of
the district.
G.(1) For purposes of implementing tax increment financing as provided for in this
Part, the board shall have all authorities provided for in R.S. 33:9038.33 to implement ad
valorem tax increment financing and bonding, in R.S. 33:9038.34 to implement sales tax
increment financing, and in R.S. 33:9038.35 for cooperative endeavor authority. However,
any tax or portion of a tax which has been previously dedicated to another purpose according
to a proposition approved by voters shall be used as a tax increment only if approved by a
majority of the voters of the taxing authority levying the tax voting on the proposition in an
election held for that purpose. Any election held pursuant to this Section shall be conducted
in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and held on a date that corresponds with an
election date provided by R.S. 18:402(A)(1) or (B)(1).
(2) The board shall designate the boundaries of a sales tax area and shall designate
the local sales taxes, which are to be used in determining the sales tax increments, including
state sales tax increments, and the initial annual baseline collection rate for the sales tax area,
which shall be the amount of the designated sales taxes collected in the sales tax area in the
fiscal year of the district most recently completed prior to the establishment of the sales tax
area. In addition, a monthly baseline collection rate shall be determined by dividing the
initial annual baseline collection rate by twelve. The initial annual baseline collection rate
and the monthly baseline collection rate shall be certified by the chief financial officer or
equivalent of the district. The certification shall also be published one time in the official
journal of the parish of St. Martin. If the amounts of the initial annual baseline collection
rate and the monthly baseline collection rate are not contested within thirty days after
publication, then the amounts shall be conclusively presumed to be valid, and no court shall
have any jurisdiction to alter or invalidate the designation of the amount of either the initial
annual baseline collection rate or the monthly baseline collection rate.
H. The provisions of this Section shall not affect any school system or law
enforcement agency for any purpose.
I. Liberal construction. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the parish
and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.