§ 38:3324 — Board of commissioners; appointments; terms; vacancies

§3324. Board of commissioners; appointments; terms; vacancies
A. The Board of Commissioners of the Acadiana Watershed District, referred to in
this Chapter as the "board", is hereby created. The governance, control, and management of
the affairs of the district shall be vested in the board.
B. The board shall be comprised of the following members:
(1) The police jury presidents of the parishes of Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu,
Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, and Vermilion or their respective designees.
(2) The mayor-president of Lafayette Parish or his designee.
(3) The parish presidents of the parishes of Iberia, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St.
Landry, St. Martin, and St. Mary or their respective designees.
(4) The chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
or his designee.
(5) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources or his designee.
C. The board may appoint a technical advisory committee to advise the board on
scientific, engineering, and other technical matters. Committee members shall not have
voting rights on the board of commissioners. The committee shall be composed of the
following members, who shall be nominated by their respective constituent organizations:
(1) A representative of Louisiana Soil & Water Conservation District IV.
(2) A representative of the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District.
(3) A representative of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Watershed Flood
Center.
(4) A representative of the Louisiana Natural Resources Conservation Service of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Division.
(5) Two at-large members nominated by a municipality or municipalities with a
population of thirty thousand or more and meeting the technical qualification requirements
described in this Section.
(6) Two at-large members nominated by a municipality or municipalities with a
population of less than thirty thousand and meeting the technical qualification requirements
described in this Section.
(7) One member nominated by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and
Development.
(8) One member nominated by the executive director of the Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority.
(9) One member nominated by the Commander and District Engineer of the New
Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
D. All public officials or designees serving on the board shall serve terms concurrent
with their term of office. Technical advisory committee members shall serve terms of three
years, with the initial terms staggered in accordance with the board's bylaws.
E. Members of the board, member designees, and technical advisory committee
appointees shall reside within the boundaries of the district or any parish within which a
portion of the district lies.
F. Technical advisory committee appointees shall have professional experience in
engineering, project management, certified flood plain management, or other
drainage-related field such as geosciences, hydrology, or water management.

Legislative History

Acts 2023, No. 323, §1.