A.  The commission shall not levy any tax, whether ad valorem or special, unless authorized to do so and unless the levy, maximum rate, and maximum duration of the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.  The commission may call an election for such purpose.

B.  The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission shall cease, on July 1, 2003, to levy and collect all taxes, whether ad valorem or special, except taxes pledged to the repayment of bonds or other debt, that have not been authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose.  No taxes, other than those so pledged, shall be owed, and the commission shall not collect taxes for the 2003 tax year.  No special election shall be necessary to repeal the levy of such taxes.

Acts 2003, No. 884, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 2003.