Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.25

  • Authority: shall mean the political subdivision and body politic and corporate created, organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or if the Authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this chapter may be given by law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.3
  • Project: shall mean any system or facilities proposed, existing or under construction within the state for the generation, transmission, transformation or supply of electric power and energy by any means whatsoever, or for the development, production, manufacture, procurement, handling, transportation, storage, fabrication, enrichment, processing or reprocessing of fuel of any kind or any facility or rights with respect to the supply of water, any interest therein, securities issued in connection with the financing thereof and any right to output, capacity or services thereof, but does not include facilities for the distribution of electric energy for retail sale. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.3
  • State: shall mean the State of Louisiana, and

    8. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.3

The Authority shall have the power to enter upon, use, occupy, and dig up any street, road or highway or public lands necessary to be entered upon, used or occupied in connection with the acquisition, construction or improvement, maintenance or operation of a project to the same extent as all other public utilities under the law of the state of Louisiana, provided that such activity by the Authority shall not interfere with the use and occupancy of such lands by any public utility.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.