Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.26 – Eminent domain
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.26
- 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
- State: shall mean the State of Louisiana, and
- Unit: shall mean any governmental unit, any investor-owned electric power company and any electric cooperative association or corporation and, in addition, any state, any department, institution, commission, public instrumentality or political subdivision of any state, or of the United States presently owning a system or facilities for the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power and energy for public and private uses. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4545.3
The Authority created under the provisions of this Chapter is hereby vested with the authority to exercise the power of expropriation or eminent domain to the same extent as all other public utilities in the state of Louisiana in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. 19:1 et seq. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, this power shall not be used to acquire sites for power generating facilities and shall not be used to acquire the generation, transmission, distribution, fuel, and fuel supply resources, other related facilities or any other property of any unit without the consent of the unit.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.