A.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, this Chapter shall not supersede or impair any existing obligation of any contract between any participating parish or municipality and another party relating to a project listed in La. Rev. Stat. 33:9039.110 within an established economic development district or prohibit any participating parish or municipality within an economic development district from contracting on an individual basis for the services listed in La. Rev. Stat. 33:9039.110 in the future.

B.  Nothing in this Chapter shall supersede nor conflict with the authority of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the authority of the council of the city of New Orleans over any utility, or the authority of any other body with regulatory authority over a public utility company.

C.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter shall not supersede or impair any existing powers or duties of a board of commissioners of an economic development district created prior to July 5, 2006.

D.  Nothing in this Chapter shall allow, or provide a mechanism for, the creation of a local and/or regional economic development district solely for the purpose of solid waste collection or disposal.

E.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or other law to the contrary, no public employee or elected official, or any member of the immediate family of such employee or official, or any entity in which the employee or official has a substantial economic interest, as those terms are defined in the Code of Governmental Ethics, shall be employed or contracted by the district for at least two years after the termination of his employment or service.  However, subject to the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics, such employee or official may serve as a member of the board of commissioners of the district.

Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.