Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:3491 – Object; purpose of Chapter
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:3491
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
It is the object and purpose of this Chapter to provide for the creation of a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, possessing full corporate powers, known as the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority, hereinafter referred to as the “authority,” to promote, plan, finance, develop, construct, control, license, regulate, supervise, operate, manage, maintain, and modify deepwater terminal facilities to be constructed within the jurisdiction of said authority after July 1, 2008, in order to position Louisiana as an international hub for cargo ships, including super-sized cargo ships.
Acts 2008, No. 699, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.