Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.45 – Scope of Chapter
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.45
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Local government: means any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state and any utility authority, board, branch, department or other unit thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.43
- Private provider: means a person that:
(a) Provides a covered service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.43
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall authorize any local government to:
(1) Provide a covered service.
(2) Purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate a facility for the purpose of providing a covered service.
B. Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to a local government purchasing, leasing, constructing or equipping facilities:
(1) That are designed to provide services within the city or parish or both.
(2) That the local government:
(a) Uses for internal local governmental purposes.
(b) By written contract, leases, sells capacity in, or grants other similar rights to a private provider to use the facilities in connection with a private provider offering a covered service.
Acts 2004, No. 736, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.