§7575. Powers and duties of district
A. Each beachfront development district created pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, acting through its board of commissioners, shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To incur debt.
(2) To enter into contracts.
(3) To sue and be sued.
(4) To buy and sell.
(5) To acquire by purchase, gift, expropriation, or otherwise every type and species of property and servitudes, rights of way, and flowage rights necessary to its purpose.
(6) To acquire equipment, buildings, and physical facilities.
(7) To lease, build, operate, and maintain any works, structures, facilities, or equipment intended to accomplish the purposes of the district.
(8) To perform any duty related to the operation of district facilities which it deems necessary and convenient to carry out its purposes.
(9) To enter into contracts or agreements with the state or any agency thereof for the lease, operation, maintenance, or management of state lands or property.
(10) To do and perform any and all acts in its corporate name which are necessary or proper for carrying out the objects and purposes for which the district is created.
B. The functions of the district constitute essential governmental functions of the state and all of the property of the district and income from bonds or other debt issued by the district shall be exempt from taxation.
C. The district shall have the authority to cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and to accept gifts, grants, and donations of property and money therefrom. It shall have the authority to cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities designed to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created on any basis, including the matching of funds and by participating in projects authorized by any federal or state law as it shall see fit.
Acts 1992, No. 59, §1.
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