§1353. Acquisition of lands, public aid
A. The district, acting by and through its governing authority, is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, appropriation or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the district and to be owned and operated by the district except those lands or parcels of lands upon which structures, buildings, pipelines or improvements are constructed and actually used for industrial purposes. The district may also provide that payments for such lands be made out of funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
B. The district is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.
C. In addition to its power to acquire such property in the various modes set out hereinabove, the district, acting through its governing authority, shall also have power to expropriate property within the district in the same manner applicable to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Department of Public Works under the provisions of Part IV, Title 19, as amended.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
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