Louisiana SB 79: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to requirements of industrial areas. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)

Bill Text

SLS 25RS-265 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 79
BY SENATOR BASS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Provides relative to requirements of industrial areas.
(8/1/25)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:130.12 and R.S. 51:1202, relative to industrial areas; to
3 provide for the inclusion of a data center as an industrial purpose; to provide for
4 certain cooperative endeavor agreements for services and facilities; and to provide
5 for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 33:130.12 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §130.12. Territory included within industrial area
9 Subject to the limitation contained in R.S. 33:130.11, an industrial area may
10 include any compact body of land which is used exclusively for industrial purposes
11 or which is primarily suited for industrial development. For the purposes of this
12 Subpart, "industrial purposes" shall include the construction and operation of
13 data centers and commercial operations directly related thereto.
14 Section 2. R.S. 51:1202 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
15 §1202. Facilities to be furnished and maintained by industries located in industrial
16 area
17 A. Those industries located within the boundaries of any industrial area
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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1 established pursuant to Subpart B-1 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the
2 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall furnish and maintain individually or as a
3 group the following services usually provided by parish or local governments: the
4 construction and cleaning of streets, street lighting, sewers and sewerage works,
5 water service, fire protection, and garbage and refuse collection and disposal. Any
6 industrial area which furnishes and maintains all of the above enumerated services
7 shall not be subject to annexation or incorporation. Any industrial area heretofore
8 designated which complies with the provisions hereof shall be considered validly
9 designated hereunder and any agreement or resolution with respect thereto shall be
10 considered to include all services herein enumerated though not specifically included
11 therein. Agreements between the industries located within the boundaries of an
12 industrial area and the governing authority of the parish and/or any municipality or
13 municipalities situated therein may be made for mutual fire protection in grave
14 emergencies Industries located within the boundaries of an industrial area may
15 enter into one or more cooperative endeavor agreements with the parish or
16 municipality in which the industrial area is situated, any other political
17 subdivision of the state that is not a parish or municipality, a political
18 corporation of the state, or any private entity to provide one or more of the
19 services or facilities required in this Section. However, in the event an industrial
20 area is not situated within a municipality, or the municipality in which the
21 industrial area is situated determines it is not able or willing to enter into a
22 cooperative endeavor agreement to provide the requested services or facilities,
23 the industries within the industrial area may enter into one or more cooperative
24 endeavor agreements with another municipality for the services or facilities.
25 B. Any cooperative endeavor agreement entered into for the purpose of
26 providing any of the services or facilities required in this Section shall include
27 a provision ensuring that the obligations required under the agreement shall not
28 impair the prior existing obligations of the parish, municipality, or political
29 subdivision to provide the contracted services or facilities to its existing
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1 residents.
2 C. All industrial areas established pursuant to Subpart B-1 of Part IV of
3 Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall include
4 provision for access by public road to any and all entrances to the premises of each
5 and every plant in such area which entrances are provided for use by employees of
6 such company, or for use by employees of independent contractors working on such
7 premises, or for delivery of materials or supplies, other than by rail or water
8 transportation, to such premises.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SB 79 Original 2025 Regular Sessio