§4569.3. Powers and duties of board

            The board shall have all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the district, including but not limited to the following rights and powers:

            (1) To acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, immovable, movable, or mixed, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for effectuating its purposes, and to sell, transfer, lease as lessor, and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by the board; however, title to all such property shall be acquired in the name of the Iberville Parish governing authority and shall be held for the district.

            (2) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to construct, improve, maintain, and operate park and recreational facilities and to administer programs which it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of the district.

            (3) To enter into agreements with any person or persons, corporation, association, or other entity, including public corporations, political subdivisions, municipalities, the United States government and agencies thereof, the state of Louisiana or any of its agencies, or any combination thereof for the operation of any or all park and recreation properties and facilities.

            (4) To enter into contracts with any public or private entity in carrying out its corporate objectives, including, but not limited to contracts for construction or acquisition of property and facilities incident to the purposes of the district.

            (5) To adopt and implement a parishwide recreation and parks program in accordance with priorities developed in conjunction with local elected officials, other community leaders, and citizens of Iberville Parish.

            (6) To fix, collect, and revise rates, charges, and rentals for parks facilities and services as necessary.

            (7) To adopt bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs and for the regulation and control of recreational and park facilities within its jurisdiction.

            (8) To cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and with the state of Louisiana or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof and to accept gifts, grants, and donations or property and money therefrom, with title to immovable property to be acquired in the name of the Iberville Parish governing authority.

            (9) 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 federal or state law as it shall see fit.

            (10) To pledge all or any part of its revenues.

            (11) To levy and collect annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed six mills on all property in the parish subject to such tax in accordance with Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana, subject to the approval of the parish governing authority and approval by a majority of the electors of the district voting at an election called by the parish governing authority and held for that purpose. The tax shall be collected in the same manner as other ad valorem taxes. The avails of any such tax shall be used solely for acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of park and recreational facilities or improvements.

            (12) To issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining, or extending park and recreational facilities of the district pursuant to Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto. Such bonds may be issued only after authorization by a majority of voters in the district voting at an election called by the parish governing authority and held for that purpose.

            (13) Any revenues collected or generated from the P.W. Holiday & Son, Ltd. (Assessment #0700848575) shall be used to maintain the P.W. Holiday Park (established by donated property to either the district or Iberville Parish).

            Added by Acts 1983, No. 557, §1; Acts 1999, No. 876, §1; Acts 2004, No. 369, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2019, No. 61, §1.