SB 170 — PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Provides for requirements for commissioners of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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170 BY SENATORSENATORS PRESSLY PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS.AND BASS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides34:3158, forrelative requirementsto for commissioners of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission.Commission;toprovideforconfirmationofcommissionersbytheSenate;toprovide forrequirementsforcommissioners;tomodifytermlimits;andtoprovideforrelated matters.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

34:3158, relative to the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission;toprovideforconfirmationofcommissionersbytheSenate;toprovide for requirements for commissioners;

and to provide for related matters.

(i) One of the commissioners shall reside in the parish of Caddo outside of Pagethe 1city limits of 4Shreveport. Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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170 the city limits of Shreveport.

(b)ThecommissionerappointedpursuanttothisParagraphshallserveatermPage 1 of six4 years.Coding:

(3)Words Fourwhich ofare thestruck commissionersthrough shallare bedeletions appointedfrom bytheexisting governingauthoritylaw; of the city of Shreveport as follows:

(a)Threecommissionersshallresidewithinthecitylimitswords ofShreveportandin eachboldface shalltype serveand aunderscored termare ofadditions. six years.

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170 ENROLLED (b)ThecommissionerappointedpursuanttothisParagraphshallserveaterm of six years.

(c) The commissioner appointed pursuant to this Paragraph may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.

(3) Four of the commissioners shall be appointed bythe governing authority of the city of Shreveport as follows:

(a)Threecommissionersshallresidewithinthecitylimits ofShreveportand eachshallservea term of six years and may servea maximum of twoconsecutive terms.

(c)The commissionersappointed pursuanttothis Paragraphmayserve a maximum of two consecutive terms.

Except, the governing authority of the parish of Caddo, in making Pageappointments, 2shall endeavor to provide for racial diversity of 4the Coding:board and to ensure that the racial proportion of their appointees shall reflect the same racial proportion of the governing authority of the parish of Caddo.

D.E.

The term of each commissioner serving on June 18, 2006, shall expire Page 2 of 4 Coding:

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170 appointments,ENROLLED shallas endeavorfollows: to provide for racial diversity of the board and to ensure that the racial proportion of their appointees shall reflect the same racial proportion of the governing authority of the parish of Caddo.

D.E.

The term of each commissioner serving on June 18, 2006, shall expire as follows:

(d) The term of the commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the city of Bossier City shall expire as follows:

(i) The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on March 29,2012,shallexpireonsuchdate.Hissuccessorsshallbeappointedpursuanttothe provisions of Paragraph (A)(B)(4).

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170 (d)ENROLLED (ii) The term of the commissionerscommissioner appointedwhose byterm thewould governinghave authorityexpired ofon theFebruary city16, of2007, Bossier City shall expire ason follows:such date.

(i) The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on March 29,2012,shallexpireonsuchdate.Hissuccessorsshallbeappointedpursuanttothe provisions of Paragraph (A)(B)(4).

(ii) The term of the commissioner whose term would have expired on February 16, 2007, shall expire on such date.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 170 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Pressly Present law creates the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission and establishes requirements for commissioners.

Proposed law adds the requirement that commissioners be appointed subject to Senate confirmation.

Proposed law further requires commissioners to have expertise in economic development, transportation, logistics, or commercial real estate.

Proposed law provides for technical changes.