SB 69 — PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Provides for the submission of nominees to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission. (8/1/26)

SLS 26RS-12 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

69 BY SENATOR WHEAT PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS.AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides34:1951(B)(2)(a), for(c), the(d), submissionand of(g), nomineesrelative to the South Tangipahoa ParishParishPort PortCommission; Commission.

(8/1/26)to ANprovidefor ACTthe Tocomposition amendof andthe reenactboard R.S.of commissioners;toprovideforthesubmissionofnominees;andtoprovideforrelated matters.

34:1951(B)(2)(a), (c), (d), and (g), relative to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission;

to provideforthe composition of the board of commissioners;toprovideforthesubmissionofnominees;andtoprovideforrelated matters.

(a) First, one member from a list of three nominees submitted bythe senator Pagerepresenting 1Senate ofDistrict 3Six Coding:Thirty-seven.

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-12 ENGROSSED SB NO.

69 representing Senate District Six Thirty-seven.

* * * (g) Seventh, one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the senatorPage representing1 Senate District Six, Thirty-seven and the representative representing House of Representatives2 DistrictCoding: Seventy-three, and the senator representing Senate District Eleven.

* * * 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 69 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Wheat Present law (R.S.

34:1951) provides that upon the expiration of the term of each member whosetermexpiresasprovided in present law or the creationof a vacancyintheseatofany such member, whichever occurs first, the governor shall appoint the successor to the member, subject to Senate confirmation, as follows and in the following order:

(1) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the senator representing Senate District Six.

(2) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the representative representing House of Rep.

District 73.

(3) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the senator representing Senate District 11.

(4) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce.

(5) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the Tangipahoa Chamber of Commerce.

(6) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation.

(7) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the senator representing Senate District Six, the representative representing House of Rep.

District 73, and Page 2 of 3 Coding:

SLS 26RS-12 ENGROSSED SB NO.

69 ENROLLED senator representing Senate District Six, Thirty-seven and the representative representing House of Representatives District Seventy-three, and the senator representing Senate District 11.Eleven.

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Effective August 1, 2026.

(Amends R.S.

34:1951(B)(2)(a), (c), (d), and (g)) Page 3 of 3 Coding: