St. Tammany Parish Geographic Information System District; creation; purpose; boundaries

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RS 130.791 - St. Tammany Parish Geographic Information System District; creation; purpose; boundaries

A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of St. Tammany may create and establish a body politic and corporate entity for the purpose of the development and application of geographic information systems, including but not limited to base data regarding property ownership, population, demographics, political boundaries, emergency service areas, land use, streets, addresses, roads, bridges, utilities, easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, subdivisions, flood plains, and subdivision restrictions.

(2) If created and established pursuant to this Section, the district shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and shall be known as the St. Tammany Parish Geographic Information System District, referred to in this Subpart as the "district".

(3) The district may also assist with homeland security and emergency preparedness as well as the technical aspects and support of the various geographic information system computer systems of political subdivisions and other public entities within the parish of St. Tammany, including but not limited to advice and support on geographic information system hardware, software, networking, or other such geographic information system information technology issues.

(4) No other provision of this Subpart shall be effective or operative unless the district is created and established by the governing authority of the parish of St. Tammany pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

B. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish of St. Tammany.

Acts 2014, No. 155, §1, eff. May 22, 2014.


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