RS 487 - Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement
A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or lease any lands in the district needed for the maintenance and improvement of the project. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the monies under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
B. The board is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise, any sum of money, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any of its political subdivisions, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Part.
C. The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board, to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.
Acts 2018, No. 239, §1.