RS 34:52: Board of commissioners; powers and duties

The board shall have the authority to do all of the following:

(1) Enter into agreements with public and private entities for the study, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and financing of the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project.

(2) Acquire any immovable property, public or private, or the use thereof, needed for the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project by donation, purchase, exchange, lease, or expropriation in accordance with relevant expropriation laws.

(3) Accept any appropriation, donation, grant, contribution, or allocation from the United States or the state of Louisiana, or any agency or instrumentality of either, or any public utility or private entity or individual, and enter into any agreement not prohibited by applicable law needed to accept such appropriation, donation, grant, contribution, or allocation.