RS 33:9039.72

§9039.72. Projects A.(1) The district may undertake a project which may include but not be limited to land acquisition, design, construction, renovation, rehabilitation, equipping, infrastructure, and other improvements or modifications and all operational expenses including maintenance, utility, and personnel costs and other activities necessary or convenient thereto. The district may establish projects for bioscience and health products, including projects related to: (a) Research and development. (b) Invention and discovery. (c) Commercialization. (d) Production and manufacturing of goods and products, including facilities for manufacturing. (e) Development of production process and delivery system purposes in, involved in, based on, or related to, or intended to advance the state of knowledge, skill, and understanding of, the biosciences, including: (i) Wet laboratories. (ii) Clean rooms. (iii) Dry laboratories. (iv) Research and development facilities. (v) Genetics facilities and equipment. (vi) Pharmaceutical facilities and equipment. (vii) Biotechnology incubators. (viii) Bioscience and biotech health care facilities. (ix) Biotech facilities. (x) Bioscience facilities. (xi) Other similar projects. (2) Bioscience education, including health or biotech education programs in cooperation with affiliate institutions of higher education; (3) Access to public safety facilities and equipment; (4) Streets and roads; (5) Drainage services; (6) Wastewater services; (7) Potable water services; (8) Telecommunication facilities; (9) Demolition of existing structures; (10) Chilled water services; (11) Steam services; (12) Industrial gases services; (13) Other utility and process and production services; or (14)(a) The support of any other type of bioscience projects or safety, security (police), parking, housing (student and workforce), conference and meeting facilities, transportation (pedestrian and vehicular), emergency preparedness, emergency operations, beautification, image, district identity, centralized laundry, janitorial services, maintenance services (grass cutting, street cleaning), development and enforcement of district standards for buildings (architectural), landscaping, streets and sidewalks, lighting and signage. (b) The district or any subdistrict shall not adopt a district identity or any district standards for any area of the city of New Orleans without the prior approval of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans, by ordinance. B. The board shall, through promulgation of bylaws adopted by the board, form committees to create a biosciences development and job creation plan for each project. The board, through the promulgation of bylaws, shall provide for the membership of the respective committees and their duties, and shall include mandatory review and approval of all development projects. Such committee shall also have primary responsibility for due diligence regarding such projects under guidelines established by this Chapter. C. The plan shall have two phases: (1) Phase I: The preliminary feasibility analysis shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) A job creation vision and purpose. (b) A bioscience vision and purpose. (c) A preliminary cash flow. (d) Preliminary sources and uses of funds. (e) Cost estimates. (f) A preliminary financial plan. (g) A preliminary job creation estimate. (h) A preliminary business plan. (i) A preliminary critical path. (2) Phase II: The final feasibility analysis shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) A job creation vision and purpose. (b) A bioscience vision and purpose. (c) A cash flow proforma. (d) Sources and uses of funds. (e) Cost estimates. (f) Revenue estimates. (g) Financial plan. (h) A job creation estimate. (i) A business plan. (j) A development and financial critical path. (k) A development and financial timeline. D.(1) All projects of the district and any subdistrict in the city of New Orleans shall be performed only within the boundaries of the district or subdistrict. (2) All projects of the district and any subdistrict in the city of New Orleans shall be subject to and shall comply with the city of New Orleans master plan and all ordinances and rules and regulations governing zoning, building land use, historic preservation, historic districts, and neighborhood participation plans applicable to the area in which the project is located. Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 239, §1; Acts 2022, No. 354, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.