Anti-Pollution Projects
An anti-pollution project is defined by the Act as any property which
abates, eliminates, controls or prevents air water or noise or other pollution, or
controls or eliminates disposes of liquid and solid wastes, or removes or treats any
substance or materials which otherwise would cause pollution or contamination of any kind.
An anti-pollution project must be suitable for use by industrial enterprises; agricultural
enterprises; commercial enterprises in storing, warehousing, or distributing products of
agricultural, fishing, forestry, mining or industry, exclusive or retail or wholesale
enterprise; research and development enterprises; or public utilities.
Development Projects
"Development project" means any land, easement, servitude,
leasehold interest, or other interest or right in land, and any building or other facility
or improvement thereon, including a single or multiple occupant office building or
building complex, and all movable and immovable properties deemed necessary in connection
therewith, including parking garages, whether or not now in existence, which shall be
suitable for use by the following or by any combination of two or more thereof: any
industry for the manufacturing , processing, or assembling of any raw, agricultural,
semimanufactured, or manufactured products; any commercial enterprise in storing,
warehousing, distributing, or selling any products of agriculture, fishing, forestry,
mining, or industry; business or professional offices; hotels; and any international,
national, regional, or state offices of business or industry. "Development
project" also means any other facility that is determined by an industrial
development board to be instrumental to the removal of blight or the redevelopment of
distressed areas, or to promote economic development through the creation of jobs, or to
enhance the tax base of a community through the construction, renovation, or
rehabilitation of improvements, but does not include facilities designed for the sale or
distribution to the public electricity, gas, water, or telephone or other services
commonly classified as public utilities. However, the Industrial Development Board of
Lincoln Parish, Incorporated may acquire, own, operate, construct, lease, and, sell a
water and sewerage system.
