2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 56 — Wildlife and fisheries
RS 56:1699 — Chicot state park, special facilities camp for handicapped; creation; advisory committee; programs; use
§1699. Chicot State Park, special facilities camp for handicapped; creation; advisory committee; programs; use
A. The office of state parks in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is hereby authorized to select, designate, and set aside a site at Chicot State Park or to acquire a site in close proximity thereto for the purpose of establishing a facility to serve the special needs of physically and mentally impaired citizens. This site and all facilities now or hereafter developed thereon shall be under the operation and supervision of the office of state parks.
B. The office of state parks shall be responsible for the planning and development of such park facilities to meet the needs of physically and mentally impaired citizens.
C. The office for citizens with developmental disabilities of the Department of Health and Hospitals, in coordination with the Louisiana State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, shall be responsible for all programmatic functions of such park facility, including but not limited to the following:
(1) The preparation and administration of programs for the benefit of handicapped persons.
(2) Scheduling and coordination of the use of this facility by the handicapped.
(3) The provision of available program staff personnel or camp counselors for group use and program activities, as may be required.
(4) The receipt and allocation of federal and state funds, donations, and any other funds as may be available for camp programs and activities.
D. The office of state parks, the office of mental retardation, and the Bureau For Handicapped Persons shall establish rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section. Such rules and regulations shall be structured so as to give priority of facility use to groups of handicapped persons but shall not necessarily preclude use by nonhandicapped individuals or groups.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 188, §1. Acts 1989, No. 662, §7, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 712, §5, eff. June 21, 1993.
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