2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
RS 30:2000.5 - Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board; duties
§2000.5. Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board; duties
A. The Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board is hereby created within the Atchafalaya Basin Program. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.
B. The duties of the board shall include:
(1) Advise the secretary and the executive director relating to the program.
(2) Advise the secretary on who receives grants for research and education activities consistent with the duties and purposes of the program.
(3) Develop an annual Basin plan as provided in R.S. 30:2000.11 and present the plan to the secretary.
(4) Develop and adopt criteria which must be met prior to a project being included in an annual Basin plan.
(5) Hold public hearings on the annual Basin plan prior to adoption. The board shall hold a minimum of two public hearings on the annual plan each year with at least one hearing to be held at a location on the west side of the Atchafalaya Basin and at least one hearing to be held at a location on the east side of the Atchafalaya Basin. The board shall advertise in the official journal of the state the date, time, and location of the public hearings at least seven days prior to the hearings.
C. The board may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to carry out its duties and shall conduct its meetings in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., the open meetings law.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 3, §1, eff. April 23, 1998; Acts 2003, No. 1215, §1, eff. July 3, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 606, §1.
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