2022 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
§30:101.4. Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
RS 30:101.4 - Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
A. The Underwater Obstruction Removal Program is hereby created within the office of the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, and shall be administered by the assistant secretary of the office of conservation.
NOTE: §101.4 Section Heading and Subsection (A) as amended by Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 2023.
RS 30:101.4 - Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
A. The Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program is hereby created within the office of the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and shall be administered, for purposes of fishermen's gear compensation, by the assistant secretary of the office of coastal management and, for purposes of underwater obstruction, by the assistant secretary of the office of conservation.
B. The assistant secretary shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Part and to provide for procedures for the identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions to navigation and commercial fishing.
Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 2023.
NOTE: See R.S. 30:101.15 regarding the termination of Part after June 30, 2027.
