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LA Rev Stat § 41:1604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1604. Responsibilities of the division

RS 1604 - Responsibilities of the division  The division shall initiate and promulgate a program in archaeology, which shall include but not be limited to the activities delineated in this Section. In carrying out this responsibility, the division shall:  (1) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations concerning the recovery and study of historic and prehistoric archaeological remains which in any way relate to the inhabitants, prehistory, history, government, or culture, in, on, or under any of the lands belonging to the state of Louisiana, including the tidelands, submerged lands, and the bed of the sea within the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana. These remains shall include but shall not be limited to:  (a) All prehistoric and historic American Indian or aboriginal campsites, dwellings, habitation sites, burial grounds, and archaeological sites of every character;  (b) All historic sites, objects, and buildings;  (c) All sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea or rivers, or any part of the content thereof;  (d) All treasure embedded in the earth or underwater; and  (e) All maps, records, documents, books, artifacts, and implements of culture which relate to such archaeological remains. (2) Maintain the state archaeological site files, including but not limited to site records, field notes, maps, photographs, and reports. (3) Function as legal custodian for all archaeological artifacts and objects of antiquity which have been recovered from state lands or donated from private lands, except those donated to the Louisiana State Museum or the office of state parks. The repository of all artifacts under the control of the division shall take into consideration the public nature and research value of these objects and insure that they are accessible to maximum public exhibit consistent with their preservation. (4) Implement a program of activities that will make available to the public information about the historic and prehistoric resources of the state. This shall include but shall not be limited to press releases, newsletters, booklets, exhibits, audio-visual programs, and teaching materials. (5) Serve as the archaeological advisory source for all state agencies by assisting them in evaluating any potential impact of their projects on archaeological resources. (6) Administer those portions of the National Historic Preservation Act relative to archaeology. (7) Advise the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and the state historic preservation officer on matters affecting archaeology. (8) Administer an archaeological grants program. (9) Implement for the state the Abandoned Shipwreck Act. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1605. Archaeological finds on state land; state property

RS 1605 - Archaeological finds on state land; state property  A. All sunken or abandoned pre-twentieth century ships and wrecks of the sea and any part of the contents thereof and all archaeological treasure located in, on or under the surface of lands belonging to the state of Louisiana, including its tidelands, submerged lands and beds of its rivers, and the sea within the jurisdiction of this state are hereby declared to be the sole property of the state of Louisiana, under the administration and protection of the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the "secretary". B. It shall be unlawful for any agency, political subdivision, group, or person to take, alter, damage, destroy, or excavate on state-owned lands as herein described without first obtaining a permit or contract from the secretary. Permits shall be issued for purely scientific and educational projects and only when all recovered materials are to remain the property of the state and when there is to be no compensation to the permittee based on the value of the recovered remains. Contracts shall be entered into for recovery of materials when compensation is to be made to the contract holder based on the value of the recovered remains. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1606. Permits for recovery

RS 1606 - Permits for recovery  The secretary, with the advice of the division, may issue a permit to any governmental agency, political subdivision, group, or person for the recovery of archaeological materials, treasure, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea, or parts thereof or their contents, which are determined to be located on state-owned lands, or on private land if the written consent of the owner thereof is first obtained. All such permits shall specifically provide for the location, nature of, and time period for such operations and shall only be issued to qualified entities after the development of a research design. The division shall advise the secretary on the issuance of any such permit. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1607. Contracts for recovery

RS 1607 - Contracts for recovery  A. The secretary, with the advice of the division, may enter into a contract with any governmental agency, political subdivision, group, or person for the recovery of archaeological materials, treasure, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea, or parts thereof or their contents, which are determined to be located on state-owned lands, or on private land if the written consent of the owner thereof is first obtained. Such contracts shall be approved by the attorney general and may provide for fair compensation to the salvager, and owner of the private land where applicable, in terms of a percentage of the reasonable cash value of the objects recovered or at the discretion of the secretary, with the advice of the division, of a fair share of the objects recovered. B. The amount constituting a fair share shall be determined by the secretary, taking into consideration the circumstances of each operation, and the reasonable cash value may be determined by contractual agreement after appraisal by qualified experts or by representatives of the contracting parties. Each contract shall provide for the termination of any right of the salvager thereunder upon the violation of any of the terms thereof. Superior title to all objects recovered from state lands shall be retained by the state of Louisiana unless and until released by the secretary. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1608. Grants and fees

RS 1608 - Grants and fees  A. The division shall be authorized to accept gifts, grants, devices, and bequests of money, securities, or property. B. The division shall be authorized to assess fees for technical services which it provides to public or private entities or persons, which fees shall be based upon the cost of operation of the division, including but not limited to its curation of artifacts, development and publication of technical materials, and conduct of workshops and seminars. Such fees shall be assessed pursuant to rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; the division may also provide in such rules for exemptions from or reductions in such fees for certain entities or persons. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1609 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1609. Access to information

RS 1609 - Access to information  Records of the division which specify the specific location of archaeological sites, including but not limited to the state archaeological site files, shall not be public information. Access to such records shall be restricted to individuals who have a legitimate research or management need as determined by the division. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1610 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1610. Prohibited excavations

RS 1610 - Prohibited excavations A. No person, not being the owner thereof, shall without the consent of the owner enter or attempt to enter upon the lands of another and intentionally injure, disfigure, remove, excavate, damage, take, dig into, or destroy any sites or artifacts addressed by R.S. 41:1604(1). B.(1) No person may excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface or attempt to excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface any archaeological resource located on state lands unless such activity is approved by the agency with ownership responsibilities over the lands and is authorized under a permit issued pursuant to R.S. 41:1606. (2) No person may sell, purchase, exchange, transport, or receive or offer to sell, purchase, or exchange any archaeological resource if such resource was excavated or removed from state lands in violation of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. (3) Any person who knowingly violates or counsels, procures, solicits, or employs any other person to violate any prohibition contained in Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. However, if the commercial value of the archaeological resources involved and the cost of restoration and repair of such resources exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars, such person shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. In the case of a second or subsequent violation, upon conviction, such person shall be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (4) All archaeological resources collected, transferred, or sold in violation of this Subsection shall be forfeited to the state. (5) All vehicles and equipment of any person that were used in connection with the violation of this Subsection may be forfeited to the state. (6) Nothing contained in this Subsection shall apply to any person with respect to any archaeological resource that was in the lawful possession of such person prior to June 26, 2001. (7) For the purpose of this Subsection, "archaeological resource" shall mean any material remains of past human life or activities that are of archaeological interest which shall include but not be limited to pottery, basketry, bottles, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, human skeletal remains, Civil War artifacts, or any portion or piece of the foregoing items. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1; Acts 2001, No. 938, §1, eff. June 26, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1611. Public cooperation; private lands

RS 1611 - Public cooperation; private lands  Every individual is encouraged, prior to knowingly disfiguring, removing, excavating, damaging, taking, digging into, or destroying any prehistoric or historic archaeological site, American Indian or aboriginal campsites, mounds, artifacts, burials, ruins, historic structures, or other archaeological remains located in or under any private lands within this state, to notify the division at least ninety days in advance and to allow professional supervision of same by the division or its agents. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1612. Injunctive relief

RS 1612 - Injunctive relief  A. In addition to and without limiting the other powers of the attorney general, and without altering or waiving any criminal penalty fixed by this Chapter, the attorney general shall have the authority to bring an action in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this Chapter and for the return of items taken in violation of the provisions hereof. The venue of such action shall lie either in the parish of East Baton Rouge or in the parish in which the activity sought to be restrained is alleged to be taking place or from which the items were taken. B. Any citizen of Louisiana may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for a restraining order and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this Chapter and for the return of items taken in violation of the provisions hereof. The venue of such an action shall lie in the parish in which the activity sought to be restrained is alleged to be taking place or from which the items were taken.  Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1613. State cooperation

RS 1613 - State cooperation  The chief administrative officers of all state agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate with and assist the division, the secretary, and the attorney general in carrying out the purposes and intent of this Chapter. All state and local law enforcement agencies and officers are authorized and directed to assist in enforcing this Chapter and in carrying out the intent hereof. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1614. Penalties

RS 1614 - Penalties  Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or by both. Each day of continued violation shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1615. Archaeological Curation Fund; creation

RS 1615 - Archaeological Curation Fund; creation  A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Archaeological Curation Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".  B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 41:1608(B) into the Archaeological Curation Fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund for use in subsequent fiscal years. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of such monies shall be credited to the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.  C. Monies in the fund shall be withdrawn only pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of R.S. 41:1604. NOTE: §1615 repealed by Acts 2021, No. 114, eff. July 1, 2022. RS 1615 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 114, §17, eff. July 1, 2022.  Acts 1999, No. 1260, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2021, No. 114, §17, eff. July 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1701. Declaration of policy; public trust

RS 1701 - Declaration of policy; public trust  The beds and bottoms of all navigable waters and the banks or shores of bays, arms of the sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and navigable lakes belong to the state of Louisiana, and the policy of this state is hereby declared to be that these lands and water bottoms, hereinafter referred to as "public lands", shall be protected, administered, and conserved to best ensure full public navigation, fishery, recreation, and other interests. Unregulated encroachments upon these properties may result in injury and interference with the public use and enjoyment and may create hazards to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state. To provide for the orderly protection and management of these state-owned properties and serve the best interests of all citizens, the lands and water bottoms, except those excluded and exempted and as otherwise provided by this Chapter, or as otherwise provided by law, shall be under the management of the division of administration, hereinafter referred to as the "division". The state land office, hereinafter referred to as the "office", shall be responsible for the control, permitting, and leasing of encroachments upon public lands, in accordance with this Chapter and the laws of Louisiana and the United States.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 645, §2, eff. July 13, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 919, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1703. Permits and licenses for encroachments other than reclamation projects

RS 1703 - Permits and licenses for encroachments other than reclamation projects  A. Encroachments, other than those provided in R.S. 41:1702, may be permitted and licensed by the division under the provisions of this Chapter.  B. The office, with the aid of the division, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Transportation and Development, and the attorney general, shall adopt regulations to implement this Chapter, including the granting and revoking of permits, leases or licenses, processing of applications, establishing fee schedules, collecting of fees or revenues for all manner of encroachments, and shall create an overall and comprehensive plan for the orderly development and preservation of state lands so as to ensure maximum benefit and use, all in accordance with the law. The office shall maintain a current inventory of state lands and a depository in which shall be recorded and preserved all records, surveys, plats, applications, permits, leases, licenses, and other evidence pertaining to the trust lands, their description, disposition, and encroachments thereon.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 645, §2, eff. July 13, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 919, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1704. Definitions

RS 1704 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter:  (1) "Encroachment" means any construction, or improvement, obstacle, fill, or material which is placed upon or maintained upon state lands. (2) "Pier" means any structure extending channelward from the shore or bank, built upon pilings with water on both sides, with or without a sunshade or boathouse, built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berthing or mooring place for watercraft or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from watercraft or for fishing. (3) "Wharf" means any structure built upon pilings extending along the shore and generally connected with the bank or shore along its length, with or without a sunshade or boathouse, built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berthing or mooring place for watercraft or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from watercraft or for fishing. (4) "Material" means rock, gravel, sand, shell, silt, or other inorganic substances used to fill any state lands of this state. (5) "Deposit" means the action of placing or moving materials by artificial means, over state lands which results in or adds to a landfill, whether contained within a bulkhead or not. (6) "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, organization, or entity not including political subdivisions or state agencies.  (7) "Structure" means any encroachment upon state lands, other than those which are specified as the subject matter of a particular class of permit, which is permanently attached to the public lands by pilings, or other means, including, but not limited to storage docks, houses, camps, warehouses, residences, bulkheads not proximate to the shore or bank, business establishments, dams, bridges, impoundment structures, or similar works. (8) "Noncommercial" means built or maintained by either private citizens or nonprofit corporations for the purpose of recreation and enjoyment and not for revenue production, except for nonprofit corporations, or realizing profit. (9) "Commercial" means built or operated for any purpose where revenue is produced or profit realized. (10) "Landfill" means the direct or induced raising or elevating of any navigable waterbottom by deposit to the extent that newly emerging land results, not covered at mean low water or navigable rivers and streams or mean high water on other state properties. (11) "Lessor" means the state of Louisiana, through the department.  (12) "Owner" means the actual owner of record. (13) "Bank stabilization works" means concrete, rock, masonry, rip-rap, or similar materials used to cover existing banks or shorelines or bulkheads located above the mean low water line, all in acres subject to erosion, to combat the same. Added by Acts 1978, No. 645, §2, eff. July 13, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1705 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1705. Application of Chapter; exemptions

RS 1705 - Application of Chapter; exemptions This Chapter shall not apply to: (1) Piers, wharves, structures, or other improvements within the jurisdiction of any deep-water port commission of this state, including but not restricted to the authority to grant permits to construct, create, alter, improve, extend, or maintain any wharf, pier, dock, structure, or other improvement, and the granting of any permit for any of such purposes shall be and remain in the deep-water port commissions as to any such activity heretofore or hereafter performed or for which permit heretofore was or hereafter is sought. (2) Levees or other public flood control structures; (3) Temporary extensions to existing encroachment added for a period not to exceed six months, if required by low or high water, unless unduly interfering with public navigation or fishery; (4) Ordinary repairs and maintenance to existing encroachments; (5) Duck blinds, rafts, floats or buoys, unless unduly interfering with public navigation or fishery; (6) Shore or bank stabilization works; (7) Operations upon navigable waters by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in exercise of their authority over navigation; (8) Regulation of oyster beds, fish, and other wildlife, or collection of payment for fill materials exercised by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; (9) Any temporary emergency flood control measure; (10) Any highway related project undertaken by authority of the Department of Transportation and Development; (11) Any activity by a state mineral lessee in the development and operation of the lease; (12) The establishment and maintenance of any encroachment by the state agency in the discharge of its lawful duties or functions; (13) Pipeline rights-of-way granted over state lands by the estate; or (14) Commercial and noncommercial wharves and piers extending over public lands less than fifty linear feet whose surface area does not exceed one hundred fifty square feet, unless part of another encroachment or system or unduly interfering with public interests, navigation, or fishery. (15) Projects of the Terrebonne Parish governing authority utilizing the area of Bayou Terrebonne between Terrebonne High School and the Intracoastal Waterway for a public purpose. (16) Alternative oyster culture permits legally issued by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries pursuant to R.S. 56:431.2. Added by Acts 1978, No. 645, §2, eff. July 13, 1978. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 1, §1, eff. May 18, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 222, §1; Acts 2012, No. 293, §1, eff. May 25, 2012.