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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.212. Powers

RS 38:3087.212 - Powers
A. The commission may levy and collect taxes within the parish, issue bonds, incur indebtedness within the limitation prescribed by the Constitution of Louisiana and in the manner prescribed thereby, but only if the imposition of the tax, the issuance of the bonds, or the incurrence of debt has been approved by a majority of the electors of the parish voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose. The commission shall have the power to sue and be sued; to buy and sell; to exercise the right of expropriation; to own, maintain and operate property, both movable and immovable, to acquire servitudes, rights of way and flowage rights, to construct water control facilities and create bodies of water, including but not limited to lakes and reservoirs, to negotiate and execute contracts; to cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any agency or political subdivision thereof or with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof on any basis that the board shall deem advisable for the joint or separate construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of pump facilities, pipelines, flood gages, water conveyors and other devices, equipment and property; to accept gifts or contributions of any nature from the state of Louisiana or the United States or any agency or political subdivision thereof; and to make and collect reasonable charges or fees for its services in connection with the water made available by any facilities provided by said commission; provided no charges shall be assessed against any municipality or other political subdivision, and that in exercising the powers and authority aforesaid, the commission shall cooperate with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any property expropriated by the commission pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall not be sold or ownership transferred by any other means until and unless such property shall be offered in writing for sale to the owner it was expropriated from. The sale price for such property shall not exceed the amount paid the owner when the property was expropriated.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall have no right of expropriation over moveable or immovable property of any corporation created for the purpose of transmitting intelligence by telegraph or telephone.
Acts 2003, No. 233, §1; Acts 2005, No. 320, §1, eff. June 30, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.213. Composition

RS 38:3087.213 - Composition
A. The initial membership of the commission shall be composed of the existing members of the organization known as the Morehouse Parish Lake Commission who are members as of August 15, 2003, and shall serve staggered terms as follows:
(1) Four members shall serve six-year terms.
(2) Three members shall serve three-year terms.
(3) Three members shall serve one-year terms.
B. After the initial terms of the commissioners pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the commission shall consist of ten members, all qualified electors of the state of Louisiana and residing in Morehouse Parish, who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate, for terms of six years or until their successors have been named and qualified, as follows:
(1) Three members shall be appointed from a list of persons submitted by the police jury of Morehouse Parish for a six-year term.
(2) Two members shall be appointed from a list of persons submitted by the parish legislative delegation for a six-year term.
(3) Two members shall be appointed from a list of persons submitted by the board of aldermen of the city of Bastrop with one of those appointees being a resident of the city of Bastrop for a six-year term.
(4) Three members shall be appointed by the governor for a six-year term.
C. Vacancies occurring before the expiration of a full term shall be filled by the governor from a list of persons recommended by the authority which made the original recommendation.
Acts 2003, No. 233, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.214. Officers; meetings; quorum

RS 38:3087.214 - Officers; meetings; quorum
The commission shall elect from its own membership a chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. Six members of said commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the meetings of the commission shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed at the call of the chairman after due notice to the full membership.
Acts 2003, No. 233, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.215. Compensation; expenses

RS 38:3087.215 - Compensation; expenses
The membership of said commission shall serve without compensation for its services to the commission, but it shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of its duties.
Acts 2003, No. 233, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.222. Location

RS 38:3087.222 - Location
The district shall be comprised of the area of Lake St. Joseph and the Black River Area and all of the land encompassed by Louisiana Highways 605 and 608 surrounding Lake St. Joseph and the Black River Area.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.223. District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers

RS 38:3087.223 - District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
A. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana which shall have for its purpose the preservation, promotion, and development of the wealth and natural resources of the district by the conservation of the soil and water of Lake St. Joseph for agricultural, recreational, commercial, and sanitary purposes and by the regulation of aquatic plant growth.
B. It shall constitute a body corporate in law with all powers, rights, privileges, and immunities of a corporation. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, to buy and sell, to levy taxes, to negotiate and execute contracts, and to incur debts and issue negotiable bonds in payment thereof under and in accordance with law. It shall have the authority to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise every type and specie of property, including servitudes and rights-of-use, necessary to its purpose, and to lease, build, operate, and maintain any works or machinery designed to accomplish the purposes of the district.
C. It shall have complete control over the supply of fresh water from Lake St. Joseph which shall be administered for the benefit of the persons residing or owning property within the district, and if it should be for the benefit of the district, it shall have the authority to sell such water for irrigation, municipal, and industrial uses both within and outside the district. However, the district shall have no authority to regulate or control any use by any municipality, district, or other person of such water supply which use was being made by such municipality, district, or other person on August 15, 2003, including no authority to charge or collect any fee or charge therefor.
D. The district may cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and accept grants and donations of property and money therefrom. It may cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the management of the waters of Lake St. Joseph and the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities designed to accomplish the purpose for which the district is created on any basis including the matching of funds and by participating in projects authorized by any federal or state law as it shall see fit.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.224. Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation; domicile

RS 38:3087.224 - Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation; domicile
A. The district shall be governed and controlled by a board of seven commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the state of Louisiana, owning property within the district. At least five commissioners shall reside in Tensas Parish, at least four of whom shall reside in the district. Two commissioners may reside outside of Tensas Parish.
B.(1) The initial members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed by the Tensas Parish Police Jury. All members shall be appointed from a list of no more than ten names submitted by the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Newellton.
(2) The initial members of the board shall serve as follows: three commissioners shall serve a five-year term, two commissioners shall serve a three-year term, and two commissioners shall serve a one-year term. Commissioners shall draw lots for their initial terms at the first commission meeting. Thereafter, all commissioners shall serve five-year terms.
(3) After the initial appointments, upon expiration of a term of a member of the board of commissioners, the police jury shall appoint a successor from a list of two names submitted by the board of commissioners. A commissioner may not serve more than two consecutive terms of any length, even if one term is shorter than five years. Any vacancy in the office of commissioner due to death, resignation, or any other cause other than expiration of a term of office shall be filled by the president of the board with majority approval of the board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
C. Members of the board of commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services.
D. The board shall be domiciled at Newellton, Louisiana.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.225. Oaths

RS 38:3087.225 - Oaths
Before entering upon his official duties, each member of the board of commissioners shall take the oath of office provided by Article X, Section 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.226. Election of officers

RS 38:3087.226 - Election of officers
Immediately after the members of the board of commissioners have been appointed, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, they shall meet and organize by electing from their number a president, vice president, and secretary who shall perform the duties normally required of such officers.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.229. Rules and regulations

RS 38:3087.229 - Rules and regulations
A. In order to accomplish the purposes of the district, the board of commissioners may make and enforce such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and advisable:
(1) To manage and control the water level and the growth of aquatic plants in the lakes.
(2) To protect and preserve the works, improvements, and properties owned or controlled by the district, prescribe the manner of their use by public corporations and persons, and preserve order within and adjacent thereto.
(3) To prescribe the manner of building bridges, piers, boathouses, seawalls, roads, and fences, including fences for the control of livestock or other works in, along, or across any channel or extending into the lake.
(4) To prescribe the manner in which natural or artificial drains, ditches, sewers, pipelines, or other works shall be adjusted to or connected with the works of the district or any watercourse therein and the manner in which the watercourses of the district may be used for sewer outlets for disposal of waste.
(5) To prescribe the permissible uses of the water supply provided by the lake and to prevent the pollution or unnecessary waste of such water supply.
(6) To prescribe or regulate the discharge into sewers of the district of any liquid or solid waste deemed detrimental to the works and improvements of the district.
(7) To establish rules and regulations and cause them to be enforced with regard to activities engaged in upon Lake St. Joseph that are not regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
B. The board shall make recommendations to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission for proposed regulations pertaining to hunting, fishing, trapping, water sports, boating, and the operation of any watercraft upon the proposed lake.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.230. Construction which would impede flow of water in lake prohibited; pollution defined and prohibited; penalties fixed for violations

RS 38:3087.230 - Construction which would impede flow of water in lake prohibited; pollution defined and prohibited; penalties fixed for violations
A.(1) No person or public corporation shall erect within the drainage area of the district any dam or reservoir upon any stream or watercourse which will affect the lake until a copy of the plans thereof has been filed with the board of commissioners and approved.
(2) Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both.
B.(1) No person shall knowingly and willfully empty or drain or permit to be drained from any pump, reservoir, well, or oil field, into any stream or drain constituting the watershed of the lake, or from any stream within said district into said lake any oil, salt water, or other noxious, toxic, hazardous, or poisonous gas, liquid, or substance that would render the water unfit for irrigation or human consumption or would destroy aquatic life in the lake.
(2) Each and every day that oil, salt water, or any other substance described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection is permitted to flow into natural streams or drains that constitute the watershed of the lake shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(3) Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three months, or both.
C.(1) No person shall:
(a) Obstruct drainage channels which compose any drain or stream flowing into the lake by bridging them except in accordance with plans, specifications, and instructions prescribed by the board of commissioners of the district.
(b) Construct dams, locks, or gates in drainage channels of the watershed of the lake or into the lake itself without permission of the commission.
(c) Anchor rafts, crafts, fish traps, fish cars, and other obstacles in the channel of any stream, drain, or natural flow of the feeder streams of the watershed of the lake or the lake itself.
(d) Float timber in the watershed of the lake.
(2) Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both.
D.(1) No proprietor, owner, lessee, or possessor of land abutting upon the lake or along any public road paralleling the water line or contiguous to the lake shall in any manner close or place any obstruction in any drain or ditch, whether on private property or on the public road or levee adjacent to the road, that will in any manner interfere with the effective, thorough, and continuous drainage into the lake.
(2) Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.231. Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development

RS 38:3087.231 - Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development
All of the powers and duties relative to construction and letting of contracts for construction required to be advertised by R.S. 38:2211 and 2212 conferred upon the district shall be subject to and exercised under the supervisory control of the Department of Transportation and Development of the state of Louisiana, which department shall furnish to the district such engineering services as it shall require and may cooperate with the district in the construction of any work or facility considered necessary by the district and said department to the purposes of the district.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.232. Contracts let by board

RS 38:3087.232 - Contracts let by board
Any and all contracts of the district shall be let by the board of commissioners under the provisions of R.S. 38:2181 et seq.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.233. Mineral rights

RS 38:3087.233 - Mineral rights
Whenever it shall become necessary for the district or the Department of Transportation and Development to acquire full ownership of any land for the purpose of constructing any work or facility within the district, the owner thereof on his own behalf or on behalf of his assigns in the event of a prior assignment may retain the mineral rights to such property together with the right to grant mineral leases and servitudes thereon. No form of prescription shall divest such owner or his assigns of these rights so long as the district or a department or agency of the state retains the ownership of the property, but should ownership pass into private hands, the prescription of nonuse provided by R.S. 31:27 shall apply as in the usual case.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.234. Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.234 - Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged
Should the district or the Department of Transportation and Development acquire a servitude, right-of-use, or title in full ownership to immovable property or any other property, such property shall not be subject to any ad valorem tax or tax of any nature by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof so long as such property is used for the purpose of the district. The provisions of this Part shall in no way abridge the right of any individual, person, firm, or corporation from whom a servitude or right-of-use may have been acquired to lease the land subject thereto for the production of oil, gas, or other minerals and to produce or cause to be produced oil, gas, or other minerals from such property so long as said leases are subject to the terms and conditions of the servitude executed in favor of the commission.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.235. Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities

RS 38:3087.235 - Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities
The board of commissioners may cause to be created and constructed playgrounds, picnic grounds, grounds for recreation, parks, and any and all other facilities to accommodate the public and to provide adequate access to the lake, as may, within the opinion of the board, become necessary. The board of commissioners shall also provide for the construction of public access boat ramps in the district to allow for and maintain public access to Lake St. Joseph for recreational purposes.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.236. Regulation of commercial establishments

RS 38:3087.236 - Regulation of commercial establishments
A. The board of commissioners may:
(1) Establish and cause to be enforced rules and regulations pertaining to all commercial establishments that may be constructed for the purpose of making commercial use of the lake or its facilities.
(2) License and permit such establishments and levy and collect a fee, to be fixed by the commission, for the privilege of making commercial use of the facilities of the lake.
B. The rules and regulations established and promulgated by the board of commissioners pursuant to this Section shall provide penalties for any commercial establishment operating without a permit or license.
Acts 2003, No. 328, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.261. Creation; boundaries; purpose

RS 38:3087.261 - Creation; boundaries; purpose
The Webster Parish Watershed District, referred to in this Part as the "district", is hereby created. The district shall consist of all of the territory of the parish of Webster. The district is established for the purpose of developing and protecting the wealth and natural resources of the district by the conservation of soil and water resources of the district, including surface and groundwater, for agricultural, recreational, commercial, industrial, and sanitary purposes.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.263. Corporate status

RS 38:3087.263 - Corporate status
The district shall constitute a body corporate in law and shall be a political subdivision of the state. The district shall have perpetual existence and may incur debt and contract obligations, sue and be sued, have a corporate seal, and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for effectuating the purposes and objects for which it is created.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.264. Oaths

RS 38:3087.264 - Oaths
Before entering upon his official duties, each member of the board of commissioners shall take the oath of office provided by Article X, Section 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.266. Rules and regulations

RS 38:3087.266 - Rules and regulations
A. In order to secure the best results for the operation and maintenance of the district and to prevent damage to the district by misuse of any works, improvements, or properties or by the pollution by solid or liquid substance or misuse of the waters of the district or any water body therein, the board of commissioners may make and enforce such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and advisable:
(1) To manage and control surface and groundwater levels in the district. Any rule or regulation promulgated by the district pertaining to the management and control of groundwater levels shall be subject to approval by the Water Resources Commission.
(2) To protect and preserve the works, improvements, and properties owned or controlled by the district and prescribe the manner of their use by public corporations and persons.
(3) To prescribe the manner of building bridges, piers, boathouses, seawalls, roads, and fences, including fences for the control of livestock, or other works in, along, or across any public water body.
(4) To prescribe the manner in which natural or artificial drains, ditches, sewers, pipelines, or other works shall be adjusted to or connected with the works of the district or any water body therein and the manner in which the water bodies of the district may be used for sewer outlets for disposal of waste.
(5) To prescribe the permissible uses of the water supply provided by water resources in the district and to prevent the pollution or unnecessary waste of such water supply.
(6) To prescribe or regulate the discharge into sewers of the district of any liquid or solid waste deemed detrimental to the works and improvements of the district.
(7) To establish rules and regulations and cause them to be enforced with regard to activities engaged in upon any public water body in the district which are not regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission or the Army Corps of Engineers.
B. Any person who violates the rules and regulations established and promulgated by the board of commissioners pursuant to this Section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for more than sixty days, or both. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1; Acts 2012, No. 471, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.267. Contracts of the district

RS 38:3087.267 - Contracts of the district
Contracts of the district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10 of this Title, relative to public contracts (R.S. 38:2181 et seq.).
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.268. Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development

RS 38:3087.268 - Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development
All of the powers and duties relative to construction and letting of contracts for construction required to be advertised by R.S. 38:2211 and 2212 conferred upon the district shall be subject to and exercised under the supervisory control of the state Department of Transportation and Development, which department shall furnish to the district such engineering services as it shall require and may cooperate with the district in the construction of any work or facility considered necessary by the district and the department to the purposes of the district.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.269. Mineral rights

RS 38:3087.269 - Mineral rights
Whenever it shall become necessary for the district or the Department of Transportation and Development to acquire full ownership of any land for the purpose of constructing any work or facility within the district, the owner thereof in his own behalf, or on behalf of his assigns in the event of a prior assignment, may retain the mineral rights to such property together with the right to grant mineral leases and servitudes thereon. No form of prescription shall divest such owner or his assigns of these rights so long as the district or a department or agency of the state retains the ownership of the property.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.270. Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.270 - Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged
Should the district or the Department of Transportation and Development acquire a servitude, right of use, or title in full ownership to immovable property or any other property, such property shall not be subject to any ad valorem tax or tax of any nature by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof so long as such property is used for the purpose of the district. The provisions of this Part shall in no way abridge the right of any individual, person, firm, or corporation from whom a servitude or right of use may have been acquired to lease the land subject thereto for the production of oil, gas, or other minerals and to produce or cause to be produced oil, gas, or other minerals from such property so long as such leases are subject to the terms and conditions of the servitude executed in favor of the board or the district.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.271. Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities

RS 38:3087.271 - Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities
The board of commissioners may create and construct playgrounds, picnic grounds, grounds for recreation, parks, and any and all other facilities to accommodate the public and to provide adequate access to water resources in the district as the board deems necessary.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.272. Regulation of commercial establishments

RS 38:3087.272 - Regulation of commercial establishments
A. The board of commissioners shall have authority:
(1) To establish and cause to be enforced rules and regulations pertaining to all commercial establishments which may be constructed for the purpose of commercializing and making commercial use of water resources of the district or its facilities.
(2) To license and permit such establishments and to levy and collect a fee, to be fixed by the board, for the privilege of making commercial use of water resources of the district or its facilities.
B. Any person who violates the rules and regulations established and promulgated by the board of commissioners pursuant to this Section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for more than sixty days, or both. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 2003, No. 1228, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.281. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.281 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.282. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.282 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.283. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.283 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.284. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.284 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.285. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.285 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.286. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.286 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.287. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.287 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.288. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.288 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.289. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.289 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.290. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.290 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.291. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.291 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.292. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.292 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.293. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.293 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.294. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.294 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.295. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 38:3087.295 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.342. Location

RS 38:3087.342 - Location
The district shall be comprised of the area of Lake St. John and all of the land between the centerlines of Louisiana Highways 568 and 569 and Lake St. John located within the parish of Concordia.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.343. District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers

RS 38:3087.343 - District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
A. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, which shall have for its purpose the preservation, promotion, and development of the wealth and natural resources of the district by the conservation of the soil and water of Lake St. John for agricultural, recreational, commercial, and sanitary purposes and by the regulation of aquatic plant growth.
B. It shall constitute a body corporate in law with all powers, rights, privileges, and immunities of a corporation. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, to buy and sell, to levy taxes, to negotiate and execute contracts, and to incur debts and issue negotiable bonds in payment thereof under and in accordance with law. It shall have the authority to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise every type and specie of property, including servitudes and rights-of-use, necessary to its purpose, and to lease, build, operate, and maintain any works or machinery designed to accomplish the purposes of the district.
C. It shall have complete control over the supply of fresh water from Lake St. John which shall be administered for the benefit of the persons residing or owning property within the district, and if it should be for the benefit of the district, it shall have the authority to sell such water for irrigation, municipal, and industrial uses both within and outside the district. However, the district shall have no authority to regulate or control any use by any municipality, district, or other person of such water supply which use was being made by such municipality, district, or other person on June 29, 2005, including no authority to charge or collect any fee or charge therefor.
D. The district may cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and accept grants and donations of property and money therefrom. It may cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the management of the waters of Lake St. John and the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities designed to accomplish the purpose for which the district is created on any basis including the matching of funds and by participating in projects authorized by any federal or state law as it shall see fit.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.344. Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; removal of members; compensation; domicile

RS 38:3087.344 - Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; removal of members; compensation; domicile
A. The district shall be governed and controlled by a board of five commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the district and a resident of Concordia Parish.
B.(1) The members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed by the state legislative delegation representing the parish of Concordia.
(2)(a) The initial members shall be appointed from a list of no more than ten nominations submitted by the police jury of Concordia Parish. The nominees submitted by the police jury shall be selected from a list of no more than fifteen nominations submitted by the Lake St. John Flotilla Committee and the Lake St. John Advisory Board.
(b) The initial members of the board shall serve as follows: three commissioners shall serve two-year terms and two commissioners shall serve four-year terms. Commissioners shall draw lots for their initial terms at the first commission meeting.
(3) After the initial terms, all commissioners shall be appointed for four-year terms.
(4) After the initial appointments, upon expiration of a term of a member of the board of commissioners, the state legislative delegation shall appoint a successor from a list of two names per vacancy submitted by the board of commissioners. A commissioner may not serve more than two consecutive complete or partial terms. Any vacancy in the office of commissioner due to death, resignation, or any other cause other than expiration of a term of office shall be filled by the president of the board with majority approval of the board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
C. Members of the board of commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services.
D. Any member of the board who has accumulated three consecutive unexcused absences or who has neglected his official duties as a commissioner shall be removed for cause. A written recommendation of removal, approved by a majority of the membership of the board, shall be submitted to the appointing authority. Upon receipt of such recommendation, the appointing authority shall remove the commissioner and appoint his successor.
E. The board shall be domiciled within the district boundaries.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.345. Oaths

RS 38:3087.345 - Oaths
Before entering upon his official duties, each member of the board of commissioners shall take the oath of office provided by Article X, Section 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.346. Election of officers

RS 38:3087.346 - Election of officers
Immediately after the members of the board of commissioners have been appointed, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, they shall meet and organize by electing from their number a president, vice president, and secretary who shall perform the duties normally required of such officers.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.349. Rules and regulations

RS 38:3087.349 - Rules and regulations
A. In order to accomplish the purposes of the district, the board of commissioners may make and enforce such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and advisable:
(1) To protect and preserve the works, improvements, and properties owned or controlled by the district, prescribe the manner of their use by public corporations and persons, and preserve order within and adjacent thereto.
(2) To prescribe the manner of building bridges, piers, boathouses, seawalls, roads, and fences, including fences for the control of livestock or other works in, along, or across any channel or extending into the lake.
(3) To prescribe the manner in which natural or artificial drains, ditches, sewers, pipelines, or other works shall be adjusted to or connected with the works of the district or any watercourse therein and the manner in which the watercourses of the district may be used for sewer outlets for disposal of waste.
(4) Pursuant to and in accordance with any statewide laws for the management, protection, or regulation of surface water, to prescribe the permissible uses of the water supply provided by the lake and to prevent the pollution or unnecessary waste of such water supply.
(5) To prescribe or regulate the discharge into sewers of the district of any liquid or solid waste deemed detrimental to the works and improvements of the district.
(6) To establish rules and regulations and cause them to be enforced with regard to activities engaged in upon Lake St. John that are not regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
B. The board shall make recommendations to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission for proposed regulations pertaining to hunting, fishing, trapping, water sports, boating, and the operation of any watercraft upon the proposed lake.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.351. Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development

RS 38:3087.351 - Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development
All of the powers and duties relative to construction and letting of contracts for construction required to be advertised by R.S. 38:2211 and 2212 conferred upon the district shall be subject to and exercised under the supervisory control of the Department of Transportation and Development of the state of Louisiana, which department shall furnish to the district such engineering services as it shall require and may cooperate with the district in the construction of any work or facility considered necessary by the district and said department to the purposes of the district.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.352. Contracts let by board

RS 38:3087.352 - Contracts let by board
Any and all contracts of the district shall be let by the board of commissioners under the provisions of R.S. 38:2181 et seq.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.353. Mineral rights

RS 38:3087.353 - Mineral rights
Whenever it shall become necessary for the district or the Department of Transportation and Development to acquire full ownership of any land for the purpose of constructing any work or facility within the district, the owner thereof on his own behalf or on behalf of his assigns in the event of a prior assignment may retain the mineral rights to such property together with the right to grant mineral leases and servitudes thereon. No form of prescription shall divest such owner or his assigns of these rights so long as the district or a department or agency of the state retains the ownership of the property, but should ownership pass into private hands, the prescription of nonuse provided by R.S. 31:27 shall apply as in the usual case.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.354. Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.354 - Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged
Should the district or the Department of Transportation and Development acquire a servitude, right-of-use, or title in full ownership to immovable property or any other property, such property shall not be subject to any ad valorem tax or tax of any nature by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof so long as such property is used for the purposes of the district. The provisions of this Part shall in no way abridge the right of any individual, person, firm, or corporation from whom a servitude or right-of-use may have been acquired to lease the land subject thereto for the production of oil, gas, or other minerals and to produce or cause to be produced oil, gas, or other minerals from such property so long as said leases are subject to the terms and conditions of the servitude executed in favor of the commission.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.355. Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities

RS 38:3087.355 - Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities
The board of commissioners may cause to be created and constructed playgrounds, picnic grounds, grounds for recreation, parks, and any and all other facilities to accommodate the public and to provide adequate access to the lake, as may, within the opinion of the board, become necessary. The board of commissioners shall also provide for the construction of public access boat ramps in the district to allow for and maintain public access to Lake St. John for recreational purposes.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.356. Regulation of commercial establishments

RS 38:3087.356 - Regulation of commercial establishments
A. The board of commissioners may:
(1) Establish and cause to be enforced rules and regulations pertaining to all commercial establishments that may be constructed for the purpose of making commercial use of the lake or its facilities.
(2) License and permit such establishments and levy and collect a fee, to be fixed by the commission, for the privilege of making commercial use of the facilities of the lake.
B. The rules and regulations established and promulgated by the board of commissioners pursuant to this Section shall provide penalties for any commercial establishment operating without a permit or license.
Acts 2005, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3091. Legislative findings; purpose

RS 38:3091 - Legislative findings; purpose
The utilization of ground water resources is hereby found and declared to be a matter of public interest.
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the efficient administration, and gathering of data concerning ground water resources of the State of Louisiana.
Acts 1972, No. 535, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3092. Definitions

RS 38:3092 - Definitions
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Beneficial purpose" or "beneficial use" means the use of ground water for domestic, municipal, industrial, agricultural, recreational or therapeutic purposes.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of conservation.
(3) "Ground water" is water suitable for any beneficial purpose percolating below the earth's surface.
(4) "Office" means the office of conservation, Department of Energy and Natural Resources.
(5) "Persons" means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, tutor, curator, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind.
(6) "User" means any person making any beneficial use of ground water in excess of fifty thousand gallons for any day during any calendar year from a well or wells owned or operated by such person or from a well or wells owned or operated solely for the production of water used by such person.
(7) "Well" or "water well" shall mean any well drilled or constructed for the principal purpose of producing ground water.
Acts 1972, No. 535, §3; Acts 2009, No. 437, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2023, No. 150, §12, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3093. Administration; authority

RS 38:3093 - Administration; authority
This Chapter shall be administered by the commissioner of conservation, who shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1972, No. 535, §§4, 5; Acts 2009, No. 437, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.