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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.39. Rules and regulations

RS 38:3087.39 - Rules and regulations
In order to accomplish the purposes of the district to manage and control water levels and the growth of aquatic plants and to protect the works, improvements, and property of the district, both immovable and movable, to secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance thereof, 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 watercourse 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 the water level and the growth of aquatic plants in the creek.
(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 creek.
(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 creek 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 Kepler Creek which is not regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.41. Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development

RS 38:3087.41 - 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 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.42. Contracts let by board

RS 38:3087.42 - Contracts let by board
Any and all contracts of the district shall be let by the board of commissioners under the provisions of the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2181 et seq.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.43. Mineral rights

RS 38:3087.43 - 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 in 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 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.44. Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.44 - 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 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.45. Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities

RS 38:3087.45 - Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities
The board of commissioners shall have the power to 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 creek, as may within the opinion of the board become necessary.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.46. Regulation of commercial establishments

RS 38:3087.46 - 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 the creek or its facilities.
(2) To license and permit such establishments and to levy and collect a fee, to be fixed by the commission, for the privilege of making commercial use of the facilities of the creek.
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 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.52. Location

RS 38:3087.52 - Location
The district shall be comprised of the territory within Voting District Seven of Bienville Parish as such district was established on June 17, 1995.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.53. District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers

RS 38:3087.53 - District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
A. The district so created 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 Mill Creek 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 existing 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 of Mill Creek 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 17, 1995, including no authority to charge or collect any fee or charge therefor.
D. The district shall be deemed to be designed to carry out an essential governmental function, and all of the property of the district shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxation. It shall have the authority to cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and to accept grants and donations of property and money therefrom. It shall have the authority to cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the management of the waters of Mill Creek 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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.54. Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation

RS 38:3087.54 - Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation
A. The district shall be governed and controlled by a board of five commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the state of Louisiana, owning property within the district. Each of the five commissioners shall reside in Bienville Parish.
B. The initial members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed by the Bienville Parish Police Jury. The initial members of the board shall serve as follows: two commissioners shall serve a two-year term and three commissioners shall serve a four-year term. Commissioners shall draw lots for their initial terms at the first commission meeting. Thereafter, all commissioners shall serve four-year terms. 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 four 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.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.55. Oath

RS 38:3087.55 - Oath
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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.56. Election of officers

RS 38:3087.56 - Election of officers
Immediately after the members of the board of commissioners have been appointed, or as soon as thereafter 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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.59. Rules and regulations

RS 38:3087.59 - Rules and regulations
In order to accomplish the purposes of the district to manage and control water levels and the growth of aquatic plants and to protect the works, improvements, and property of the district, both immovable and movable, to secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance thereof, 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 watercourse 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 the water level and the growth of aquatic plants in the creek.
(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 creek.
(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 creek 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 Mill Creek which are not regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.61. Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development

RS 38:3087.61 - 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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.62. Contracts let by board

RS 38:3087.62 - Contracts let by board
Any and all contracts of the district shall be let by the board of commissioners under the provisions of the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2181 et seq.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.63. Mineral rights

RS 38:3087.63 - 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 in 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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.64. Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.64 - 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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.65. Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities

RS 38:3087.65 - Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities
The board of commissioners shall have the power to 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 creek, as may within the opinion of the board become necessary.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.66. Regulation of commercial establishments

RS 38:3087.66 - 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 the creek or its facilities.
(2) To license and permit such establishments and to levy and collect a fee, to be fixed by the commission, for the privilege of making commercial use of the facilities of the creek.
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 1995, No. 443, §2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.71. Creation; location

RS 38:3087.71 - Creation; location
There is hereby created a recreation and water conservation district to be known as the "Caddo Lake Watershed District" to be comprised of all of Ward 1 of Caddo Parish.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.72. District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers

RS 38:3087.72 - District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
A. The district so created 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 Caddo Lake for agricultural, recreational, commercial, and sanitary purposes.
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, and to execute contracts. 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 Caddo Lake 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, 1995, including no authority to charge or collect any fee or charge therefor. The district shall at all times recognize the provisions of the Red River Compact and the rights granted thereunder.
D. The district shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana designed to carry out an essential governmental function, and all of the property of the district shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxation. It shall have the authority to cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and to accept grants and donations of property and money therefrom. It shall have the authority to cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the management of the waters of Caddo Lake 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 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.73. Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation

RS 38:3087.73 - Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation
A. The district shall be governed and controlled by the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo Lake Watershed District which is hereby created. The board of commissioners shall be composed of five commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the state of Louisiana who resides in Caddo Parish. The commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of Caddo Parish and shall serve terms of four years and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. Any vacancy in the office of commissioner, due to death, resignation, or any other cause, other than the expiration of a term of office, shall be filled by the remaining commissioners for the unexpired term.
B. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the terms of the members serving on the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo Lake Watershed District as of June 13, 2001, shall serve terms beginning on June 13, 2001, as follows:
(1) The board member from Blanchard shall serve a one-year term.
(2) The board member from Shreveport shall serve a two-year term.
(3) The board member from Mooringsport shall serve a three-year term.
(4) The board member from Oil City shall serve a four-year term.
(5) The board member from Vivian shall serve a five-year term.
(6) All terms thereafter shall be as provided by Subsection A.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1; Acts 2001, No. 362, §1, eff. June 13, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.74. Oaths

RS 38:3087.74 - 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. The oaths of the commissioners shall be recorded in the oath book of the parish.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.75. Election of officers; record book; public inspection

RS 38:3087.75 - Election of officers; record book; public inspection
A. Immediately after the commissioners have been appointed by the Caddo Parish governing authority, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the commissioners shall meet and immediately organize by electing officers as follows: they shall elect from among their number a president who shall preside over the meetings of the board and perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents of corporate bodies, and also a vice president who shall perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability, and such other officers as the board finds necessary or convenient.
B. The board shall cause to be kept a well-bound book entitled "Record Book of Caddo Lake Watershed District", in which shall be recorded the minutes of all meetings, all proceedings, certificates, oaths of commissioners, bonds of employees and contractors, and any and all corporate acts. The records shall be in the possession of the secretary of the board and shall be open to public inspection at all times by any person interested.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.78. Dam maintenance and construction

RS 38:3087.78 - Dam maintenance and construction
The Department of Transportation and Development shall maintain any existing dam and shall build and construct such other dams and works as may be necessary or beneficial to carry out the purposes of this Part and shall make such surveys and estimates as may be necessary therefor. The board of commissioners shall aid and assist the department during construction of any such project.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.79. Regulation of commercial establishments

RS 38:3087.79 - 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 the lake or its facilities.
(2) To license and permit such establishments and to 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 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.80. Management of improvements

RS 38:3087.80 - Management of improvements
A. The board of commissioners may regulate the construction and use of all piers, docks, bridges, and other improvements built or erected on any part of the district inundated by Caddo Lake and may regulate and control the erection of any improvements of any kind whatever within one mile from the shoreline of Caddo Lake. The board of commissioners shall have the authority and power to regulate such improvements by the issuance of permits for same and to fix a fee for the issuance of same.
B. The board of commissioners is authorized to charge an annual fee for a permit to maintain improvements on or within one mile of the shores of Caddo Lake.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.81. State departments; authority of corporation

RS 38:3087.81 - State departments; authority of corporation
Nothing in this Part shall be construed to impede or interfere with the control and supervision of the wildlife of the state by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission or the regulatory authority of the Department of Environmental Quality and its officers. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Environmental Quality shall assist the board of commissioners in the conduct of its duties and functions and the board shall advise and consult with the departments in matters relating to their respective powers and responsibilities.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.82. Individual mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.82 - Individual mineral leases unabridged
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 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.83. Attorney general as counsel

RS 38:3087.83 - Attorney general as counsel
The attorney general of the state of Louisiana and his assistants shall be and are hereby designated as counsel for the Department of Transportation and Development and the district in the execution of the purposes of this Part and are hereby charged with the responsibility of representing the department and the board of commissioners in any and all matters when called upon to do so.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.84. Tax exemption

RS 38:3087.84 - Tax exemption
The lands which lie within and form the Caddo Lake proper shall not be subject to any ad valorem taxation or any other tax of any nature whatsoever by either the state of Louisiana or any of its political subdivisions, for so long as the said lands shall form and lie within the lake proper.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.85. Contracts let by board

RS 38:3087.85 - Contracts let by board
A. Any and all contracts of the district shall be let by the board of commissioners under the provisions of the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2181 et seq.
B. The board of commissioners, the Department of Transportation and Development, or both may execute any and all work with their own forces and equipment and under department or board supervision, or the work may be executed on behalf of and for the benefit of the district by the state of Louisiana, or any agency, or department thereof.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.87. Recreational facilities

RS 38:3087.87 - Recreational facilities
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 Caddo Lake for recreational purposes.
Acts 1995, No. 345, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.92. Location

RS 38:3087.92 - Location
The district shall be comprised of the area of Lake Bruin and Brushy Lake and all of the land encompassed by Louisiana State Highways Nos. 604 and 605 surrounding Lake Bruin and Brushy Lake, and the area a total of two hundred yards wide which extends one hundred yards from and on each side of the centerline of Choctaw Bayou from Highway 605 to U.S. Highway 65, excluding the land on Lake Bruin Island on the landside of Louisiana State Highway No. 606.
Acts 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.93. District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers

RS 38:3087.93 - District as political subdivision and body corporate; purpose and powers
A. The district so created 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 Bruin 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 existing 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 of Lake Bruin and Brushy Lake 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, 1995, including no authority to charge or collect any fee or charge therefor.
D. The district shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana designed to carry out an essential governmental function, and all of the property of the district shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxation. It shall have the authority to cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and to accept grants and donations of property and money therefrom. It shall have the authority to 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 Bruin and Brushy Lake 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 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.94. Board of commissioners, appointment; tenure; vacancies; compensation; domicile

RS 38:3087.94 - 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, four of whom must reside in the district. Two commissioners may reside outside of Tensas Parish.
B. The initial members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed by the Tensas Parish Police Jury. One member shall be appointed from a list of no more than three names submitted by the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Newellton; one shall be appointed from a list of not more than three names submitted by the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of St. Joseph; and one member shall be appointed from a list of not more than three names submitted by the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Waterproof. 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. 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 St. Joseph, Louisiana.
Acts 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.95. Oaths

RS 38:3087.95 - 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 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.96. Election of officers

RS 38:3087.96 - Election of officers
Immediately after the members of the board of commissioners have been appointed, or as soon as thereafter 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 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.99. Rules and regulations

RS 38:3087.99 - Rules and regulations
In order to accomplish the purposes of the district to manage and control water levels and the growth of aquatic plants and to protect the works, improvements, and property of the district, both immovable and movable; to secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance thereof, 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 watercourse 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 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 Bruin and Brushy Lake which are not regulated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Acts 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.100. Construction which would impede flow of water in lake prohibited; pollution defined and prohibited; penalties fixed for violations

RS 38:3087.100 - 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 which would render the water unfit for irrigation purposes or for human consumption through "water districts" or would destroy aquatic and fish 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 which 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 upon 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, which 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 more than sixty days, or both.
Acts 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.101. Supervision by Department of Transportation and Development

RS 38:3087.101 - 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 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.102. Contracts let by board

RS 38:3087.102 - Contracts let by board
Any and all contracts of the district shall be let by the board of commissioners under the provisions of the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2181 et seq.
Acts 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.103. Mineral rights

RS 38:3087.103 - 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 in 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 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.104. Tax exemption; mineral leases unabridged

RS 38:3087.104 - 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 1995, No. 1045, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements › §38:3087.105. Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities

RS 38:3087.105 - Playgrounds, parks, and other facilities
The board of commissioners shall have the power to 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 Bruin for recreational purposes.
Acts 1995, No. 1045, §1.