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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-521 - Wells Less Than 50 Feet in Depth

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				well less than 50 feet deep shall be plugged completely with neat cement or
				fill material in sufficient amount to plug the hole and seal the annular
				space.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-523 - Wells Greater Than 50 Feet in Depth and Where One or More Fresh Water Aquifer is Penetrated

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A. The
				entire well shall be filled from the bottom up to the top of the casing with
				neat cement; or
B. fill material
				shall be placed in the screen or in the open hole opposite the producing
				aquifer. A bridge plug of not less than 50 feet in length shall be set above
				the top of the screen. The remainder of the casing below the upper 30 feet
				shall be filled with fill material, above which the surface plug will be set.
				In addition, a bridge plug of not less than 50 feet shall be set and centered
				at the depth(s) where the size of the casing is reduced and the casing of
				different diameters are joined by a seal or reducer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-525 - Wells Where One or More Saline Water Aquifers Have Been Penetrated

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A. Because of the
				need to provide assurance that fresh water aquifers will not be contaminated,
				the entire well including casing and screen shall be plugged and sealed with
				neat cement or cement slurry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-527 - A Well From Which Some of the Casing Has Been Removed

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A. If the casing
				remaining is in the upper part of the hole, the well shall be sounded to
				determine the amount, if any, of "cave in." That part of the hole filled with
				"cave in" material shall be reamed or drilled out to the original depth of the
				well shall be plugged and sealed with neat cement or cement slurry to a height
				of not less than 50 above the bottom of the casing. The casing between top of
				this bridge plug and a depth of 30 feet below the top of the casing shall be
				filled with fill material if no saline water aquifers were penetrated. A
				30-foot surface plug shall be set in the upper 30 feet of the casing. If saline
				water aquifers were penetrated, the casing and open hole shall be completely
				filled from bottom up to the top of the casing with neat cement.
B. If the casing (including the screen)
				remaining is in the lower part of the well, the well and hole shall be
				completely filled with neat cement from the bottom up to or near the ground
				surface.
C. If all the casing and
				screen is removed, the hole for the entire original depth of the well shall be
				filled with plugging material as specified in
				§533 related to abandoned holes.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-529 - Gravel Packed Well

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A. A gravel packed
				well will be plugged in accordance with §523
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-531 - Well Where More Than One Aquifer is Screened

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To provide assurance that the movement of
				water is not possible, a bridge plug shall be set in each screen. With the
				exception of the bottom screen, the plug shall extend 50 feet above and below
				each screen. The bridge plug in the bottom screen shall extend 50 feet above
				the top of the screen.
1. The casing between
				each bridge plug may be filled with fill material. Surface plug shall be set in
				the upper 30 feet of casing; or
2.
				the entire well shall be filled with neat cement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 5 - Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing Abandoned Drilled Water Wells and Holes › Section V-533 - The Plugging of an Abandoned Drilled Hole

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An abandoned hole shall be plugged from
				the bottom up to ground surface with neat cement (cement slurry).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Rules and Regulations for Metering and/or Recording the Yield of Water Wells › Section V-701 - Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules and
				regulations contained herein were prepared in accordance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				38:3076 A(8) that states "...to require well
				owners who are users or well owners providing water to other users, at their
				own expense, to meter wells to permit accurate determination of rates of use.
				Metering may be required on a continuous or periodic basis ...".
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Rules and Regulations for Metering and/or Recording the Yield of Water Wells › Section V-703 - Purpose

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A. The purpose of
				these regulations is to implement the above stated authorization for new wells
				that are drilled and installed after the effective date of these regulations.
				The regulations apply to wells that are not excluded herein and not otherwise
				excluded by R.S. 38:3071-38:3084, and are located in the parishes of East Baton
				Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West
				Feliciana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Rules and Regulations for Metering and/or Recording the Yield of Water Wells › Section V-705 - Exclusions

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A. The following
				water wells are excluded from the rules and regulations stated herein.
1. Wells with a total depth of less than four
				hundred feet or wells in the Mississippi River alluvial aquifer; or wells from
				which the production is used exclusively for bona fide agricultural or
				horticultural purposes; or for domestic use of persons resident upon the same
				premises and capable of producing not more than fifty thousand gallons per day
				in the aggregate; geopressure and geothermal wells, and wells producing water
				from formations producing oil or gas or both for commercial purposes, or wells
				producing salt water used for pressure maintenance; wells used in secondary
				recovery operations or other operations for the production of oil or
				gas.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Rules and Regulations for Metering and/or Recording the Yield of Water Wells › Section V-707 - Measuring Well Yield

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				Commission is authorized to monitor, by installing or causing to be installed
				on each well in the District, systems and technologies to allow for remote
				monitoring of flow volumes:
1. the Capital
				Area Groundwater Conservation Commission is authorized to enter the well
				owner's property for the purpose of installing, monitoring, recalibrating,
				and/or maintaining the specific systems and technologies;
2. the system shall record the yield of each
				well, and report flow volumes remotely to a data management system maintained
				by the Commission;
3. the Capital
				Area Groundwater Conservation Commission shall control the powering and
				maintenance of the system; and is authorized to recalibrate the meters
				periodically as required by affiliates or subcontractors of the Commission;
				and
4. the costs associated with
				the specific systems and technologies which allow for remote monitoring of
				flows will be included in the pumping fee assessed to users.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Rules and Regulations for Metering and/or Recording the Yield of Water Wells › Section V-709 - Records

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A. The well owner
				shall be required to keep records of well yield and shall, on request, furnish
				data concerning such records to the representatives of the Capital Area
				Groundwater Conservation Commission [R.S.
				38:3076 A(8)].
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Rules and Regulations for Metering and/or Recording the Yield of Water Wells › Section V-711 - Variance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Requests to vary
				from the rules and regulations stated herein must be sent in writing to the
				Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission, whose address is:
Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission
Post Office Box 64526
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Telephone: (504) 924-7420
The request must show that compliance is impractical and must
				  outline an alternative method.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Water Well Permits and Plans › Section V-901 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Capital
				Area Ground Water Conservation Commission (hereafter referred to as the
				commission) has the authority to require permits and plans for the
				drilling/construction and operation of water wells having a capacity in excess
				of 50,000 gallons per day, in accordance with
				R.S.
				38:3076(A)(2) and
				3076(E). The
				purpose of this rule is to define the procedures to be used in applying for a
				permit.
AUTHORITY
				  NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079, amended in accordance
				  with R.S.
				  38:3076.A(2) 38:3076.A(5), and
				  38:3076.E
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Water Well Permits and Plans › Section V-903 - Rules and Regulations

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A. Users
				shall submit to the commission's office, their plans to install wells that will
				produce 50,000 gallons per day or more. The plans shall include, at the
				minimum, the following information for each well: the depth of the well, the
				proposed screen setting(s), aquifer(s) to be screened, if known, proposed rate
				of yield, estimated daily use, and a map or sketch showing the location of the
				well. In an urban area, the location of the well should be described in
				reference to the nearest streets. All of the requested information should be
				submitted, if possible, at least thirty days prior to the beginning of drilling
				to the following address:
Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission
P.O. Box 64526
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Water Well Permits and Plans › Section V-905 - Applicability of Requirement for Permits and Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Permits are required for all nonexempt wells drilled in the parishes of
				Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge,
				West Feliciana, and any other parishes that may be admitted to the Capital Area
				Groundwater Conservation District. The permit application for the proposed well
				shall be accompanied by a set of plans to include at a minimum:
1. location of proposed well to the nearest
				second of latitude and longitude;
2. location of existing water wells within
				1000 feet;
3. proposed
				depth;
4. casing and screen sizes
				and approximate depths;
5. proposed
				well yield and average daily pumpage;
6. piping layout geometry for the
				site;
7. a horizontal section of
				pipe for installation of the metering device and remote monitoring system shall
				be located downstream from the backflow preventer. The length and location of
				pipe shall be requested in the application and presented to the commission for
				approval; and
8. site layout which
				includes a location of a six-foot-by-six-foot slab for installation of
				monitoring equipment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Water Well Permits and Plans › Section V-907 - When a Permit is Required

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A. The well
				owner (or his agent) who plans to drill a nonexempt well shall submit a permit
				application and the required application fee of $2,000 to the Capital Area
				Groundwater Conservation Commission for review and approval.
B. An application will undergo a two-part
				permitting process. Initially the application information will be reviewed to
				determine if all required information has been submitted. If the applicant has
				not submitted all of the required information, the commission shall notify the
				applicant of the additional information required. Upon receipt and review of
				all required information, a permit to construct may be issued. Drilling shall
				not commence until the permit to construct is issued.
C. If, after receipt of all documents, the
				commission determines that the well will adversely affect the aquifer and
				provides reasons therefore, the permit may be denied.
D. After completion of the permitted well
				construction, the well owner shall submit as-built drawings, including above
				and below ground well schematics, in order to verify the construction of the
				well. The commission must certify that the well was constructed as permitted,
				and the commission must have installed the metering device and associated
				remote monitoring system, prior to the commission verifying the well for water
				production. No water production may begin until the commission has first
				verified the construction of the well.
E. If an operating well undergoes any
				physical modifications, such as changing the screened depth or the pump
				capacity, a permit application to perform the work must be submitted to the
				commission for review and approval prior to the workover.
F. For further detail on this rule, see the
				permitting manual as approved and adopted by the Board of
				Commissioners.
AUTHORITY
				  NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079, amended in accordance
				  with R.S.
				  38:3076.A(2) 38:3076.A(5), 38:3076.A(14)(d)
				  and 38:3076.E.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Water Well Permits and Plans › Section V-909 - Information for Exempted Water Wells

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A.
				The commission will provide information listed in
				§901 to any user planning to install a well
				that is exempted in accordance with §907 A, provided the user submits to the
				commission the planning information requested in §903
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Water Well Permits and Plans › Section V-911 - Water Well Registration

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				submission of plans as required in
				§903 does not in any way preempt the
				state's rules, regulations, and procedures for water well registration as
				provided for in
				R.S.
				38:3091 through 3097.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1101 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The purpose of
				these rules and regulations are:
1. to
				establish the time when pumpage charges assessed by the Capital Area Ground
				Water Conservation Commission in accordance with
				R.S.
				38:3083 are delinquent; and
2. to provide for penalties for violation of
				Act 678, Regular Session of 1974, as amended by Act 213, Regular Session of
				1976, by failure to pay pumpage charges within the time specified.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1103 - Applicability

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A. The rules and
				regulations contained herein shall apply to all users in the parishes of East
				Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West
				Feliciana who are determined by the board of commissioners to be liable for the
				payment of pumpage charges (R.S.
				38:3079).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1105 - Billing Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				commission bills on a quarterly basis with pumpage charges due as follows: For
				the period October-December, billing date is January 1; for the period
				January-March, billing date is April 1; for the period April-June, billing date
				is July 1; and for the period July-September, billing date is October
				1.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1107 - Pumpage Fee

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The pumping
				charges for ground water users shall be $65 per million gallons and is to be
				paid quarterly.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1109 - Determination of When an Account Is Delinquent

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A user's account shall be considered
				delinquent 60 calendar days after the quarterly billing dates, which are
				specified above. When the 60 calendar days have expired and a user has not paid
				the pumpage charges, the commission shall inform the user by certified mail,
				return receipt requested, that unless payment is received in the commission's
				office within 15 calendar days of receipt of letter, the user shall be
				considered in violation of state Act 678, Regular Session of 1974, as amended
				by state Act 213, Regular Session of 1976.
B. If the user is unable to pay the pumpage
				charges in the time specified above, the user shall provide the commission
				valid and substantiated facts, which necessitate the request for an extension
				of time to pay. The decision to extend the time for payment shall rest solely
				within the discretion of the Board of Commissioners, Capital Area Groundwater
				Conservation Commission, and each such request for an extension will be dealt
				with on a case by case basis.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1111 - Violation Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A user, who
				has been so notified in accordance with the Section entitled "Determination of
				When an Account Is Delinquent," herein, who is knowingly and willfully in
				violation of the provisions of Act 678 and its amendments for failure to pay
				pumpage charges, shall be subject to a civil penalty that shall be computed on
				the basis of one percent per day of the amount of the pumpage charges owed
				until that amount is paid in full. The penalty shall not exceed $1000 a day for
				each day of violation and for each act of violation as provided in
				R.S.
				38:3083.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Determination of and Payment of Accounts › Section V-1113 - Civil Suit and Jurisdiction

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				place of suit to recover this penalty shall be selected by the board, as may be
				appropriate, in the district court of the parish of the residence of any one of
				the defendants, or in the district court of the parish where the violation took
				place. [R.S.
				38:3083(A)(1)]
B. Suit shall be at the direction of the
				board, and shall be instituted and conducted in its name by the attorney
				general or by the district attorney of the district under the direction of the
				attorney general. [R.S. 38;3083(A)(2)]
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(14) and
				  38:3079.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 13 - Limitations and Prohibitions on Pumping › Section V-1301 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The purpose of
				this Chapter is to specify any pumping limits and prohibitions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3071, et seq.,
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(A)(19) and
				  3078.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 13 - Limitations and Prohibitions on Pumping › Section V-1303 - Prohibition of Pumping in Certain Sands

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except for those wells already approved by
				the Board of Commissioners of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation
				Commission that are currently producing in the 1,000-foot, 1,500-foot and
				1,700-foot sands subject to the jurisdiction of the Capital Area Ground Water
				Conservation Commission, no water production or pumping shall be permitted to
				occur in the 1,000-foot, 1,500-foot and 1,700-foot sands of the area subject to
				the jurisdiction of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission,
				except for those wells devoted exclusively to public supply.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3071, et seq.,
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(A)(19) and
				  3078.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS › Part V - Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission › Chapter 13 - Limitations and Prohibitions on Pumping › Section V-1305 - Annual Review of Pumping Limits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				pumping limits that are in place by the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation
				Commission shall be subject to annual review and re-adoption at the last
				commission meeting each calendar year.
B. Any pumping limits in place by the Capital
				Area Ground Water Conservation Commission shall be included in the Capital Area
				Ground Water Conservation Commission's policies and procedures.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  38:3071, et seq.,
				  R.S.
				  38:3076(A)(19) and
				  3078.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Wherever in these regulations the masculine is used, it
				  includes the feminine and vice versa. Wherever the singular is used, it
				  includes the plural and vice versa. The following definitions shall apply to
				  all regulations promulgated under Part I, unless the usage clearly indicates
				  another meaning.
Active Member
-a member of the Louisiana
				  State Employees' Retirement System who is in state service.
Active Member Trustees
-those members of the
				  board of trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System who are
				  active employees, or participating in DROP.
Board of Trustees
or
Board
-the board of trustees of the Louisiana State Employees'
				  Retirement System.
Director
-the executive director of the
				  Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System.
DROP
-Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
Inactive Member
-a member who is out of state
				  service but is not retired and has left his contributions in the system.
LASERS
-the Louisiana State Employees'
				  Retirement System.
Retired Member Trustees-
those members of the
				  board of trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System who are
				  retired, but not those members who are participating in DROP.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-103 - Petitions for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules; Form and Procedure (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  49:953 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-105 - Petitions for Declaratory Rulings on the Applicability of Agency Statutes, Rules or Orders (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  49:962 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-107 - Appeal to the Board of Trustees (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-109 - Waiver of the Electronic Funds Transfer Requirement

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A. LASERS may, at its option, issue paper
				checks in lieu of an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to surviving minor
				children under
				R.S.
				11:471 et seq., in order to avoid
				overpayments or other administrative issues associated with the payment of such
				benefits.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515 and
				  11:479.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-111 - Contributions by Electronic Funds Transfer or Certified Check

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A. Under circumstances as determined by the
				executive director, LASERS may require agencies to submit employee and employer
				contributions by electronic funds transfer ("EFT") or certified
				check.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-113 - Rollover of Refunds

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A.
				Qualified rollovers of accumulated employee contributions to be refunded may be
				made to two different accounts with a minimum of $500 to each account. Refunds
				of funds totaling less than $500 shall be limited to a single
				account.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-115 - Plan Year

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A.
				The plan year for LASERS shall be July 1-June 30.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section I-117 - Limitations Year

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A.
				The limitations year for LASERS shall be January 1-December 31.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 3 - Election of Active Member Trustees › Section I-301 - Eligible Candidates [Formerly Section 303.A]

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A. An active member candidate for a position
				on the board of trustees must be an active member of the system with at least
				10 years of credited service (excluding any military service credit) as of the
				date on which nominations close. Optional retirement plan participants do not
				acquire service credit and are prohibited from running for trustee positions by
				§307 of this Chapter.
B. A participant in the Deferred Retirement
				Option Plan who has not yet terminated state service and who is still employed
				by the state is eligible to run as an active member candidate for election to
				the board of trustees, so long as he qualifies under Subsection A of this
				Section.
C. A rehired retiree who
				has selected Option 2 of
				R.S.
				11:416 or Option 2 of
				R.S.
				11:416.1 is eligible to run as an active
				member candidate for election to the board of trustees, so long as he qualifies
				under Subsection A of this Section.
D. A disability retiree who has returned to
				work under either
				R.S.
				11:224 or
				R.S.
				11:225 is eligible to run as an active member
				candidate for election to the board of trustees, so long as he qualifies under
				subsection A of this Section.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 3 - Election of Active Member Trustees › Section I-303 - Nomination Process [Formerly Section 303.A]

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A. The board of trustees shall accept the
				name and final four digits of the Social Security number of every candidate
				nominated by petition of 25 or more active members of the system and shall
				place the name of such candidates on the ballot, provided each such candidate
				meets the requirements for trustee. Those active members signing the petition
				shall also supply the final four digits of their Social Security number. When
				returning the nominating petition, the candidate should include his
				qualifications, platform and photograph for inclusion in the election brochure
				circulated by LASERS. In years where a special election is held, a candidate
				shall clearly state in his petition whether he is running for a four-year term
				or for the unexpired portion of the term that is the subject of the special
				election.
B. The printed name of
				those persons signing the nominating petition must be legible for purposes of
				verification. Unverifiable signatories shall not count toward the required
				total of 25 and may disqualify the petition.
C. In years where a special election is held,
				a candidate shall clearly state in his petition whether he is running for a
				four-year term or for the unexpired portion of the term that is the subject of
				the special election.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 3 - Election of Active Member Trustees › Section I-305 - Vacancies; Special Elections

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A. The board shall appoint a member to fill
				any active member vacancy created on the board. The appointee shall possess the
				necessary qualifications under
				R.S.
				11:511 for the active member position. The
				board may give due consideration to the runners-up in the previous election, if
				those members are willing to serve and the appointment does not violate law or
				these regulations.
B. The
				appointment shall be valid only until January 1 of the year following the next
				election.
C. When the unexpired
				term for the vacancy is greater than two years, a special election shall be
				held to fill the vacancy simultaneous with the election ordinarily held in odd
				number years. The ballot for the special election may be the same as that used
				in the regular election. Candidates for four year terms may not also be
				candidates to complete unexpired terms.
D. The deadlines and procedures for special
				elections shall be identical to those for elections normally held in years
				ending with odd numbers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511,
				  R.S. 11:512
				  and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 3 - Election of Active Member Trustees › Section I-307 - Optional Retirement Plan Participants

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A. Because optional retirement plan
				participants do not acquire service credit for purposes of determining
				eligibility under
				R.S.
				11:511(4), these
				participants are not eligible to vote in the trustee elections or run for a
				position on the board of trustees.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 4 - Rules Common to the Election of Both Active and Retired Member Trustees › Section I-401 - General Schedule of Elections [Formerly Sections 301 and 501.B ]

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A. Elections shall
				be held in years ending with an odd number.
1. Three active member trustees shall be
				chosen in each election and shall serve a four-year term.
2. Beginning in 1995 and continuing
				thereafter every four years, two retired member trustees shall be chosen in an
				election and shall serve a four year term. Beginning in 1997 and continuing
				thereafter every four years, a single retired trustee shall be chosen in an
				election and shall serve a four year term.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 4 - Rules Common to the Election of Both Active and Retired Member Trustees › Section I-403 - Receipt of Nominating Petitions

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A. Signed nominating petitions will be
				accepted if received by facsimile or emailed by the date nominations are closed
				so long as original nominating petitions are received by 4:30 p.m. central time
				on the first Friday following the close of nominations. If originals are not
				received by that deadline, the person in whose name they are submitted shall
				not be qualified as a candidate.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 11: 511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 4 - Rules Common to the Election of Both Active and Retired Member Trustees › Section I-405 - Election Process [Formerly Sections 303.C-I and 503.C-J]

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A. Active Members. Ballots or election
				brochures shall be distributed to each active member by the fourth Friday in
				September. This includes active members appearing on the June monthly
				retirement reports and participants in the DROP program who have not terminated
				service.
B. Retired Members.
				Ballots or election brochures shall be distributed to each retired member by
				the fourth Friday in September. A member who is deemed by LASERS to be retired
				before July 1 of the year in which the election is to take place shall be
				considered a retired member for the purposes of this Section.
C. There shall be a drawing at 11 a.m.
				central time on the Friday following the second Tuesday in July, in the
				retirement systems building, 8401 United Plaza Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, to
				determine the position each candidate shall have on the ballot or election
				brochure. All candidates may attend or send a representative to the
				drawing.
D. Each active member may
				vote for three candidates.
E. Each
				retiree may vote for two candidates during the election when two retiree
				members are up for election, but may only vote for one candidate during the
				election where only one retiree member is up for election. If electronic voting
				methods are utilized, members shall follow the instructions on the election
				brochure for registering their votes.
F. If electronic voting methods are utilized,
				members shall follow the instructions on the election brochure for registering
				their votes. Votes shall be confidential. Ballots or electronic votes received
				after the close of business on the fourth Friday in October (4:30 p.m. central
				time) shall be rejected. Ballots must be returned to the address set forth in
				the instructions on the election brochure.
G. Votes shall be tallied in accordance with
				the general schedule of elections.
H. The executive director shall submit a
				written report of the election results to the board of trustees no later than
				the regular November meeting of the board of trustees.
I. Upon receipt of the results of the
				election, the board of trustees shall timely promulgate the election and notify
				the successful candidates of their election and the secretary of state, so as
				to allow the candidates sufficient time to take and file the oath of office
				with the Secretary of State within the time specified by law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.11:511
				  and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 4 - Rules Common to the Election of Both Active and Retired Member Trustees › Section I-407 - Winning Candidates [Formerly Sections 303.B and G, 501.A and 503.H]

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A.
1. Active Members. The three candidates who
				receive the most votes shall be declared successful candidates and presented to
				the board.
2. Retired Members.
				Beginning in 1995 and continuing thereafter every four years, the two retired
				member candidates who receive the most votes shall be declared successful
				candidates and presented to the board. Beginning in 1997 and continuing
				thereafter every four years, the retired member candidate who receives the most
				votes shall be declared the successful candidate and presented to the
				board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 4 - Rules Common to the Election of Both Active and Retired Member Trustees › Section I-409 - Candidates Withdrawing Prior to Election

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A. A candidate may withdraw his candidacy at
				any time. If he withdraws prior to the deadline for voting, all votes cast for
				him shall not be counted.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 4 - Rules Common to the Election of Both Active and Retired Member Trustees › Section I-411 - No Solicitation [Formerly Section 303.J and Section 503.K]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Candidates for
				election to the LASERS board of trustees shall not solicit employees of LASERS
				to participate in their campaigns, and LASERS' employees cannot participate, or
				give assistance to any member who is running for election or re-election to the
				board. Candidates shall not solicit or have contact with any vendor or employee
				of a vendor who is providing LASERS with products or services related to
				elections of the LASERS board of trustees. LASERS employees are free to sign
				nominating petitions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 5 - Election of Retired Member Trustees › Section I-501 - Eligible Candidates [Formerly Section 503.A]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A candidate for a position of retired
				member trustee on the board of trustees must be a retired member of the system
				who has been on retired status (not including retired status under the Deferred
				Retirement Option Plan) by the date on which nominations close.
B. A rehired retiree who selected either
				Option 1 or Option 3 of
				R.S.
				11:416 or Option 1, Option 3 or Option 4 of
				R.S.
				11:416.1 is eligible to run as a candidate
				for a position of retired member trustee on the board of trustees.
C. A participant in the Deferred Retirement
				Option Plan who has not yet terminated state service and who is still employed
				by the state is not eligible to run for board election as a retired member
				candidate.
D. A disability retiree
				who has returned to work under either
				R.S.
				11:224 or
				R.S.
				11:225 is not eligible to run as a retired
				member candidate for election to the board of trustees.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 5 - Election of Retired Member Trustees › Section I-503 - Nomination Process

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				The board of trustees shall accept the name and final four digits of the Social
				Security number of every candidate nominated by petition of 25 or more retired
				members of the system and shall place the name of such candidates on the
				ballot, provided each such candidate meets the requirements for trustee. Those
				retired members signing the petition shall also supply the final four digits of
				their Social Security number. When returning the nominating petition, the
				candidate should include his qualifications, platform and photograph for
				inclusion in the election brochure circulated by LASERS.
B. The printed name of those persons signing
				the nominating petition must be legible for purposes of verification.
				Unverifiable signatories shall not count toward the required total of 25 and
				may disqualify the petition.
C. In
				years where a special election is held, a candidate shall clearly state in his
				petition whether he is running for a four-year term or for the unexpired
				portion of the term that is the subject of the special election.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511 and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 5 - Election of Retired Member Trustees › Section I-505 - Vacancies; Special Elections [Formerly Section 507]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Executive Board of the Retired State
				Employees Association shall appoint a member to fill any retired member vacancy
				created on the board. The appointee shall possess the necessary qualifications
				under
				R.S.
				11:511 for the retired member
				position.
B. The appointment shall
				be valid only until January 1 of the year following the next
				election.
C. When the unexpired
				term for the vacancy is greater than two years, a special election shall be
				held to fill the vacancy simultaneously with the election ordinarily held in
				odd number years. The ballot for the special election may be the same as that
				used in the regular election.
D.
				The deadlines and procedures for special elections shall be identical to those
				for elections normally held in years ending with odd numbers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:511,
				  R.S. 11:512
				  and
				  R.S.
				  11:515.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 58 - RETIREMENT › Part I - Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 7 - Purchase of Military Service under R.S. 11:153 › Section I-701 - Purchase of Military Service

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A.
				A maximum of four years of credit for military service may be purchased by
				members who rendered military service in accordance with
				R.S.
				11:153, provided the member received a
				discharge other than dishonorable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  11:515 and
				  R.S.
				  11:153.