Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 25 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part IX - Office of State Parks › Chapter 9 - Division of Outdoor Recreation Administration › Section IX-901 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Program Summarized[1]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. The Land and Water Conservation
				Fund (LandWCF) Act of 1965 ( Public Law 88-576, 78 Stat 897) was enacted "...
				to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to all citizens
				of the United States of America of present and future generations ... such
				quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and
				are necessary and desirable for individual active participation ...". The
				LandWCF program provides matching grants to states, and through the states to
				local governments, for the acquisition and development of public outdoor
				recreation areas and facilities. Planning grants are also available to the
				states to help develop Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans
				(SCORP).
B. Delegation of
				Authority. The LandWCF Act authorizes the secretary of the interior to provide
				financial assistance to states for outdoor recreation purposes. Except for the
				apportionment of funds among states and the approval of contingency reserve
				projects, this authority has been delegated to the director of the National
				Park Service (NPS). The regional directors are authorized to exercise the full
				program and administrative authority of the director within the geographic area
				comprising the region for which they have responsibility. Limitations to this
				delegation include the director's authority to act on all recommendations to
				the secretary involving the apportionment of LandWCF monies and the allocation
				of Contingency Reserve Fund assistance; and to approve or disapprove formal
				arrangements whereby the state agrees to assume certain responsibilities in the
				administration of the LandWCF program.
C. Designation of State Liaison Officer. To
				be eligible for assistance under the LandWCF Act, each state must designate a
				state liaison officer (SLO) who shall represent the state in dealing with the
				director of the NPS for purposes of the LandWCF program. The SLO shall have the
				authority and responsibility to accept and to administer funds paid for
				approved projects. The SLO is designated as the Department of Culture,
				Recreation and Tourism assistant secretary for the Office of State Parks. An
				alternate state liaison officer (ASLO) shall support actions of the SLO as
				appropriate when necessary in accordance to all provisions of the LandWCF Act.
				The ASLO is designated as the Office of State Parks director of outdoor
				recreation.
D. Selection
				Requirements. DOR establishes application requirements, annual application
				submission dates and develops an Open Project Selection Process in accordance
				with the LandWCF Grants Manual to provide an objective standard for selection
				of projects explicitly based on Louisiana's priority needs for acquisition and
				development of outdoor recreation resources as identified in the SCORP.
1 Department of the Interior,
				  LandWCF Grants Manual, 69, effective October 1, 2008.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:1681-1690 and
				  R.S.
				  36:204.