Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:101.5

  • Account: means the Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Dedicated Fund Account. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:101.3
  • Assistant secretary: means the assistant secretary of the office of conservation within the Department of Energy and Natural Resources or his authorized representatives. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:101.3
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources or his authorized representatives. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:101.3

            A. The powers of the secretary shall include without limitation the power to do the following:

            (1) Administer general oversight of expenditures or commitments to make expenditures from the dedicated fund account for the identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions as he deems necessary and appropriate.

            (2) Maintain all supervisory and fiscal responsibility imposed under the provisions of this Part which are not specifically conferred upon the assistant secretary.

            (3) Perform such other specific functions as may be enumerated or envisioned by the provisions of this Part.

            B. The powers provided for in this Section shall be in addition to and shall not limit the powers conferred on the secretary in other provisions of this Title or by any other provisions of any state or federal law or regulation.

            Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 2023.

NOTE: See La. Rev. Stat. 30:101.15 regarding the termination of Part after June 30, 2027.