A.  The secretary shall administer the provisions of this Part.

B.  The Prison Enterprises Board shall advise the secretary on all aspects of the administration of this Part.

C.  The secretary shall administer the provisions of this Part in a manner which will insure the best long-range utilization of the resources of the department.

D.  In the administration of the forest lands under the control of the department, no trees shall be cut or planted except in accordance with best management practices determined after consultation with the Louisiana State University School of Forestry or a professional timber management consultant.

E.  The secretary shall develop the budgets and the plans of operation for the prison enterprises for the various institutions with the advice of the board and with the concurrence of one of the following as determined by the secretary, the undersecretary, the assistant secretary, or the chief of operations.  At the secretary’s discretion, the undersecretary, the assistant secretary, or the chief of operations shall consult with the warden of each institution under his jurisdiction concerning proposed prison enterprises at the institutions.  The warden at each institution shall have the necessary authority and budgetary responsibility with respect to his respective institution to implement and execute the prison enterprises and for achieving the quantitative and qualitative production goals established by the secretary within the resources provided to each warden.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex.  Sess., No. 59, §1, eff. Feb.  7, 1983; Acts 2007, No. 289, §1.

{{NOTE:  SEE ACTS 1983, NO. 691, REGARDING THE PRISON ENTERPRISES FUND.}}