A. Encroachments, other than those provided in La. Rev. Stat. 41:1702, may be permitted and licensed by the division under the provisions of this Chapter.

NOTE: Subsection B eff. until Jan. 10, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 150.

            B. The office, with the aid of the division, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Transportation and Development, and the attorney general, shall adopt regulations to implement this Chapter, including the granting and revoking of permits, leases or licenses, processing of applications, establishing fee schedules, collecting of fees or revenues for all manner of encroachments, and shall create an overall and comprehensive plan for the orderly development and preservation of state lands so as to ensure maximum benefit and use, all in accordance with the law. The office shall maintain a current inventory of state lands and a depository in which shall be recorded and preserved all records, surveys, plats, applications, permits, leases, licenses, and other evidence pertaining to the trust lands, their description, disposition, and encroachments thereon.

NOTE: Subsection B as amended by Acts 2023, No. 150, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.

            B. The office, with the aid of the division, the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Transportation and Development, and the attorney general, shall adopt regulations to implement this Chapter, including the granting and revoking of permits, leases or licenses, processing of applications, establishing fee schedules, collecting of fees or revenues for all manner of encroachments, and shall create an overall and comprehensive plan for the orderly development and preservation of state lands so as to ensure maximum benefit and use, all in accordance with the law. The office shall maintain a current inventory of state lands and a depository in which shall be recorded and preserved all records, surveys, plats, applications, permits, leases, licenses, and other evidence pertaining to the trust lands, their description, disposition, and encroachments thereon.

            Added by Acts 1978, No. 645, §2, eff. July 13, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 919, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2; Acts 2023, No. 150, §15, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.