Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.6.6

  • Annual plan: means the state integrated coastal protection plan submitted annually to the legislature as provided in this Part including amendments to the plan, as determined by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2
  • Board: means the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2
  • Coastal area: means the Louisiana Coastal Zone and contiguous areas subject to storm or tidal surge and the area comprising the Louisiana Coastal Ecosystem as defined in Section 7001 of P. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Infrastructure: means facilities or systems in the coastal area that are negatively impacted by coastal land loss or rising seas, and that serve a critical public purpose and are consistent with the priorities stated in the master plan and the eligible uses of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2
  • Program: means a management strategy with procedures, projects, schedules, operations, and related activities to achieve a stated goal or objective. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2
  • Project: means a physical structure or structures designed and constructed according to the annual plan. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Wetlands: means an open water area or an area that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, but specifically excluding fastlands and lands more than five feet above mean sea level which occur within the designated coastal area of the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.2

A.  Applications for funding of any infrastructure project may be submitted by any political subdivision of the state.  For any infrastructure projects, applications shall be made to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board by November first of each year for consideration of funding in the following fiscal year.  Applications submitted in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall not be subject to the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 39:101.  Agencies submitting applications for projects in this program shall be responsible for preparation of applications for their respective projects.  Information to be provided in the application shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1)  Description of the infrastructure impacted by coastal wetlands loss and demonstration of need for the project and benefits of the project.

(2)  Preliminary project design and cost estimate.

(3)  Description of project area including the geographical area affected, and land ownership information.

(4)  Description of how the project is consistent with the priorities of the master plan and how the project will address mitigation issues.

B.  Project applications shall not be subjected to formal review and evaluation until the information required in the application has been submitted or is determined to be unavailable.

C.  The applications submitted by agencies shall be evaluated by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board which shall hold no less than three public hearings in separate locations within the coastal area for the purpose of receiving public testimony and comment from requesting authorities and citizens regarding the proposed infrastructure projects.  Such hearings may be held at the same time and location as hearings set for public comment on the annual plan.  The authority shall prioritize and rank such applications.  The authority shall provide its application evaluations to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

D.  Based upon the evaluations of the authority, the board may compile a list of infrastructure projects to be formally included in the annual plan.

Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 604, §3, eff. June 7, 2012.

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