§1843.  Administrator; duties and powers

A.  The administrator of this system shall be the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  Neither the administrator nor any state official shall take action to have any stream or river within this system included in the national Wild and Scenic River System without prior approval of the legislature.  

B.  The administrator shall administer the system in accordance with the policies, purposes, and requirements of this Part and shall have the authority to:

(1)  Adopt such rules, regulations, standards, and criteria as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part, in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq.  

(2)  Accept donations and grants for the purposes of this Part from public and private sources.  

(3)  Grant or deny permits and the renewal thereof.  Prior to taking such action the administrator shall consider the history of violations and compliances of the applicant.  The duration of any permit or renewal thereof shall be determined by the administrator and be stipulated within the permit.

(4)  Revoke, suspend, annul, and withdraw any permit for the violation of any provision of this Part, any rule adopted pursuant thereto, any legal order of the administrator, or any order of a court acting pursuant to this Part.  Prior to taking such action the administrator shall consider the history of violations and compliances of the permittee and the economic benefits realized through the violation.  

(5)  Recommend to the legislature rivers for designation as a natural and scenic river and inclusion within the Louisiana natural and scenic rivers system.  

(6)  Delegate powers and duties provided by this Part to appropriate personnel within the department.  

(7)  Enter into scenic and surface servitude agreements with landowners for the purposes of this Part.  

Added by Acts 1970, No. 398, §1; Acts 1988, No. 947, §1, eff. July 27, 1988.