§214.6.7. Barrier islands, shoreline stabilization, and preservation

            A. The executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall establish a barrier islands and shorelines stabilization and preservation program. As part of the barrier islands and shorelines program, the authority shall require that all projects subject to public bid include appropriate dredges for use to stabilize and preserve barrier islands and shorelines. In addition, the authority shall require that all barrier island stabilization and preservation projects mandate a minimum dune height of eight feet with vegetation where appropriate.

            B. By September first each year, the governing authority of each parish which has barrier islands and shorelines shall submit to the authority and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board a list of barrier islands and shorelines stabilization and preservation projects requested for that parish. The authority shall review the projects submitted and by December first of each year shall issue a list which prioritizes those requests.

            C. The priority list shall be promulgated and shall be subject to legislative oversight by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources under the Administrative Procedure Act. Such oversight shall occur prior to March first each year.

D. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, effective July 1, 2020.

            E. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, effective July 1, 2020.

            F. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall annually submit a barrier island status report to the legislature. The report shall indicate the condition of all barrier islands, provide the status of all barrier island stabilization and preservation projects under construction, and shall outline future plans for restoration and maintenance of the barrier islands and coastal passes. The annual report shall be submitted to each member of the legislature during the regular session of the legislature.

            Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 604, §3, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.