Louisiana § RS 38:319 - Emergency procedures manual
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§ RS 38:319. Emergency procedures manual
Each board of commissioners of each levee district and levee and drainage district shall prepare a written procedures manual to be used during periods of emergency to facilitate the immediate and orderly actions of each board during an emergency. The manual shall initially be completed by December 1, 1985, and shall be updated every two years and submitted to the office of engineering, or its successor, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources for review.
Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985; Acts 2012, No. 601, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 753, §5.
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Section RS 38:319 ("Emergency procedures manual") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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