Louisiana § RS 30:101.4 - Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
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§ RS 30:101.4. Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
A. The Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program is hereby created within the office of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy and shall be administered, for purposes of fishermen's gear compensation, by the assistant secretary of the office of coastal management and, for purposes of underwater obstruction, by the secretary.
B. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Part and to provide for procedures for the identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions to navigation and commercial fishing.
Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
NOTE: See R.S. 30:101.15 regarding the termination of Part after June 30, 2027.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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