Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Every
certified land conservation organization shall submit a report to the
department contact each year within 30 days after the anniversary of the
effective date of the certification. Such report shall contain a statement of
the following.
1. Any change of status of the
organization with respect to any requirement under
§4107. A in the prior
year, or that no change has occurred. All documentation of any such change
shall be attached.
2. Any change of
status of the organization with respect to any consideration under
§4107. B in the prior
year, or that no change has occurred. All documentation of any such change
shall be attached.
3. Any change of
status of the organization with respect to any consideration under
§4107. C in the prior
year, or that no change has occurred. All documentation of any such change
shall be attached.
4. Any change of
status of the organization with respect to any consideration under
§4107. D in the prior
year, or that no change has occurred. All documentation of any such change
shall be attached.
5. Any
acquisition or divestiture of real property by the organization in the prior
year, or that no change has occurred, including:
a. the acquisition or divestiture
document;
b. a detailed discussion
of any plans by or for the organization to use any real property
acquired;
c. any plan document for
the use of real property acquired; and
d. a detailed discussion of any income
received or anticipated and any expenditures made by the organization with
respect to any real property acquired or divested.
6. Any acquisition of the certified land
conservation organization, in whole or in part, or that no change has occurred,
including:
a. the acquisition or divestiture
document;
b. a detailed discussion
of whether and how the acquisition will or may affect the certified land
conservation organization.
B. The annual report shall also contain a
statement of any assistance or concessions requested of the certified land
conservation organization by any state, local, or federal governmental entity
in relation to any Comprehensive Master Coastal Protection Plan or any Annual
Plan adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the
Legislature under Revised Statutes Title 49, Part II, Subpart A, or any plan or
project included in any such Master Plan or Annual Plan; and any response or
responsive actions in relation thereto.
C. Any certified land conservation
organization that does not submit its annual report timely shall be deemed to
be non-compliant or on probationary status until the annual report is
submitted, unless excused by the secretary for good cause.
D. Not more than once every five years, the
secretary may require an in-depth certification review by issuing a notice of
certification review to the certified land conservation organization. The
notice shall be sent by United States mail, return receipt requested or with
delivery confirmation.
1. The certification
review may extend to any matter pertaining to any of the standards for
certification set forth in
§4107 The secretary may request any
information or interviews with any of the certified land conservation
organization's board, officers, or staff members regarding any such matter.
a. If information is requested, the certified
land conservation organization shall provide the requested information within
30 days after receipt of the request.
b. If interviews of the certified land
conservation organization's board, officers, or staff members are requested,
the certified land conservation organization shall provide the requested
interviews within 30 days after receipt of the request.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
31:149 and
R.S.
41:1702.
