Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Period for
Plan Development. Within one year from the time a river is designated as a
Natural and Scenic River or a Historic and Scenic River by the legislature the
administrator shall adopt and commence development of a management plan for
each river or designated segment. For rivers designated prior to January 1,
1989 development of management plans will commence no later than January 1,
1990.
B. Consultation. The plans
shall be developed by the administrator in consultation with the:
1. Louisiana State Planning Office;
2. Department of Environmental
Quality;
3. Department of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism;
4.
Department of Agriculture and Forestry; and
5. any other agency that the administrator
determines may have an interest in the plan.
C. Plan Contents. Each management plan shall
be in the form of a written document, and shall:
1. be consistent with the purposes, policies,
and provisions of the Scenic Rivers Act;
2. contain a clear description and
delineation in narrative and graphic form (maps or photographs) of:
a. natural, cultural and aesthetic resources
and features of the river area;
b.
existing land and water uses;
c.
land ownership; and
d. existing
land and water use controls, management devices and programs;
3. set forth a detailed program to
address existing features which have been identified as being important to be
protected and preserved, and potential issues, problems and needs that impact,
or may impact, resources and features of the river. The plan may include
recommendations to federal, state, local and private entities on enhancement
and reclamation of resources and features on a system river and may specify the
mechanism through which the recommendations can be implemented;
4. set forth management goals, objectives,
policies, standards and management guidelines for the preservation of the
system river;
5. be reviewed every
five years; and
6. provide for the
continuing involvement of the public in the development, implementation and
administration of the plan.
D. Copies. The administrator shall provide
copies of the plan to:
1. Louisiana State
Planning Office;
2. Department of
Environmental Quality;
3.
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism;
4. governing authorities of those parishes
through which the river flows;
5.
Department of Agriculture and Forestry;
6. all readily identifiable adjacent
landowners; and
7. interested
parties who have made a written request.
E. Written Comments and Public Hearing. Prior
to adoption of the final management plan, the administrator shall:
1. provide all interested parties and the
public, the opportunity to submit written comment on the draft management plan,
allowing a 45-day comment period;
2. pursuant to the Louisiana Administrative
Procedure Act, hold not less than one public hearing in the vicinity of the
river included in the management plan to receive comments and recommendations
from all interested parties and the public. The administrator shall give the
first notice at least 30 days prior to the hearing;
3. notices referred to in this Section will
be published in the official journal of each parish in which the river is
located in three separate issues and in the official state journal; however,
the comment period shall begin with publication of the notice in the official
state journal. The administrator shall notify each parish governing authority
of the hearing by letter to its chief executive officer. The administrator
shall also give special notice of the public hearing to all readily
identifiable landowners with property adjacent to the nominated stream and to
other interested parties who have requested such notifications.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
56:1845.
