§ 38:226 — Permits for levee crossings

§226. Permits for levee crossings
If an appointed board or commission having jurisdiction over levees receives letters
of no objection from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of
Transportation and Development, office of engineering, or, for levees in the coastal area as
defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, in response to
a request to the board or commission for a permit or letter of no objection to a levee crossing
or a request to renew or transfer an existing permit, it shall be incumbent upon and a
ministerial duty of the executive or administrative officer to issue the requested permit or
letter of no objection to the crossing, subject to any conditions or stipulations contained in
the letters received from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of
Transportation and Development, office of engineering, or for levees in the coastal area as
defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. The board or
commission may impose customary fees, bonds, and other general stipulations. The
executive or administrative officer shall enforce such permits for levee crossings only to the
extent of the conditions and stipulations contained in the permit or letter of no objection.

Legislative History

Acts 2003, No. 462, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 734, §3; Acts 2012, No. 604, §8; Acts 2012, No. 753, §5; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4.