§ 38:3087.136 — Powers of the board

Louisiana § 38:3087.136

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 38: Public Contracts, Works and Improvements

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§3087.136. Powers of the board
The board shall conduct a study and survey of the groundwater resources in the
district, including but not limited to consideration of what is necessary or advisable to
conserve groundwater resources and where appropriate, prevent or alleviate damaging or
potentially damaging drawdowns, land surface subsidence, and groundwater quality
degradation. For this purpose, the board shall hold hearings and may:
(1) Cooperate with and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with other
governmental units and agencies of this state, with governments and agencies of other states
and of the United States, and with private agencies or other groundwater conservation
districts for the achievement of the purposes of this Part.
(2) Receive and expend funds from any source, public or private, for the achievement
of the purposes of this Part.
(3) Hire such personnel and retain such consultants as shall be reasonably necessary
to the performance of its functions. Personnel from other agencies shall be used wherever
practical and possible.
(4) Advise and consult with the secretary of the Department of Conservation and
Energy on matters that impact water resources within the board's jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, No. 1228, §1; Acts 2003, No. 49, §2, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 471, §2; Acts 2025, No. 458, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.