§ 52:2 — Donations to United States for certain purposes; officers making donations

The state or any state agency or subdivision may donate or convey to the United States any lands, movable or immovable property, rights of way, or servitudes which they may own or acquire, for use by the United States in connection with:
(1) The improvement and maintenance of the navigation of natural waterways;
(2) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of artificial navigable waterways, river and harbor works;
(3) Flood control works;
(4) Airports, flying fields, landing fields, parks, forest preserves, canals, irrigation districts, hospitals, agricultural experiment and research stations, military posts and for any military purposes.
In the case of property owned by Louisiana or any state board, commission, department or agency, the transfer or conveyance shall be performed jointly by the governor and the register of the state land office, with the consent and approval of the lieutenant governor or the attorney general. The commission council or other governing body of a municipality shall transfer or convey property owned by a municipality. In the case of a parish, the parish governing authority shall transfer or convey the property, and in the case of any other subdivision of the state the governing body shall transfer the property.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 433, §1.