La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § IX-111

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-111 - Management Plan

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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § IX-111

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 2:456 (December 1976), amended by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of the Secretary, LR 17:681 (July 1991).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:1845.