The Department of Transportation and Development may also cooperate with any drainage or subdrainage district, any gravity drainage or gravity subdrainage district, any levee board, or any political subdivision, now or hereafter organized in accordance with law, upon any terms and conditions prescribed by the department. The department shall assess and collect fees for the engineering services it provides to drainage districts, levee boards, and political subdivisions, other than state or federally funded projects.
La. R.S. § 38:6