ENROLLED
ACT No. 108
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 154
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER AND SENATOR CATHEY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 34:851.25(A) and to enact R.S. 38:2558(11)(f), relative to the
3 powers of the Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed District; to prohibit the operation
4 of certain motor vessels when Lake D'Arbonne is above flood stage; to prohibit the
5 operation of certain motor vessels when the operation may cause flooding to certain
6 structures; and to provide for related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9 Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 34:851.25(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
12 §851.25. Prohibited operation
13 A.(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the governing
14 authority of any parish or municipality may prohibit the operation of any motor
15 vessel in an area that is inundated from a body of water that is above flood stage
16 when the operation of such motor vessel causes or may cause inundations of
17 dwellings, camps, business establishments or similar structures.
18 (2) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the governing
19 authority of the Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed District may prohibit the
20 operation of any motor vessel in an area that is inundated from Lake D'Arbonne
21 when it is above flood stage and when the operation of such motor vessel causes or
22 may cause inundations of dwellings, camps, business establishments, or similar
23 structures.
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1 Section 2. R.S. 38:2558(11)(f) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
2 §2558. Powers of board
3 In order to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created, the board
4 of commissioners may:
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6 (11) The board of commissioners of the Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed
7 District shall have the care, management and control of the said lake or reservoir
8 formed by the damming of Bayou D'Arbonne and its property and finances. They
9 shall have power:
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11 (f) To prohibit the operation of any motor vessel in an area that is inundated
12 from Lake D'Arbonne when it is above flood stage and when the operation of such
13 motor vessel causes or may cause inundations of dwellings, camps, business
14 establishments, or similar structures.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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