La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-9503

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

Section XV-9503 - Content of Proposed State Reclamation Plan

A. The proposed reclamation plan shall be submitted to the director in writing and shall include the following information:

1. a designation by the governor for the office to administer the reclamation program and to receive and administer grants under 30 CFR Part 886 ;

2. a legal opinion from the state attorney general that the office has the authority under state law to conduct the program;

3. a description of the policies and procedures to be followed by the office in conducting the reclamation program, including:

a. the purposes of the reclamation program;

b. the specific criteria for ranking and identifying projects to be funded;

c. the coordination of reclamation work among the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and the Rural Land Reclamation Program administered by the Soil Conservation Service and OSM's reclamation programs;

d. policies and procedures regarding land acquisition, management and disposal under Chapter 91;

e. policies and procedures regarding reclamation on private land under Chapter 93;

f. policies and procedures regarding rights of entry under Chapter 89; and

g. public participation and involvement in the preparation of the reclamation plan and in the reclamation program;

4. a description of the administrative and management structure to be used in conducting the reclamation program, including:

a. the organization of the office and its relationship to other state organizations or officials that will participate in or augment the office's reclamation capacity;

b. the personnel staffing policies which will govern the assignment of personnel to the reclamation program;

c. the purchasing and procurement systems to be used by the division. Such systems shall meet the requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-102, Attachment O; and

d. the accounting system to be used by the office including specific procedures for the operation of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund;

5. a general description, derived from available data, of the reclamation activities to be conducted under the Reclamation Plan, including the known or suspected eligible lands and waters within the state which require reclamation, including:

a. a map showing the general location of known or suspected eligible lands and waters;

b. a description of the problems occurring on these lands and waters;

c. how the plan proposes to address each of the problems occurring on these lands and waters;

d. how the land to be reclaimed relates to existing and planned uses of lands in surrounding areas;

6. a general description, derived from available data, of the conditions prevailing in the different geographic areas of the state where reclamation is planned, including:

a. the economic base;

b. significant aesthetic, historic or cultural and recreational values; and

c. endangered and threatened plant, fish and wildlife and their habitats.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-9503

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 12:26 (January 1986).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:905.1-905.5.