PART IV. CALCASIEU-CAMERON NAVIGATION DISTRICT

§481. Creation of the district; purpose

A. There is created a navigation and river improvement and maintenance district which shall be known as the "Calcasieu-Cameron Navigation District", composed of the territory embraced in the parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron, for the purpose of improving and maintaining the Calcasieu River with respect to the navigation thereof within the state of Louisiana, and for such other purposes as are provided for in this Part.

B. The district's territory shall exclude any facility that compensates any other public navigation district for dredging or managing dredge material.

C. The district shall serve within or outside of its territorial limits as agent for the state of Louisiana which shall be the local sponsor and nonfederal sponsor as defined by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the Calcasieu River and Pass Project, hereinafter referred to as the "project". The district shall function as the single entity responsible to act, to secure rights-of-way, and to furnish assurances for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Calcasieu River and Pass Project as designated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, the district may provide funds to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the nonfederal sponsor's local cost share as required for work on the project by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The nonfederal sponsor's local cost share may include but is not limited to the following:

(1) Requirements presently in effect or which may be required in the future by law, regulation, or assurance agreements.

(2) Requirements for new features or modifications to the project.

(3) Requirements to provide real estate, rights-of-way, and easements for sites for disposal of dredged materials for the project.

D. The district shall enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District not later than six months from the date all district commissioners are appointed. The agreement shall contain the following provisions:

(1) The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall continue to operate as the nonfederal sponsor for the Calcasieu River and Pass Project as defined in R.S. 34:218 until an ad valorem tax referenced in R.S. 34:489 is authorized by a favorable vote of a majority of the qualified electors in each parish within the district and such monies are received by the Calcasieu-Cameron Navigation District.

(2) The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall maintain ownership and control of sites used for dredged material currently owned by the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District.

E. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, the district shall not engage in port activities as defined in R.S. 34:218 within its territory.

Acts 2018, No. 239, §1.