RS 34:3405

§3405. Coordination and cooperation A. It is the policy of this Chapter that the Mississippi River Deepening Project be pursued so that there is full coordination and cooperation between all federal and state entities that have complementing or overlapping interest and authority in the project. The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to coordinate all of the state and local governmental aspects of the project so that there is a long-term and orderly development and maintenance of the project. B. The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to call upon Louisiana Economic Development, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, the South Louisiana Port Commission, the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, and all other port commissions and districts and state agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of the state for full and complete cooperation and assistance in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter, and all such entities are hereby directed and it shall be their duty to cooperate and assist the department to the fullest possible extent. Acts 1986, No. 83, §1, eff. June 17, 1986; Acts 1989, No. 21, §1, eff. June 14, 1989; Acts 2001, No. 8, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.