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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
In order to accomplish the purposes of the district and the creation and construction of the said lake, the State Department of Public Works is hereby authorized:
(1) To purchase, hold, sell and convey land and personal property and execute such contracts as may be deemed necessary or convenient to enable it to properly carry out the purpose of the construction of the said dam, spillway across said Black Bayou and the creation, control and organization of Black Bayou Lake;
(2) To acquire servitudes, rights of way and flowage rights, by purchase and/or expropriation;
(3) To assist in conserving the soil and water and in developing the water resources of the district;
(4) To contract for the construction of the proposed works and improvements;
(5) To construct any drainage works or improvements for the control, retention, diversion or utilization of water; retard runoff of water and soil erosion; construct any ditch, channel improvement, dike, dam or levee and repair, improve and maintain any of said improvements or structures;
(6) Acquire such personal property, by gift or purchase, as is necessary in the construction of said dam and the creation of the said Black Bayou Lake;
(7) To do any and all things necessary or incident to the fulfillment of the purposes of this Part.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 38, § 2831. Enumerated powers - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-38-sect-2831/
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