Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 49, § 214.33. Coordinated coastal permitting process

A. This Section is intended to expedite and streamline the processing of issuing coastal use permits and of obtaining all other concurrently required permits or approvals from other governmental bodies having separate regulatory jurisdiction or authority over uses of the coastal zone without impinging on the regulatory jurisdiction or authority of such other governmental bodies.

B. To implement this intent, within one year of the effective date of this Subpart, the secretary, local governments, and all other relevant governmental bodies having regulatory jurisdiction or authority over uses of the coastal zone shall, in cooperation with one another and under the direction of the governor, establish a coordinated coastal permitting process by means of binding interagency agreements wherein:

C. Provided that local zoning, subdivision, building, health, and other similar permits, reviewing, or approvals which are not part of an approved local program shall not be included within the unified permitting program; nor shall any other permit review or approval which, in the discretion of the secretary, would be inappropriate for inclusion in a unified permit.

D. Prior to the implementation of the unified coastal permitting program, the secretary is authorized to develop interim interagency agreements with the respective governmental bodies to coordinate permit handling, decision making, and appeal procedures.

E. After such process is established as provided in this Section, the secretary shall administer and implement and may modify such process in accordance with the provisions of this Section.