Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board
| Name | Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board |
| Contact Person | Mr. James J. Devitt - Deputy General Counsel, Dept. Natural Resources |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 94396 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396 |
| Phone Number | 225-342-2614 |
| Fax Number | 225-342-2707 |
| Board Email | james.devitt@la.gov |
| Website | http://dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=72 |
| Legal Authority | RS 56:700.13 |
| Year Created | 1995 |
| Organizational Placement | Office of the Secretary-Department of Natural Resources |
| Purpose/Function | To promulgate rules and regulations to determine the method of establishing a uniform system of compensation for actual damages caused to the oyster beds of leaseholders based on biological test data. The board was created to address conflicts between mineral owners and oyster leaseholders "to effect an equitable solution...which will result in fair and predictable treatement to the oil and gas industry while assuring the oyster fishermen actual compensation for damages to their oyster beds due |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 5
Number Currently Serving: 5 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 1
Estimated number in current year: 1 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) Administrative & Clerical support as needed State Agency: Dept. Natural Resources & Div Admin. Law |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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