La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XI-1501
Assistant Secretary-the assistant secretary of the Office of Conservation within the Department of Natural Resources or his authorized representatives.
Associated Material-equipment, machinery or other material typically used in marine oil and gas production, transportation and/or transmission activities, including without limitation sunken vessels, boats and barges, but not including any associated structure as defined herein.
Associated Structure-any artificial structure that is, or previously was, integrally attached to a pipeline or to a field transmission, flow or gathering line, including without limitation, fittings, tie-overs, cross-overs, appliances and equipment.
Coastal Waters-bays, lakes, inlets, estuaries, rivers, bayous, and other bodies of water within the boundaries of the coastal zone that have measurable seawater content under normal weather conditions over a period of years.
Conservation-the Office of Conservation within the Department of Natural Resources.
Department-the Department of Natural Resources. Fund-the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund.
Lessee-for the purpose of this regulation, the lessee shall be considered the actual lessee or his assignees, the legal owner, or the operator at the time of abandonment.
Pipeline-all segments of pipe other than any field transmission, flow or gathering line with the exception of site clearance. For the purpose of site clearance, a pipeline shall be considered any size or type of pipeline (including flowlines).
Platform-any structure that has significant facilities supporting exploration or production operations, including but not limited to pumping, injection, compression, transmission, quartering, or primary, secondary or tertiary oil, gas, or water treatment.
Program-the Underwater Obstruction Removal Program.
Secretary-the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or his authorized representative.
Single or Multi-well Caisson or Templet-any structure that has no significant facilities supporting exploration or production operations. Pipes, valves, manifolding, and vent stacks are not considered a significant facility.
State Waterbottoms-the state-owned lands lying beneath the territorial sea, arms of the sea and all waterbottoms that are navigable in fact within the Louisiana coastal zone as defined in R.S. 49:213.3(4).
Territorial Seas-the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast that is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of coastal waters, and extending 3 miles seaward as set by decree of the United States Supreme Court in 1975 as being the 3-mile limit and all state-owned waterbottoms.
Underwater Obstruction-any obstacle, whether natural or manmade, which impedes normal navigation and commercial fishing on the navigable waters of the state.
La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XI-1501