La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIX-1101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXXIX-1101 - State Excess Property Program

A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry, through the Office of Forestry, shall use the following procedures for the assignment of state surplus property to local governments or duly organized and officially recognized fire organizations to be utilized in suppressing or providing protection from fires in rural areas.

1. This program shall be called the State Surplus Property Program (hereinafter "the program").

2. The state forester, or his designee, shall be the "program coordinator" and responsible for coordinating with local governments or duly organized and officially recognized fire organizations for the assignment of state surplus property under the program.

3. In order to be eligible to participate in the program, local governments or duly organized and officially recognized fire organizations must submit an application in writing to the program coordinator, Alexander State Forest, Box 298, Woodworth, LA 71485. The application must contain the name, address and phone number of the applicant and must state in detail the specific equipment sought by the applicant. All applications will be date stamped as of the date received in the office of the program coordinator and will be checked to verify the applicant's eligibility to participate in the program.

4. The department shall maintain a list of applicants which shall be divided into three categories of requested property:

a. vans and pickups up to 3/4 ton;

b. pickups 1 ton or larger and larger trucks; and

c. all other types of equipment not included in Categories (Subparagraphs) a and b.

5. Following receipt and verification of eligibility, the applicant's name and the date the application was received shall be placed on the list in the appropriate category or categories.

6. As equipment becomes available, the program coordinator will assign the property to the applicants in the following manner:

a. first priority shall be given to newly formed departments;

b. second priority shall be given to established departments that have not previously received property under the program;

c. third priority shall be given to established departments that have previously received property under the program;

d. should two or more applicants have equal priority under the order set forth above, the property shall be assigned based on the date the applications of those equal applicants was received by the program coordinator;

e. should two or more applicants have equal priority under the order set forth above, the property shall be assigned to the applicant who can demonstrate to the program coordinator the greatest need for the property.

7. Applicants shall be removed from the list upon assignment of property, or two years from the date their application was received by the program coordinator. Applicants shall be entitled to a two-year extension of their original application, provided that the program coordinator receives a written request from the applicant 60 days prior to the expiration of the original application. Applications extended pursuant to this Section shall maintain the same priority as the original application.

8. The assignment and the cooperative endeavor between the Office of Forestry and local governments or duly organized and officially recognized fire organizations shall be evidenced by a written agreement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIX-1101

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 21:1328 (December 1995).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2.