RS 15:834 Lands under control of department; lease, rights of way, purchase - Louisiana Statutes

§834.  Lands under control of department; lease, rights of way, purchase

The director of corrections shall have power and authority, with the approval of the Board of Corrections, to lease (but not for oil, gas or other minerals) any of the lands owned by the state and under the control of the department which is not being used, which lease shall not be for a longer period than January 1st after the inauguration of an incoming administration.  The director shall have the right to grant rights of way across state owned lands under its jurisdiction for the purpose of laying pipe lines, gas lines, water lines and transmission of electricity for power and light and also for telephone and telegraph lines and to enter into the necessary contracts which shall provide for the payment of an adequate consideration.  The director shall also have the authority, with the approval of the Board of Corrections and the governor, to buy lands needed for the proper use of any institution under the jurisdiction of the department; and also to sell and transfer to any other state agency real property belonging to the state and under the jurisdiction of the department.  

Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1.