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Dear Mr. Doyle and Mr. Foster:

This office is in receipt of your request for an opinion of the Attorney General in regard to the operation of the Lake Bruin Recreation and Water Conservation District. You ask the following:

1. Is the District entitled to fines collected on Lake Bruin for violations of rules and regulations promulgated by the District that are not rules established by the state Wildlife and Fisheries?

2. Is the District entitled under R.S. 38:3087.37(A) (9), 3087.43 and 3087.44 to collect a lease fee for a gas pipeline the District allows to cross Lake Bruin in March 1998 without…