RS 29:725.4: Office of interoperability; creation and authority

A. The office of interoperability is established within the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The office shall have the authority to oversee, direct, and manage interoperability programs and efforts identified in the statewide communications interoperability plan in coordination with local, state, and federal officials. The office shall address critical interoperability issues relating to public safety and emergency response, including communications, spectrum, networks, equipment, training, and other areas as needs are identified, except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section.

B. The office shall not have the authority to oversee, direct, or manage the fifty megahertz of spectrum in the 4940 to 4990 megahertz band, commonly referred to as the 4.9 GHz band.