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Referred Bills (723)
Provides for the Department of Conservation and Energy. (8/1/26)
Provides for requirements to stop and board a vessel. (8/1/26)
Provides for boat registrations. (8/1/26) (OR -$14,850 SG RV See Note)
Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)
Authorize the transfer of certain property in Bossier Parish. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)
Provides for titles of certain vessels and outboard motors. (8/1/26)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig) (OR +$775,000 SG RV See Note)
Provides for the transfer of certain property in Lafayette Parish. (gov sig)
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2027, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/26)
Increases the membership of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. (See Act) (OR +$2,752 GF EX See Note)
Provides for emergency preparedness. (8/1/26)
Provides for issuance of certain commercial fishing gear licenses. (8/1/26)
Removes the requirement that certain tags have the social security number of the tag holder. (8/1/26)
Provides for the Department of Conservation and Energy. (8/1/26)
Provides for possession of catch during multiday trip. (8/1/26)
Constitutional amendment to add two members to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26)
Provides for black bass and crappie bag and size limits. (8/1/26)
Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Prohibits construction of pipelines on certain wildlife management areas. (8/1/26)
Provides for menhaden. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Provides relative to construction of pipelines on certain water bodies. (8/1/26)
Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms
Provides for the maximum civil penalty for citations issued through the expedited enforcement program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Establishes state policy regarding affordable, reliable energy and grid resilience (EN +$119,859 GF EX See Note)
Establishes public safety and accountability procedures for carbon dioxide sequestration (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Creates the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Provides for parishes to designate no-wake zones on state waterways. (8/1/25)
Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25)
Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Urges and requests enhancement of the state's participation in the Gulf of America Hypoxia Action Plan and Task Force
Extends the period for which the Comite River is exempt from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act
Removes the designated deadline the board of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District has to promulgate regulations for watershed management within the district
Authorizes a fee for expedited processing performed by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Provides for renewable energy regulation and permitting
Establishes a state park in Terrebonne Parish. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Provides for hunting and fishing licenses. (8/1/25) (EN -$1,302,912 SD RV See Note)
Provides for the Louisiana Catch and Cook Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Provides relative to mallard hunting licenses for hunting preserves
Provides relative to venue for claims involving expropriation for carbon capture
Names the boat launch at Bussey Brake the William Kinnison "Kinny" Haddox Boat Launch. (8/1/25)
Provides relative to construction of bulkheads on certain water bodies in St. Tammany Parish. (gov sig)
Provides for waters of the state. (gov sig)
Provides for frogging at night. (8/1/25)
Provides for recording of commercial receipts for fish sold. (8/1/25)
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish.
Memorializes Congress to compel the United States Food and Drug Administration to increase inspection and testing of imported seafood
Establishes the Conservation Incentive Program (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Authorizes the lease of certain state property in Jefferson Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in the parishes of Webster and Bienville
Provides relative to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' annual duck stamps (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Provides for deer sex identification requirements
Provides relative to expanding the jurisdiction of state park wardens to enforce litter laws statewide
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2026, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
Requires advance notice to surface and mineral owners prior to permitting or performing carbon dioxide sequestration activities (RE NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
Provides for liberative prescription on mineral leases on state property. (8/1/25)
Provides relative to remediation of oilfield and exploration and production sites
Provides for the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (8/1/25)
Provides for the operation of saltwater disposal wells in the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Red River, and Webster (EG +$111,002 SG EX See Note)
Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/25)
Provides for the leasing of state property for energy-related purposes (Item #17) (EN +$38,175 SD RV See Note)
Provides for the administration of the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund (Item #16) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to imported seafood safety fees (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides for the organization, duties, and responsibilities of the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Provides for membership on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration
Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Provides for exemption to wildlife rehabilitation program rules
Provides for the creation and use of the Marine Finfish Stock Enhancement Fund
Establishes a seafood importer license for wholesale/retail dealers and retail dealers (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Authorizes unitization for carbon dioxide sequestration
Provides relative to eminent domain
Creates the Louisiana Commemorative Pet Stamp Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Requires signage for wetland assimilation projects
Provides for revenue reductions from free and discounted recreational hunting and fishing licenses (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Provides relative to liability and damages resulting from carbon sequestration
Memorializes Congress to resume liquid natural gas exports.
Provides relative to landowner liability for carbon dioxide sequestration
Names the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier after President George W. Bush
Provides relative to bear hunting
Provides relative to charter boat fishing guide licensing
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
Creates the Clean Hydrogen Task Force
Expresses support for the off-shore wind industry.
Provides relative to Wildlife Rehabilitation Program rules
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Ascension Parish.
Requires the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries to notify applicants for recreational fishing and hunting licenses of the option to become an organ and tissue donor and make an organ donation. (8/1/24) (EN +$20,000 SD EX See Note)
Authorizes the use of dogs to retrieve mortally wounded deer
Repeals obsolete hunting license provisions
Provides relative to the regulation window tinting for patrol vehicles owned by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Provides relative to harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishermen on lands and waters managed by the state
Provides for boundaries of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District. (8/1/24)
Urges and requests the administration of President Biden to end its pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2025, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
Reaffirms support for the annual Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and memorializes Congress to provide continued funding
Provides relative to saltwater and charter fishing licenses and fees (EN DECREASE SD EX See Note)
Memorializes Congress to impose a quota or tariff on imported shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish and to enact a buy plan for domestic shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish
Provides relative to brine. (8/1/24)
Allocates revenue collected from waterfowl licenses to the Duck Stamp Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Creates the Comite River Diversion Canal/Amite River Basin Task Force.
Requests the United States Department of Energy to carefully consider the benefits of liquid natural gas exports.
Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Provides relative to the authorized uses and lease of certain public property in Orleans and Jefferson Parish
Provides for eligibility of charter boat fishing guides for the Fisherman's Gear Compensation Fund
Reallocates money received from fur trapping licenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Authorizes the use of state property for seafood research
Provides for bait shrimp. (8/1/24)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Allen Parish. (8/1/24)
Recreates Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (6/30/24)
Provides relative to remediation of oilfield sites and exploration. (8/1/24)
Provides for size limits for spotted sea trout and red drum. (8/1/24)
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Webster Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Martin parish
Provides relative to sale of property in Caddo Parish (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
Provides for the utilization of unmanned aircraft systems. (8/1/24)
Allows full size trawl gear for bait shrimp on permitted vessels
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Tangipahoa Parish. (gov sig)
Provides for largemouth bass bag and size limits. (8/1/24)
Provides for feral hog hunting. (8/1/24)
Provides relative to management of alligator populations. (8/1/24)
Provides for turkey hunting. (8/1/24)
Provides for renewable energy leases. (gov sig)
Provides relative to carbon capture and sequestration (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study wakeboard boats and their impact on fishing and properties on False River
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study and make recommendations regarding alligator markets, populations, and hunting
Provides relative to hull identification numbers issued by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Tangipahoa Parish
. Re-establishes the Lower Pearl River Basin Task Force.
Exempts certain state property in Lafourche Parish from state park size requirements
Provides relative to oyster seed ground vessel permits
Authorizes the use of personal watercraft between sunset and sunrise
Authorizes the exchange of certain state property in Calcasieu Parish
Renames the Department of Natural Resources. (1/10/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the United States Food and Drug Administration to expand testing of imported shrimp
Memorializes Congress to impose a quota or tariff on imported shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish and enact a buy plan for domestic shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish
Requests the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take actions necessary to timely review and grant the state of Louisiana's application for primacy in the administration of Class VI injection well permitting.
Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study the feasibility of allowing a black bear hunting season
Memorializes Congress to compel the United States Food and Drug Administration to fulfill its duties regarding inspection and testing of imported seafood
Memorializes Congress to ban the import of shrimp and crawfish from outside the U.S.
Requests President Joe R. Biden Jr. and United States Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to immediately adopt a new five-year offshore leasing plan for the Gulf of Mexico to help reduce the cost of energy.
Provides relative to rights in minerals
Authorizes the sale or exchange of sixteenth section state lands by the Cameron Parish School Board
Establishes the Task Force on Local Impacts of Carbon Capture and Sequestration to study the benefits and revenue streams of carbon capture and sequestration projects.
Re-establishes the Lower Pearl River Basin Task Force.
Urges and requests the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission promulgate rules and regulations providing for red drum.
Memorializes congress to establish Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish as a national park
Urges and requests the president of the United States to reconsider the signed agreement that facilitates growth of certain aquaculture exports from Ecuador to the United States
Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2024, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
Provides for the lease of property located within Jefferson Parish.
Authorizes the sale of certain school property by the Natchitoches Parish School Board and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. (gov sig)
Exempts users of the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and the Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge from the requirement of completion of a self-clearing permit
Provides relative to a fee increase for the Imported Seafood Safety Fund (RE +$1,875 SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to fee exemptions for certain solar power generation facilities (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Provides for the youth hunting license fee and licensing requirements. (OR -$97,105 SD RV See Note)
Provides for possession limits of certain species caught in saltwater areas of the state. (gov sig)
Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/23)
Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/23)
Provides for Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for surface water. (7/1/23) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Provides for actions arising from coastal use permits. (8/1/23)
Authorizes the exchange of certain state property in St. Martin Parish
Provides for boating safety instruction. (8/1/22)
Provides relative to the sale of certain state property in Iberia and St. Martin Parish
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish
Provides for the retail seafood dealer's license
Creates and provides for the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Provides for commercial menhaden harvest reporting. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Provides relative to freshwater charter boat fishing guide licenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Provides relative to the management of solar resources (EN +$250,186 SG EX See Note)
Provides relative to management of the Amite River Basin
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish
Provides relative to lease sales for wind energy
Provides relative to charter fishing without required credentials
Provides relative to the composition of the Oyster Task Force
Requests the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries to formulate plans to prevent and limit the impact of certain wildlife diseases.
Requests the attorney general to review the Office of Environmental Justice within the United States Department of Justice.
Establishes the Emerging Energy Codification Task Force.
Urges and requests continued support for the efforts in the Mississippi River Basin to achieve the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan
Memorializes Congress to support the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act and to compel the United States Food and Drug Administration to fulfill its duties regarding inspection and testing of imported seafood
Provides relative to the Underground Storage Tank Program
Requires certain agencies within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to evaluate certain drainage projects (EG1 +$200,000 SG EX See Note)
Provides relative to hunting and fishing licenses for nonresident veterans, retired military personnel, and Purple Heart recipients
Changes the frequency of mullet stock assessments
Provides for taking of deer by use of pre-charged pneumatic devices
Provides for hand-grabbing of catfish and the taking of bream in minnow traps
Provides for certain solar power generation facilities. (8/1/22)
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2023, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
Urges and requests federal action on domestic oil and gas production
Provides relative to the existing right of a storage facility operator to expropriate property for the purpose of drilling through a storage facility in Caldwell Parish
Authorizes the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Beouf Levee District to exchange property in Avoyelles Parish
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Tangipahoa Parish
Extends the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund and extends payments into the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to photographic evidence for instances of violations of litter laws
Provides for sale of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish
Provides relative to civil penalties for restitution of value of wildlife and aquatic life. (8/1/22)
Provides relative to the sale of certain state property in Iberia Parish
Provides relative to the transfer of certain state property in Cameron Parish
Creates the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Authorizes the use of certain state property in Cameron Parish for seafood farming. (gov sig)
Urges and requests that rules be codified defining the public's right to access the running waters of this state in accordance with the Louisiana's historical civil law tradition
Authorizes the transfer of state property in Lafayette Parish. (gov sig)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
Provides relative to retaining and removing invasive species of fish.
Provides for the Orphan Well Program. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note)
Re-creates the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board. (6/30/22)
Provides for the risk charge against nonparticipating owners in drilling units. (8/1/22)
Requests halt in actions that cancel or delay offshore oil and natural gas lease sales.
Urges and requests the president of the United States to consider the current geopolitical tensions and support policies and take measures to ensure America's long-term energy affordability, security, leadership, and progress
Provides relative to the commercial menhaden catch (RE +$198,456 SD EX See Note)
Provides relative to royalties on dredged materials
Provides for actions arising from coastal use permits. (8/1/22)
Provides for cooperative endeavor agreements for use of surface waters. (8/1/22) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Provides for a bear hunting season in Louisiana. (8/1/22) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Provides relative to the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District
Provides relative to the dedication of state lands to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in East Baton Rouge Parish
Extends the period for which the Comite River is exempt from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act
Provides relative to the exchange of certain property between the University of Louisiana System and the City of Lafayette
Provides relative to the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Teche-Vermilion Freshwater District
Provides relative to fee increases for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$16,611,750 SD RV See Note)
Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to conduct a study to determine the final destination of oyster shells removed from Louisiana waters
Provides relative to the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Martin Parish
Authorizes the board of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District to assess fees for capital expenditures and nonpayment (EN +$10,900 LF RV See Note)
Provides for regulation of leases of land for solar farms. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE OF EX See Note)
Provides for the removal of criminal penalties and reclassification of certain wildlife violations and provides for enforcement and recovery of civil fines by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$1,145,563 SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to the process by which the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission can change the daily take, possession, and size limits of certain fish in Lake D'Arbonne in Union Parish
Provides relative to the Louisiana Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing and Distribution Authority
Authorizes the exchange of state property in Caddo, Sabine, Richland, and Morehouse Parishes for property in Ouachita Parish
Creates the Risk Charge Commission to study current law and consider making recommendations regarding the costs and risks in drilling a well in a unit.
Requests the Department of Natural Resources, office of coastal management, to review permitting cycle times and to make recommendations to expedite the permitting process.
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2022, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
Urges and requests the administration of President Biden to end its pause on offshore oil and gas leasing
Urges and requests the collaboration of certain departments with the Louisiana Waterfowl Working Group to improve waterfowl habitats on private, state, and federally owned lands
Provides relative to the geographic location for the taking of menhaden (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)
Urges and requests continued support for the efforts in the Mississippi River Basin to achieve the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan
Creates the Outdoor Conservation Study Group to study conservation funding mechanisms and programs
Urges and requests the governor's executive assistant for coastal activities to coordinate a study among state agencies and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature relative to management of the Amite River Basin
Exempts certain property belonging to Lafayette and Lafayette Parish from third party transfer requirements
Requests the Crab Task Force and the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force, in cooperation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to study and make recommendations to reduce damage to crab traps and the number of derelict crab traps in Lake Pontchartrain.
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
Provides relative to the storage of hydrogen in underground reservoirs and salt domes
Provides for monies collected from enforcement actions of coastal use permits. (8/1/21) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Creates the Risk Charge Task Force to study current law and consider making recommendations regarding the costs and risks in drilling a well in a unit.
Recognizes The North Face as an "Extraordinary Customer" of the the Louisiana oil and gas and petrochemical industries.
Provides for the disposition of funds recovered in settlement of the state and parish coastal zone litigation. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Provide for actions arising from coastal use permits. (8/1/21)
Provides relative to taking shrimp in Lake Pontchartrain. (8/1/21)
Provides for the risk charge against nonparticipating mineral owners in drilling units. (8/1/21)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Jackson Parish (Item #54)
Memorializes Congress to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to more efficiently coordinate the removal of dislocated oilfield equipment after natural disasters in Louisiana
Provides for the fresh products license. (See CA3s19) (Item #32)
Authorizes the sale of an office building owned by Nicholls State University in Terrebonne Parish
Authorizes the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to certify "organizations involved in charitable hunting and fishing activities" and waives license fees for such organizations (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Allows nighttime hunting of outlaw quadrupeds, nutria, and beaver on private property at any time of the year
Provides relative to hunting and fishing license fees for Purple Heart recipients (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Provides relative to powers and duties of the commissioner of conservation. (8/1/20)
Authorizes the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Beouf Levee Districts to exchange property in Avoyelles Parish
Extends cooperative endeavor agreements for use of surface waters
Provides relative to a property exchange between the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Allows the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to incur debt or issue bonds
Provides for the lease of certain state property in Jefferson Parish
Establishes the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration. (gov sig)
Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/20)
Re-creates the Department of Natural Resources. (6/30/20)
Extends the False River Watershed Council
Continues the Comite River Diversion Canal Project Task Force
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to review the restrictions on possession of exotic and invasive species
Urges and requests the division of administration, office of community development, to consider funding the Darlington Reservoir
To express support for the annual Gulf Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and to memorialize congress to provide continued funding
Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Preempts local regulation of the use of natural gas utility service. (8/1/20)
Requests CPRA and the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries to cooperate in developing projects and programs to enhance the oyster industry.
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2021, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
To urge and request certain officials and local governments to dismiss coastal lawsuits.
Provides for enforcement of the Coastal Zone Management Program. (8/1/20)
Provides for the enforcement of coastal use permits. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Jefferson Parish.
Creates the State and Parish Coastal Zone Recovery Authority. (8/1/20) (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to the coastal management program, designees of the secretary, and prohibition of certain contracts. (8/1/20)
Provides for awards in actions enforcing provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Program. (8/1/20)
Exempts certain activities performed by a levee district, a levee and drainage district, or a drainage district from the requirements for a coastal use permit. (8/1/20) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Requests Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and Dept. of Natural Resources to study the feasibility of using waste tire material in flood protection and coastal restoration projects.
Provides for the enforcement of coastal use permits. (gov sig)
Provides for certain ecological tours traversing wildlife management areas. (8/1/20)
Allows for the state and private landowners to enter into boundary agreements concerning disputed property. (8/1/20) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Authorizes the acceptance of alternative proof of residency for certain applicants for hunting. (8/1/20)
Constitutional amendment to authorize the state to enter into certain agreements with landowners concerning boundaries between state claimed and privately claimed water bottoms. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Provides for possession limits of red drum taken by means of bow and arrow. (8/1/20)
Authorizes the transfer of state property in Rapides Parish
Provides with respect to the membership of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. (1/13/20)
Transfers the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission to the Department of Education
Includes in the definition of "bona fide resident" honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Requires a license for taking alligators and eliminates the additional license for an assistant to an alligator hunter
Adds Ascension Parish to the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District. (8/1/19)
Provides relative to exercise of rights and conducting of operations arising from co-ownership of land and mineral rights. (8/1/19)
Provides relative to the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. (8/1/19)
Authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health to sell or transfer title to certain property. (8/1/19) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Re-establishes the Lower Pearl River Basin task force.
Authorizes the lease of property in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson
Authorizes additional means of harvesting oysters on the oyster seed grounds under the oyster seed ground vessel permit
Levies an annual reclamation fee on surface mining operations (EN +$226,068 SD RV See Note)
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to form a subcommittee to coordinate the state's involvement in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Re-establishes the Lake Providence Watershed Council.
Requests the U. S. Department of Interior to adopt a policy encouraging avoidance of stranding assets in the Gulf of Mexico Shallow Water Province to ensure maximum benefit for the nation.
Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2020, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to work with the Department of Education and the Louisiana School Boards Association to provide hunter education as a voluntary physical education elective in public high schools
Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation to study the necessity of declaring an area of groundwater concern or critical area of ground water concern in the Baton Rouge area
Prohibits the taking of immature female crabs and provides for enhanced penalties for certain crab fishing violations
Provides relative to times and methods of taking outlaw quadrupeds. (8/1/19)
Provides for the size and location of escape rings on crab traps. (gov sig)
Creates the "Cervid (Deer)/Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force" in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Urges and requests continued support for the efforts by the state of Louisiana and others in the Mississippi River Basin to work together toward achieving the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan and a reduction of the hypoxic zone off the state's coast
Provides how mineral royalties are classified and creates a lien for mineral royalties due to the state. (8/1/19)
Increases boat registration fees
Provides relative to the membership and quorum of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board
Provides for the establishment of airboat trails on wildlife management areas
Transfers the responsibilities of the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Atchafalaya Basin Program from within the Department of Natural Resources to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. (7/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Authorizes and directs the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to promulgate rules and guidelines for their contracting authorities
Relative to possession limits of filleted red drum, spotted sea trout, or Southern flounder on board a vessel while on the water
Exempts the Tickfaw River and Blind River from certain restrictions of the Natural and Scenic Rivers Program
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Tangipahoa Parish and also certain property in St. Martin Parish. (gov sig)
Requires the Sabine River Authority to obtain approval of the Water Resources Commission prior to the sale of water outside the state. (8/1/18)
Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on the issue of public access on the navigable waters of the state.
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to develop a proposal seeking Open Ocean TIG and RW TIG funds to monitor red snapper and other reef fish impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Requests the oil and gas industry in Louisiana to support the construction of the Louisiana Geological Survey Coastal Geohazards Atlas by providing access to interpretations from 3-D seismic data.
Relative to compensatory mitigation requirements
Authorizes the transfer of state property in St. Martin Parish
Provides with respect to the membership of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. (gov sig)
Requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to update the Caney Creek Reservoir waterbody management plan on an annual basis.
Approves the annual integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2019, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to authorize increased hunting opportunities of feral hogs on Wildlife Management Areas
Establishes the Public Access to Waterways Task Force
Provides for reporting of groundwater resources
Provides relative to the disposition of abandoned crab traps
Includes charter fishing guides in the certification program as earning more than half of their income from charter fishing guide activities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Authorizes the regulation or prohibition of boat traffic in certain circumstances
Prohibits the commissioner of conservation from regulating the hours of operation of certain facilities receiving exploration and production waste
Extends the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund and extends payments into the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Amends the definition of operations in the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act. (8/1/18)
Requires the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to meet at a location with internet audio and video streaming capability when votes are scheduled to occur. (gov sig)
Corrects statutory references remaining from the transfer of the state land office to the division of administration. (8/1/18)
Institutes a permanent moratorium on oyster fishing in Sabine Lake. (8/1/18)
Requires the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to develop a coastal master plan, at a minimum every six years. (8/1/18)
Provides for the sale of timber by the state land office. (8/1/18)
Provides for payment of the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund fee (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Provides for expedited permitting in the office of conservation
Provides for the oilfield site restoration program (EN +$4,500,000 SD RV See Note)
Authorizes coastal restoration and protection projects as compensatory wetlands mitigation
Delineates the boundary between state ownership and private ownership of the land adjacent to False River
Prohibits the importation of live cervid
Extends the additional saltwater fishing fee dedicated to the LACREEL program (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Authorizes the commissioner of conservation to certify to the U.S. Department of Transportation his regulatory authority over underground natural gas storage facilities
Increases the ceiling on penalties for pipeline safety violations (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain state property in Webster Parish. (gov sig)
Provides possession limits of certain species of fish caught in saltwater areas of the state. (gov sig)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Mary Parish. (gov sig)
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Webster Parish. (gov sig)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Ascension Parish. (gov sig)
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to conduct a science-based study of the adequacy of the current inland boundary of the coastal zone of Louisiana. (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, as adopted by the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Corrects statutory references remaining from the transfer of the State Land Office from the Department of Natural Resources to the Division of Administration
Establishes procedures for review of future utility of well sites that have been inactive for more than ten years. (8/1/18) (RE INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Expresses opposition to the "One Lake" project proposing to dam the Pearl River and to build a 1,500 acre lake near Jackson, Mississippi and requests the United States Army Corps of Engineers to deny a pending permit for the project.
Defines inactive well and provides for the powers and duties of the commissioner of conservation. (8/1/18)
Relative to the disposition of property with respect to certain waterways
Removes Comite River and Bayou Manchac from the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/18)
Appoints the attorney general as the attorney for the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District. (8/1/18)
Provides relative to sales, leases, and subleases of land rights acquired by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. (gov sig)
Provides that certain mineral royalties due to the state are not rent. (8/1/18)
Provides relative to oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake. (8/1/18)
Reduces the crappie daily take limit from fifty to twenty-five on Sibley Lake. (8/1/18)
Requires semiannual ground water reporting and parliamentary procedures for certain ground water conservation districts and regional bodies.
Repeals the provision tying the Oil Field Site Restoration Fund fee to the payment of severance tax (EN +$1,400,000 SD RV See Note)
Authorizes the transfer of certain property near Spanish Lake in Iberia Parish
Provides relative to the contracting authority of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Bossier Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish
Provides relative to advertisements and bids for the lease of public lands
Provides for the gear authorized for oyster harvest on Calcasieu Lake and Sabine Lake
Authorizes the issuance of an alternative oyster culture permit to a person holding an oyster lease on a privately owned water bottom
Allows the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to manage, regulate, and conserve flora in addition to fauna
Provides for real property interests for integrated coastal restoration projects
Provides the procedures for the sale of certain school lands by a school board. (8/1/17)
Provides that the removal of derelict crab traps coincide with the closure of crab season
Authorizes certain areas to be used for seafood research
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Landry Parish
Provides relative to sales, leases, and subleases of immovable property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (gov sig)
Allows the use of gill nets for taking of shad as bait fish with certain limitations. (gov sig)
Authorizes the sale of certain property in Tensas Parish. (gov sig)
Provides an exception for portions of the Comite River, Pearl River, Tchefuncte River, Bogue Falaya River, Abita River, Amite River, and Bayou Manchac from provisions of the natural and scenic rivers program. (8/1/17)
Provides for approval of rules and regulations of a game and fish commission. (8/1/17)
Authorizes a surface lease between Williams, Inc. and the state land office. (gov sig)
Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations regarding the classification of mineral royalties for the purposes of bankruptcy proceedings.
Requests the Department of Natural Resources to study potential solutions that may mitigate spoil banks created as a result of the construction and maintenance of pipelines.
To extend the False River Watershed Council until January 13, 2020
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to evaluate feral hog toxicants and seek opportunities to cooperate
Memorializes Congress and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to work towards a dependable and equitable revenue sharing for Louisiana mineral and gas production
Memorializes Congress to pass legislation or adopt policies allowing Louisiana to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to two hundred nautical miles off the coast of Louisiana.
Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.
Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, as adopted by the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, as adopted by the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.
Requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to examine the issues involved in a program to issue a safe boater decal
To express support for the annual Gulf Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and to memorialize congress to provide continued funding
Approves the annual integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2018.
Approves the annual integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2018.
Requires some form of shoreline protection when money is expended on the creation or restoration of barrier islands. (gov sig)
Provides a process by which the oyster lease moratorium can be lifted
Allows for dual leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest
Provides for financial security required by applicants for drilling permits
Provides for the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
Dedicates the annual assessment on an operator who chooses not to plug an inactive well. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides for powers and duties of the commissioner of conservation. (gov sig)
Adds members to the Saline Lake Game and Fish Preserve Commission and to the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve Commission. (8/1/16)
Provides relative to agreements for drilling units. (gov sig)
Provides for the transfer of the Jackson Avenue Ferry Terminal. (gov sig)
Provides for pipeline safety inspection fees (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Relative to administrative and budgetary services for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Expresses support for the U.S. Land and Water Conservation Fund
Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Natural Resources to study the use of water from natural and scenic rivers for certain uses
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation to study the feasibility of employing financing techniques to convert future BP settlement payments into current assets to be deposited in and credited to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.
Authorizes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to develop a natural resource damages restoration bank program and oil spill compensation schedule
Requires landowner notification when an operator transfers an oil or gas well and provides for orphaned oilfield sites. (8/1/16)
Provides relative to the Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission. (gov sig)
Re-creates the Department of Natural Resources
Amends the public oyster seed ground vessel permit (EN +$247,220 SD RV See Note)
Provides for exceptions from the retail seafood dealer's license. (8/1/16)
Re-creates the Lower Pearl River Basin Ecosystem Study Commission.
Requests the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to maintain region-wide leasing in the Gulf of Mexico in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program without any further exclusions or restrictions.
Expresses legislative intent for enforcement of laws regulating fishing gear authorized for use in Louisiana's offshore waters.
Approves the Fiscal Year 2017 annual plan for integrated coastal protection and restoration
Provides for certain fees collected by the office of conservation (EN NO IMPACT SD RV See Note)
Approves the Fiscal Year 2017 annual plan for integrated coastal protection and restoration
Requires successful completion of an oyster harvester education program prior to applying for an oyster harvester license
Extends the cooperative endeavor program for use of the state's surface water resources
Adds alligator in the Louisiana Catch and Cook Program
Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Discontinues the White Lake Property Advisory Board. (8/1/16)
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain state property in Webster Parish. (gov sig)
Urges and requests the office of conservation to study the effects of ground water withdrawals from the Southern Hills Aquifer System
Urges continued support for the efforts in the Mississippi River Basin to achieve the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan
Provides with respect to the membership of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. (gov sig)
Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation to develop and implement a pilot program to reduce the cost of plugging orphaned wells and decrease the number of wells on the orphan wells list
Creates the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Grant Parish
Changes the name of certain oyster harvest gear from "dredge" to "scraper" and provides for limitations on the dimensions of the scrapers
Includes reptile and amphibian wholesale/retail dealers in the trip ticket program
Authorizes the sale of certain property in Rapides Parish
Authorizes two or more parishes to create a game and fish preserve when the preserve is located in multiple parishes. (8/1/16)
Extends the False River Watershed Council for one year until June 30, 2017
Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2016-2017.
Urges the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to provide stricter enforcement of shrimping laws and regulations
Provides relative to the recovery of site restoration costs expended from the oilfield site restoration fund. (See Act)
Authorizes the transfer of state property in Morehouse Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish
Adds "blaze pink" as an alternative to the hunter orange requirements
Authorizes two or more parishes to create a game and fish preserve when the preserve is located in multiple parishes
Expands the "Authentic Louisiana" wild seafood certification program criteria
Establishes the Feral Hog Task Force. (8/1/16)
Allows year-round nighttime hunting of feral hogs and coyotes on private property. (8/1/16)
Provides with respect to the boundaries of False River
Repeals the prohibition on enforcement of the federal TEDS in shrimp nets requirement
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Rapides and East Baton Rouge Parishes. (8/1/15)
Authorizes advertisements on Department of Wildlife and Fisheries property (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Authorizes the commissioner of conservation to regulate liquified natural gas facilities in the state
Increases fees for participation in the commercial crab fishery (EN +$54,000 SD RV See Note)
Increases lease rental rates for oysters leases (EN +$403,394 SD RV See Note)
Provides for certain fees collected by the office of conservation (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides for the administration and uses of monies in the Hunters for the Hungry Account. (8/1/15)
Allows the carrying of certain firearms while hunting with a bow. (gov sig)
Provides for drilling units and authorizes the permitting of cross-unit wells. (8/1/15)
Provides for additional penalties for unauthorized taking of oysters from leased acreage
Expands eligibility for a commercial crab trap gear license to holders of a seafood dealer's license who can document appropriate crab landings
Provides relative to the method of determination of a stock assessment for black drum, sheepshead, and flounder
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Calcasieu Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Vernon Parish. (gov sig)
Urges and requests the United States Environmental Protection Agency not to adopt the proposed guidelines on carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric units
Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute study and make recommendations regarding whether the Constitution of Louisiana should be amended to provide that mineral interests of the state, school boards, or levee districts should be subject to loss by prescription or other means.
Memorializes Congress to eliminate the current ban on crude oil exports.
Establishes a task force to study the performance audit on the regulation of oil and gas wells and management of orphaned wells.
Creates the Oyster Lease Moratorium Lifting Committee
Relative to approval for land acquisition for integrated coastal protection projects by "acquiring authorities"
Provides for the functions and responsibilities of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority relative to certain projects
To provide for the transfer of certain property from the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District to the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District in Terrebonne Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property located in Union Parish
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Calcasieu Parish
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in Richland Parish
Provides relative to the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District. (gov sig)
Requests the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to change the name of the Sicily Island Hills Wildlife Management Area to the J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area.
Memorializes Congress to take action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in Louisiana's sovereign waters by passing H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015.
Approves the 2015-2016 annual plan for integrated coastal protection and restoration
Approves the 2015-2016 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan
Approves the 2015-2016 annual plan for integrated coastal protection and restoration
Allows year-round night hunting of hogs on private property
Provides relative to the Louisiana Oilfield Site Restoration Law. (8/1/15) (OR DECREASE SD EX See Note)
Urges the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to examine the issue of a wild-caught crawfish fishing season
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to establish a subcommittee to study at-risk energy infrastructure in the coastal area
Provides for the exchange of school lands by the Avoyelles Parish School Board. (gov sig)
Authorizes an alternative for identification for the purchase of a resident fishing and hunting license. (8/1/15)
Imposes an additional fee on the sale of saltwater fishing licenses and dedicates the revenues (EN +$1,988,273 SD RV See Note)
Requires public notice for certain solution-mined cavern permits in Vermilion and Iberia parishes. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund. (7/1/14) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides for a special season for Louisiana residents who have been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Provides for the authority to transfer or lease certain state property in Lafayette Parish
Provides for the lease of certain state property in Iberville Parish
Exempts certain persons from the requirements of the big exotic cats rules. (8/1/14)
Provides for permitting requirements of solution mining injection wells and solution mined caverns. (8/1/14)
Deposits proceeds collected by the state from the use or withdrawal of surface water into the Aquatic Plant Control Fund for aquatic weed control and eradication
Assigns to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission management responsibility for sustainability of freshwater and saltwater fisheries
Provides for the Louisiana Catch and Cook Program within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to lease certain lands in St. Martin Parish. (gov sig)
Provides relative to the enforcement of the State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978. (gov sig)
To require the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to establish a program to enhance and elevate professionalism in the commercial crab industry
Provides for the size and number of escape rings on crab traps
Removes lands located in the Atchafalaya Basin from certain state lease requirements
Provides relative to clean up of hazardous materials found in integrated coastal protection projects
Provides for the suspension of a person's driver's license for failure to pay fine or failure to appear in court when charged with littering
Reduces the time required to qualify as a resident for hunting and fishing licenses
Prohibits the taking of game birds and wild quadrupeds while riding or standing upon a moving land vehicle or aircraft. (8/1/14)
Provides for procedures relative to remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation and the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of hazards posed by certain pipelines
Provides relative to alternative dispute resolution in suits involving oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/14)
Requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study and make recommendations to alleviate problems accessing the Pearl and Bogue Chitto rivers.
Provides for possession limits for certain species of bass caught in saltwater areas of the state
Authorizes the transfer of certain state land in Union Parish. (gov sig)
Provides for the possession limits of crappie on Lake D'Arbonne. (8/1/14)
Creates the Cross-Unit Well Study Commission. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium.
Allows the use of a firearm sound suppressor while hunting certain wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14)
Provides for the use of sound suppressors in hunting
Relative to lease payments for leasing of property by public benefit corporations
Changes the line of demarcation of the inside and outside waters for purposes of shrimping. (8/1/14)
Provides for the sale or purchase of wild birds and wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to the importation of certain fish. (8/1/14)
Extends the time when the state may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement for the sale of surface water. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to the release of certain game, fowl, or fish. (8/1/14)
Urges and requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to study Lake Verret as an alternative drinking water source for Bayou Lafourche
Approves the 2014-2015 annual plan for integrated coastal protection and restoration
Provides relative to the boundaries of the Black River Lake Recreation and Water Conservation District
Relative to packaging and labeling of oysters
Prohibits dredging of sand pits or excavating near a state highway in certain areas of the coastal zone (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Provides for reduced hunting and fishing license fees for certain retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Creates the Louisiana Finfish Task Force
Provides relative to the remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites
Creates the Lower Pearl River Basin Ecosystem Study Commission.
Memorializes congress to provide for certain aspects of the RESTORE Act
Urges and requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to create a body of coastal parishes to aid in compliance with the RESTORE Act
Relative to the methods of payment for deposits accompanying bids for mineral leases on state lands
Prohibits waterskiing and use of personal watercraft on a portion of Lake Louis in Catahoula Parish
Provides relative to fees for hunting and fishing licenses paid by surviving spouses of members of the military killed in action (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides for the authority to transfer or lease certain state property in St. Mary Parish
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in St. Martin Parish
Provides for the transfer of certain state properties in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
Provides for pipeline disclosures and registrations
Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation to review the rules and regulations governing plugging and abandonment of wells
Approves the 2014-2015 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan
Provides relative to size and configuration of skimmer nets (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Makes a technical correction to remove the effective date reference contained in the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment that would specify certain geographical qualifications for members of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Prohibits the issuance of certain permits to create or convert a solution mined cavern in Vermilion and Iberia parishes. (gov sig)
Provides relative to the management regime for the Southern Hills Aquifer System
Allows for the hunting of outlaw quadrupeds from a helicopter. (8/1/14)
Allows year-round day or night hunting of hogs on private property
Provides relative to groundwater and surface water. (8/1/14) (OR SEE FISC NOTE)
Provides relative to multi-parish fresh water districts. (8/1/14)
Bans the importation or private possession of certain constrictor and venomous snakes. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to the authority of certain state and local government entities to bring causes of action arising from or related to certain permits issued in the coastal area. (gov sig) (OR See Note)
Requires the court to stay proceedings under certain conditions in a lawsuit involving the remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to preemption of civil actions against certain permittees of the state. (gov sig)
Provides relative to certain indemnification agreements concerning environmental damage. (gov sig)
Allows the year-round taking of outlaw quadrupeds, nutria, or beaver during nighttime hours on private property. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to oilfield sites and exploration or production sites. (8/1/14)
Provides for an exemption from fees associated with the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund. (7/1/14)
(Constitutional Amendment) Adds members to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Authorizes a checkoff for a donation to Hunters for the Hungry when purchasing a fishing or hunting license. (6/1/14) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Authorizes a nonresident student in a Louisiana high school to purchase a nonresident basic hunting license for the cost of a resident hunting license (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides for the authority to transfer or lease certain state property in Orleans Parish and St. Martin Parish
Provides relative to the transfer of a certain parcel of land from La. Tech University to the city of Ruston
Provides relative to a possession limit for crappie taken from Toledo Bend Reservoir on a recreational fishing license
Requires notification of the proximity of property to a salt dome containing solution mining and storage caverns
Provides for solution mining injection wells and solution mined caverns
Authorizes a cooperative endeavor agreement for use of certain state property situated in Orleans Parish, and the transfer of the former site of Earl K. Long Medical Center to the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority. (gov sig)
Provides relative to fines levied by the commissioner of conservation for certain violations. (2/3 - CA7s2.1(A)) (gov sig)
Authorizes the Avoyelles Parish School Board to exchange certain sixteenth section lands
Adds new members to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Moves responsibility for regulation of seismic activity from the office of fisheries to the office of wildlife within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Provides for fees to be charged for mooring access in the Atchafalaya Delta WMA and creates the Atchafalaya Delta WMA Mooring Account in the Conservation Fund (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Memorializes Congress to prevent unnecessary and unintended harm to coastal communities, individuals, and businesses by immediately amending the Biggert-Waters Act and mandating revision of FEMA flood-risk maps.
Memorializes Congress to review and amend or revise the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
Memorializes congress to prevent the importation of seafood from Asian producers
To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to perform a study determining how local governing authorities can regulate air boat noise pollution.
Requests federal, state, and local governing authorities when contracting for coastal restoration and protection projects to give priority to Louisiana businesses.
Urges and requests the office of conservation to study, report, and make recommendations on the availability of qualified water well drillers, water well driller licensing requirements, and their impact on the rates charged for drilling water wells
Approves the 2013-2014 annual plan for integrated coastal protection and restoration
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Ouachita and Iberville Parishes. (8/1/13)
Authorizes and provides for the transfer of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Memorializes congress to enact legislation that promotes growth of domestic alternative fuel sources and reduces dependence on foreign oil
Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for FY 2013-2014
Exempts the Sabine River Authority from the requirement that property acquired by the state or a political subdivision which is to be transferred to a third party must first be offered to the person from whom it was originally transferred. (gov sig)
Designates No Hitchin' as Louisiana's Official Folklife Play.
Provides for transfer of certain state property in Rapides Parish to the city of Pineville
Provides that a nonexclusive geophysical permittee will pay the permit fee to the office of mineral resources. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Requests joint committee study of the presidential permit application allowing the construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline between the United States and Canada.
Increases penalties for certain oyster harvesting violations
Increases certain fees related to the charter boat fishing industry (EN +$210,610 SD RV See Note)
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Lafourche Parish
Provides for an exemption from the requirement that crab traps have escape rings
Extends the oyster seed ground vessel permit program
Provides for the comprehensive study and evaluation of Louisiana's levee districts and other water resource boards.
Prohibits the issuance of certain permits to create or convert a solution mined cavern for storage purposes. (gov sig)
Memorializes Congress to amend or repeal the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act.
Requests the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute to study and make recommendations relative to timely payment of mineral royalties
Prohibits the take, sale, possession, or importation of red snapper. (8/1/13)
Provides relative to certain unsolicited offers for lease or purchase of mineral rights. (8/1/13)
Nominates Bear Bayou, Bayou Chevreu, Big Bayou Jessie, Bayou Grosbeak, Bayou Cocodrie, and Bayou Cane for inclusion in the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System.
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources to document the costs of complying with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act in public infrastructure projects in the state of Louisiana.
Provides for a moratorium on permits allowing underground storage of hazardous wastes, natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, Class III brine extraction from or near a salt dome drilling through or into such underground storage reservoirs near salt domes or adjacent caverns, and to expand the requirements for such operations near moderate and catastrophic disasters such as sinkholes and collapses in salt dome caverns. (8/1/13)
Establishes withdrawal limits on the use of groundwater. (8/1/13)
Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
Provides for the membership and powers and duties of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. (8/1/12)
Requires liability insurance for charter boat fishing guides and charter vessels. (8/1/12)
Requires annual reports from certain special districts regarding its groundwater resources. (gov sig)
Provides for the leasing and ratification of certain leases of school lands and sixteenth section lands. (gov sig)
Requires notice be provided to certain landowners affected by certain drilling operations. (8/1/12)
Requires the Sabine River Authority to obtain legislative committee and certain local government approval for out-of-state water sales. (8/1/12)
Provides for the remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/12)
Provides relative to the leasing of certain lands for hydrokinetic energy development. (8/1/12)
Authorizes Chennault Airport Authority to sell property to the city of Lake Charles. (See Act)
Creates a permit for the entertainment industry for the possession or transportation of certain wildlife. (8/1/12) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Authorizes proof of lifetime hunting, sports fishing, and combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing licenses, certificate of firearm and hunter education, and certificate of boating safety education on a drivers license. (8/1/12) (EN +$50,000 SG EX See Note)
Authorizes McNeese State University to transfer certain state property to the Chennault International Airport Authority. (8/1/12)
Provides relative to oyster harvesting in Calcasieu Lake. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Authorizes and directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study entering into recreational fishing and hunting license reciprocity agreements with Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas, and to submit its findings to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
Revises the membership and powers and duties of the Ground Water Resources Commission. (8/1/12)
Provides exceptions for certain saltwater fish used as bait. (8/1/12)
Authorizes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to assist the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District. (8/1/12)
Provides relative to firearm and hunter education. (8/1/12)
Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (6/30/12)
Provides for sales of certain public lands for economic development purposes. (8/1/12)
Provides relative to drilling units. (8/1/12) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.
Approves the annual integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.
Memorializes Congress to urge the US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, to follow the recommendations of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, office of coastal management, as to the implementation of fair and reasonable regulations on wetland habitat assessment and compensation for wetland impacts.
Authorizes the transfer of certain state properties. (gov sig)
Provides for the positive evidence of sex identification of deer and turkey. (8/1/12)
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain property in Lincoln Parish to Grambling State University and to Louisiana Tech University. (8/1/12)
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, in conjunction with appropriate member agencies, to jointly study the freshwater needs of the Mermentau Basin and the feasibility of diverting Atchafalaya River water into the Mermentau Basin.
Provides relative to the Louisiana Fur Public Education and Marketing Fund. (8/1/12) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Specifies accreditation requirements for exemption from Wildlife and Fisheries Commission rules governing possession of exotic cats.
Provides relative to remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/12)
Provides relative to certain unsolicited offers for lease or purchase of mineral rights. (8/1/12)
Provides for the regulation of air boats in St. Charles Parish. (8/1/12)
Provides for certain requirements for use of ground water from the Chicot Aquifer. (8/1/12)
Provides for remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/12)
Provides for pooling of ultra deep drilling structures. (8/1/12)
Authorizes certain parishes to create a conservation district. (8/1/12)
Provides relative to the mineral lease and notice of breach. (8/1/12)
Allows residents of Arkansas, Mississippi, or Texas to purchase recreational hunting and fishing licenses at resident rates. (See Act) (OR DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Provides relative to the gulfward boundary and coastline of Louisiana. (8/15/11) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Provides relative to oyster harvesting in Calcasieu Lake. (gov sig)
Provides relative to leases of public lands. (6/23/11)
Provides for the membership, powers, and duties of the Ground Water Management Advisory Task Force. (8/15/11) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Authorizes certain state government entities to sell certain state-owned immovable property. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG See Note)
Authorizes the sale of certain school property by the Natchitoches Parish School Board and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. (8/15/11)
Approves the FY 2011-2012 annual plan for integrated coastal protection.
Requests the office of coastal protection and restoration and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to jointly study shoreline protection, effects on marine species diversity and habitat quality, and economic and other ecosystem service values of the Sabine Reef.
Provides technical corrections to Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. (8/15/11)
Provides relative to the unitization of ultra deep oil and gas structures. (8/15/11) (OR SEE FISC NOTE)
Provides relative to oysters leases. (gov sig)
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property. (gov sig)
Provides relative to oilfield sites or exploration and production sites. (8/15/11)
Provides for the recoupment of unit wells costs and risk charge. (8/15/11)
Provides relative to provisions in Title 41 which are limited in applicability to political subdivisions or local areas meeting specified population characteristics.
Provides relative to provisions in Title 56 which are limited in applicability to political subdivisions or local areas meeting specified population characteristics.
Provides relative to provisions in Title 30 which are limited in applicability to political subdivisions or local areas meeting specified population characteristics.
Creates the Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority. (8/15/10)
Provides relative to the income beneficiary of certain revenues generated on certain state-owned water bottoms. (8/15/10) (EN -$27,108 GF RV See Note)
Provides in each fiscal year, at least $200,000 but no more than seven percent of the federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activity may be used for administrative costs or fees. (8/15/10) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Authorizes the inclusion of all or any portions of Ascension or Iberville parishes in the inland boundary of the coastal zone.
Provides relative to the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center. (gov sig)
Authorizes the State Mineral and Energy Board to lease state lands for the development or production of alternate energy resources. (8/15/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Allows the possession of firearms on certain public lands. (8/15/10)
Provides relative to rulemaking by the Louisiana Willdlife and Fisheries Commission. (8/15/10)
Authorizes transfers of Department of Transportation and Development property to the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission. (8/15/10)
Provides relative to the disposition of certain funds payable to the state as the lessor of certain mineral leases. (8/15/10) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Authorizes a cooperative endeavor agreement for use of certain state owned property situated in Orleans Parish by the city of New Orleans. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
Authorizes the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to enter into a cooperative agreement for Palmetto Island State Park. (8/15/10)
Regulates the use of yo-yos and trigger devices on Lake Saint Joseph. (8/15/10)
Provides relative to fees collected from the sale of charter boat fishing guide licenses. (8/15/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Provides relative to the membership of the State Parks and Recreation Commission. (8/15/10)
Creates the Quality Deer Management Program in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (8/15/10)
Provides relative to nonresident combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for certain veterans who have been wounded or disabled during active duty. (8/15/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Exempts hunters who are under the direct supervision of certain people from having to complete a firearm and hunter education course. (8/15/10) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Authorizes the transfer and acceptance of certain properties by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (gov sig)
Provides relative to the Louisiana Carbon Capture and Enhanced Oil Recovery Act. (8/15/10) (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Constitutional amendment to change the composition of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/1/11)
Authorizes transfer and acceptance of certain properties by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheris. (8/15/10)
Authorizes Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to transfer certain state property in Vermilion Parish. (8/15/10)
Authorizes the Department of Health and Hospitals to transfer certain property to the Chennault International Airport Authority or the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish. (8/15/10)
Creates the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Loan Fund Program within the Department of Natural Resources to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions of the state for the costs of purchasing or converting all or a portion of the political subdivisions' fleets of motor vehicles to qualified clean fuel vehicles propelled by an alternative fuel. (7/1/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Authorizes the commissioner of administration as secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals to transfer certain state property in Rapides Parish. (8/15/10)
Authorizes the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to accept donation of certain immovable property in Caldwell Parish. (gov sig)
Provides relative to integrated coastal protection and recovery for certain losses arising from business interruption. (8/15/10) (EG INCREASE EX See Note)
Requests the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the secretaries of the Department of Revenue and Natural Resources to meet as a special committee to study a reform of the income-reporting laws and the various exclusions, exemptions, credits, deductions, and other economic incentives granted by state law to large, multinational conglomerates which engage in offshore oil and gas exploration and production.
Requests the U. S. President to issue an emergency declaration to use any and all U.S. resources, including military forces and martial law, to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and to ban the use of certain chemical dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response operation.
Provides relative to certain leases transferred from the office of state parks to the office of state lands. (8/15/10)
Memorializes Congress to support continued investment and progress in alleviating the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.
Relative to the use of certain trawls and nets in certain water bodies. (8/15/10)
Changes the composition, and the powers and duties of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. (See Act)
Expands the credit for the payment of noncommercial hunting and fishing license fees to certain military personnel. (EG DECREASE RV See Note)
Removes reciprocity provision allowing nonresident full-time students to purchase hunting and fishing licenses at resident rates. (8/15/10) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
Prohibits the taking of red drum by certain methods. (8/15/10)
Authorizes the granting of servitudes on state lands for development and production of hydrokinetic energy. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
Provides relative to geothermal energy resources. (8/15/10) (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
Provides relative to financial security for duty to plug dry or abandoned wells and perform certain site cleanups. (8/15/10)
Authorizes the Oilfield Site Restoration Commission to issue bonds for remediation and restoration of certain oilfield sites. (7/1/10)
Requires the Office of State Lands to be joined in certain civil actions involving the State Mineral and Energy Board. (8/15/10)
Authorizes money in the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund to be used for the payment of bonds or other debt obligations for the purpose of financing oilfield site assessments and restorations. (gov sig)
Provides with respect to the State Parks and Recreation Commission. (8/15/10)