House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
March 28, 2018
9:00 a.m.
Room 4
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB4
BISHOP
FISHING/RECREATIONAL
- Extends the additional saltwater fishing fee dedicated to the LACREEL program (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB114
PUGH
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
- Prohibits the capture or transport of the common musk turtle for commercial purposes
HB130
SCHEXNAYDER
WILDLIFE/MGT AREAS
- Provides for the establishment of airboat trails on wildlife management areas
HB228
ANDERS
HUNTING/DEER
- Prohibits installation or use of a deer or turkey stand or stationary hunting position within fifty yards of a property line
HB411
SCHEXNAYDER
WATERWAYS/SCENIC RIVERS
- Exempts the Tickfaw River and Blind River from certain restrictions of the Natural and Scenic Rivers Program
HB425
ZERINGUE
FISHING/COMMERCIAL
- 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)
HB435
MORRIS
BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS
- Authorizes the regulation or prohibition of boat traffic in certain circumstances
HB442
THIBAUT
WATERWAYS/LAKES
- Delineates the boundary between state ownership and private ownership of the land adjacent to False River
HB549
MALINDA WHITE
BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS
- Registration of non-motorized house boats (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB687
ZERINGUE
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
- Restructuring of hunting and fishing licenses (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB688
LYONS
ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING
- Correct statutory references for the litter program from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
HB706
ZERINGUE
FISHING/RECREATIONAL
- Relative to possession limits of filleted red drum, spotted sea trout, or Southern flounder on board a vessel while on the water
HB714
HAVARD
HUNTING/SEASONS
- Sets turkey hunting season dates
HB722
ZERINGUE
FISHING/OYSTERS
- Requires oysters taken or sold to be "wholesome and marketable" and describes what qualifies as a "wholesome and marketable" oyster
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT