House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
May 18, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 3
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR81
ECHOLS
AGRICULTURE
- Establishes the ArkLaMiss Timber and Bioinnovation Corridor Commission
HCR97
AMEDEE
AGRICULTURE
- Creates the Louisiana Agricultural Field Burning Task Force to study alternatives to field burning and the adequacy of existing regulations
SCR31
WOMACK
AGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT
- Creates the Task Force on Louisiana Automated Grain Grading.
SB22
WOMACK
CONSERVATION
- Provides relative to soil conservation policy. (gov sig)
SB28
CATHEY
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
- Provides relative to grain sampling and grading. (gov sig)
SB67
ROBERT MILLS
SELF INSURANCE
- Requires certain financial documents related to the Louisiana Timber and Agriculture Transportation Group Self-Insurance Funds. (gov sig)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
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NOTE: Statements emailed to h-agri@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.