House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
May 12, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Room 4

Adjourned
 
* Agenda Revised October 6, 2021, 8:31 am *
Revision Notes: Removed SB 122

 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HCR37HILFERTYENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT - Urges and requests the Department of Environmental Quality to implement measures to prevent the release and discharge of preproduction plastic from facilities into the waters of the state of Louisiana
 HCR73COUSSANWILDLIFE/HABITAT - 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
 HCR82MINCEYFLOODING/CONTROL - Directs the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to study water drainage issues in Livingston Parish as a result of Interstate 12 median walls
 HB535ORGERONFISHING/COMMERCIAL - Provides relative to the geographic location for the taking of menhaden (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB551CORMIERFISHING/COMMERCIAL - Provides relative to the menhaden season
 SCR24FOILENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT - Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study the feasibility of providing funding for devices that remediate certain water quality impairments.
 SCR27CORTEZCONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to reauthorize the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area program.
 SB96LAMBERTENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Provides for the waste tire program in the Department of Environmental Quality. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB97LAMBERTSOLID WASTE - Provides for advanced recycling facilities and processes for the conversion of certain recovered materials. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

OTHER BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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