House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
May 12, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 4

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DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HR216CHARLES OWENENERGY - Urges and requests the state and its agencies to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022
 HCR54FONTENOTWILDLIFE/HABITAT - Urges and requests the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior and to reinstate the enforcement mechanism that restricted the growth of hunting over intentionally flooding standing crops
 HCR79BUTLERWILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest
 HCR85KNOXENVIRONMENT/LITTERING - Creates a task force on illegal dumping
 HCR87LACOMBEWILDLIFE/HABITAT - Expresses legislative support for correspondence issued by a United States senator
 HCR94FONTENOTBOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS - Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to submit annual reports to certain legislative committees regarding boating safety
 HCR104COATESENERGY - Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and develop recommendations for the collection, retention, and access to the state's subsurface data
 HB1169KERNERPROPERTY - Requires the return of property or property rights acquired by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
 SCR29KLEINPETERWATER QUALITY - Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations relative to the water quality of the Atchafalaya Basin.
 SB99FOILENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT - Provides for electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality in certain situations. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
 SB111KLEINPETERFISH/FISHING - Provides for black bass and crappie bag and size limits. (8/1/26)
 SB174PRESSLYPUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig) (EG +$775,000 SG RV See Note)
 SB189FESIENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Prohibits the intentional release or dispersion, by burning of fuel, of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/26)
 SB243KLEINPETERBOATS/BOATING - Provides for requirements to stop and board a vessel. (8/1/26)
Current BillSB331ROBERT OWENWATER/WATERWAYS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/26)
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 SB419KLEINPETERHUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for use of pre-charged pneumatic devices to take deer during primitive firearm season. (8/1/26)
 SB505CATHEYENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

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