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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1346
BY REPRESENTATIVES DOVE, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BILLIOT, HENRY
BURNS, CHAMPAGNE, FOIL, GISCLAIR, GUINN, HARRISON, HENDERSON,
SAM JONES, LAMBERT, LITTLE, MONTOUCET, RICHARD, ST. GERMAIN,
WHITE, AND WOOTON
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES DEP: Provides relative to funding for a La. wild-caught seafood
certification program
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:639.8(E) and (G), relative to the Artificial Reef Development2
Fund; to allow the monies in said fund to be used in association with the wild3
seafood certification program administered by the Department of Wildlife and4
Fisheries; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 56:639.8(E) and (G) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows:8
ยง639.8. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Artificial Reef Development Fund9
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E.(1) Monies may be withdrawn directly from the Reef Fund for the11
operation of the program as described in R.S. 56:639.5, including evaluation of the12
program and administrative and field support for the permitting, establishing,13
monitoring, and maintenance of artificial reefs established pursuant to this Subpart14
until such time that the council determines that the annual interest earnings from the15
fund are sufficient to run the program.16
(2) In addition to the expenditures authorized in Paragraph (1) of this17
Subsection, an amount not to exceed ten percent of the funds deposited to the fund18 HLS 10RS-1826 ENGROSSED
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each year and ten percent of the interest income to the fund may be used by the1
department to provide funding in association with the wild seafood certification2
program, particularly in support of wild-caught shrimp, established by the3
department. Such funding may be used for a subsidy granted to seafood harvesters4
or processors to assist in their efforts to comply with the certification program5
requirements and may be used for administration of the program.6
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G. In future years, if interest income exceeds operational costs for the8
artificial reef program, marine fisheries research and habitat enhancement projects9
may be funded through the department with advice from the council.10
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Dove HB No. 1346
Abstract: Provides for funding for compliance with the wild La. seafood certification
program from the Artificial Reef Fund.
Present law establishes the Artificial Reef Development Fund. Provides that monies in the
fund are to be used for the operation of the artificial reef program in the Dept. of Wildlife
and Fisheries, including permitting, establishing, monitoring, and maintenance of the
artificial reefs.
Proposed law would allow up to 10% of the annual donations and interest income from the
fund to be used to provide funding in association with the wild seafood certification
program, including wild-caught shrimp, established and run by the department. Authorizes
the use of the monies to assist seafood harvesters and processors to comply with the
certification program requirements and for administration of the program.
(Amends R.S. 56:639.8(E) and (G))