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ACT No. 315
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, LEGER, LITTLE, MONTOUCET, RICHARD, ST.
GERMAIN, WHITE, AND WOOTON
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E.(1) Monies may be withdrawn directly from the Reef Fund for the11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
each year and ten percent of the interest income to the fund may be used by the19
department to provide funding in association with the wild seafood certification20
program, particularly in support of wild-caught shrimp, established by the21
department. Such funding may be used for a subsidy granted to seafood harvesters22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1346
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or processors to assist in their efforts to comply with the certification program1
requirements and may be used for administration of the program.2
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G. In future years, if interest income exceeds operational costs for the4
artificial reef program, marine fisheries research and habitat enhancement projects5
may be funded through the department with advice from the council.6
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: