HLS 10RS-1719 ORIGINAL
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 926
BY REPRESENTATIVE LITTLE
WATER/RESOURCES: Provides for agricultural uses of surface water resources
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 9:1103, relative to riparian owner; to provide for the use of surface waters; to2
prohibit any fees charged by the state; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 9:1103 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 5
ยง1103. Riparian owner; use of surface water; fees prohibited6
A riparian owner may authorize the use of the surface water adjacent to his7
riparian land for any agricultural purpose by non-riparian owner without restriction8
as to the form of any such agreement. The state shall not charge any fee for such9
usage.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)]
Little HB No. 926
Abstract: Allows a riparian owner to authorize agricultural use of surface water without
restriction as to form of agreement and prohibits the state from charging a fee for
such use.
Proposed law provides riparian owner may authorize the use of the surface water adjacent
to his riparian land for any agricultural purpose by non-riparian owner without restriction
as to the form of any such agreement. The state shall not charge any fee for such usage.
(Adds R.S. 9:1103)