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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 171
BY REPRESENTATIVES JANE SMITH, HENRY BURNS, AND ROY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the impact
of expanding the territorial jurisdiction of the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority to include any levee district that is not in the coastal area and under its
current jurisdiction or authority.
WHEREAS, it is strongly recommended that the Department of Transportation and
Development study the impact of expanding the territorial jurisdiction of the Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority to include any levee district that is not in the coastal
area and under its current jurisdiction or authority; and
WHEREAS, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is charged with
oversight of the design, construction, extension, improvement, repair, and regulation of
hurricane protection and flood control projects in the coastal area; and
WHEREAS, the inspection of hurricane protection and flood control levees and
structures within the coastal area is also the responsibility of the Office of the Coastal
Protection and Restoration; and
WHEREAS, the jurisdiction of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
currently includes only those levee districts within the coastal area of the state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the impact of
expanding the territorial jurisdiction of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to
include any levee district that is not in the coastal area and under its current jurisdiction or
authority.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and
Development shall report the results of such study at a public hearing of the Senate and ENROLLEDHCR NO. 171
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House committees on transportation, highways, and public works meeting jointly, or
independently, prior to the convening of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the chairman of the Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority, and the executive director of the Office of Coastal
Protection and Restoration.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE