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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 65
BY SENATOR AMEDEE
COASTAL RESOURCES. Authorizes the inclusion of all or any portions of Ascension or
Iberville parishes in the inland boundary of the coastal zone.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.24(C), relative to the coastal zone boundary; to authorize2
the inclusion of all or any portions of the parishes of Ascension or Iberville into the3
coastal zone; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 49:214.24(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง214.24. Coastal zone boundary7
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C. The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall generally be a line9
beginning at the intersection of the northern line of the Intracoastal Canal and the10
Louisiana/Texas boundary, thence proceeding easterly along the northern bank of the11
Intracoastal Canal to Highway 82, thence northeasterly along Highway 82 to12
Highway 690, thence easterly along Highway 690 to Highway 330, thence13
northeasterly along Highway 330 to Highway 14, thence easterly along Highway 1414
to Highway 90, thence southeasterly along Highway 90 to Highway 85, thence15
northeasterly along Highway 85 to Highway 90, thence easterly along Highway 9016
to the intersection of Highway 90 and the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee17 SB NO. 65
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thence northerly along the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the1
intersection of the boundary which separates the parishes of St. Martin and Iberia,2
thence easterly along the boundary separating Iberia Parish from St. Martin Parish,3
to the intersection of the St. Martin Parish boundary with the boundary separating St.4
Martin Parish from Assumption Parish, thence southerly along the boundary5
separating St. Martin Parish from Assumption Parish to the intersection of the6
boundary with the northern shore of Lake Palourde, thence westerly along the7
northern shore of Lake Palourde to the intersection of the shore with the northern8
boundary of the city of Morgan City, thence following the boundary of the corporate9
limits of the city of Morgan City to where it intersects with the northern bank of the10
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, thence along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal11
Waterway to the vicinity of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding southerly12
along the western edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the intersection of the13
Falgout Canal, thence proceeding easterly along the north bank of the Falgout Canal14
to the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along15
the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the vicinity of Crozier, thence16
proceeding easterly to the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge, thence17
proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge to the18
vicinity of Dulac, thence proceeding easterly to the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou19
Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou20
Ridge to the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal, thence proceeding easterly along21
the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal to the western edge of the Petit Caillou22
Ridge, thence proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Petit Caillou Ridge23
to the vicinity of Chauvin, thence proceeding easterly to Highway 55, thence24
proceeding northerly along Highway 55 to its intersection with Highway 665, thence25
easterly along Highway 665 to Bayou Pointe au Chien, thence northerly along Bayou26
Pointe au Chien to Highway 55, thence northerly along Highway 55 to Highway 24,27
thence easterly along Highway 24 to Highway 308, thence northerly along Highway28
308 to a point of intersection with the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal29 SB NO. 65
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Waterway, thence northeasterly along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal1
Waterway to a point of intersection with Canal Tisamond Foret, thence proceeding2
northeasterly along the northern bank of the Canal Tisamond Foret to a point of3
intersection with a line one hundred yards inland from the mean high tide line of4
Lake Salvador, thence proceeding northerly along the line one hundred yards inland5
from the mean high tide of Lake Salvador to a point of intersection with a line one6
hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands, thence7
proceeding northwesterly along the line one hundred yards inland from the western8
mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands and the Petit Lac Des Allemands to9
a point of intersection with the boundary separating Wards 7 and 8 of Lafourche10
Parish, thence proceeding southwesterly along said boundary to a point of11
intersection with the Midway Canal, thence proceeding northwesterly along the12
Midway Canal, and in a northwesterly straight line prolongation of said canal, to a13
point of intersection with U.S. Highway 90, thence proceeding northeasterly along14
U.S. Highway 90 to a point of intersection with the line one hundred yards from the15
western mean high water line of Baie Des Deux Chenes, thence proceeding16
northwesterly along said line one hundred yards from the western mean high water17
line of Baie Des Deux Chenes to a point of intersection with the line one hundred18
yards from the mean high water line of Lac Des Allemands, thence proceeding19
westerly along said line to a point of intersection with a line one hundred yards from20
the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf, thence proceeding southerly along the line21
of one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf to a point of22
intersection with Highway 307, thence proceeding westerly along Highway 307 to23
a point of intersection with Highway 20, thence proceeding northerly along Highway24
20 to a point of intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and25
Lafourche Parish, thence proceeding westerly along said boundary to a point of26
intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and Assumption Parish,27
thence proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the28
boundary separating St. James Parish and Ascension Parish, thence proceeding29 SB NO. 65
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northerly and easterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the1
boundary separating Ascension Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish, thence2
proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the3
boundary separating Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish, thence proceeding4
northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary5
separating Livingston Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish, thence proceeding6
northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with Interstate Highway7
12 thence, proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 12 to a point of intersection8
with Interstate Highway 10, thence proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 109
to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Louisiana and Mississippi.10
The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall also include all or any portions11
of the parishes of Ascension or Iberville recommended for inclusion in the12
coastal zone by the final report of the Coastal Protection and Restoration13
Authority of Louisiana prepared in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution14
No. 60 of the 2009 Regular Session.15
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The original instrument was prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson. The
following digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative
instrument, was prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Amedee (SB 65)
Present law establishes the coastal zone an delineates the boundary for that zone.
Proposed law exempts certain industrial facilities, pipelines and utilities located in that
portion of Ascension Parish in the coastal zone from state and local coastal use permitting
requirements for operation and maintenance activities, including but not limited to integrity
digs, right-of-way mowing and clearing, cathodic protection close interval surveys and land
surveying.
Proposed law includes all or any portions of Ascension Parish or Iberville Parish in the
inland boundary coastal zone as recommended by the final report of the Coastal Protection
Restoration Authority of Louisiana prepared in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 60 of the 2009 Regular Session.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 49:214.24(C)) SB NO. 65
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to
the original bill.
1. Changes the property description of Ascension Parish to include only a
portion of such parish.
2. Exempts certain industrial facilities, pipelines and utilities located in that
portion of Ascension Parish in the coastal zone from state and local coastal
use permitting requirements for operation and maintenance activities,
including but not limited to integrity digs, right-of-way mowing and clearing,
cathodic protection close interval surveys and land surveying.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill.
1. Removes exemption for certain industrial facilities, pipelines and utilities.
2. Changes the inland boundary of the coastal zone to include the recommended
portions of Ascension or Iberville parishes.