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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 129
BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX
COMMITTEE STUDIES. Requests the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee and
the House Ways and Means Committee to study the re-creation of the Louisiana
Environmental Scorecard program and to present their findings to the Louisiana Legislature
prior to the 2011 Regular Session.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee and the House Ways2
and Means Committee to meet and function as a joint committee to study and make3
recommendations with respect to the re-creation of the Louisiana Environmental4
Scorecard program, and to present their findings to the Louisiana Legislature prior5
to the 2011 Regular Session.6
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Environmental Scorecard program was created during the7
administration of Louisiana Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer; and8
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Environmental Scorecard program linked industrial tax9
exemptions and other economic development incentives to a company's performance and10
adherence to environmental laws and regulations; and11
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Environmental Scorecard program further took into12
consideration the number of jobs created for Louisiana citizens by companies receiving13
industrial tax exemptions and other economic development incentives; and14
WHEREAS, the Louisiana departments of economic development and environmental15
quality created a scoring system into an existing ten-year Industrial Property Tax Exemption16
whereby they rated companies environmental behavior; and17
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Environmental Scorecard program has been described by18 SCR NO. 129
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some as one of the most progressive economic development tools ever adopted by a state;1
and2
WHEREAS, data suggests that this program had a significant incentive effect,3
economic opportunities, as well as helped to promote environmental health; and4
WHEREAS, it is fair and appropriate, especially in these times of economic and5
environmental distress, to consider whether industrial tax exemptions and other economic6
development incentives should be extended to companies who promote environmental7
safety.8
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby9
urge and request the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee and the House Ways and10
Means Committee to meet and function as a joint committee to study and make11
recommendations with respect to the re-creation of the Louisiana Environmental Scorecard12
program, and to present their findings to the Louisiana Legislature prior to the 2011 Regular13
Session.14
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Danielle Doiron.
DIGEST
Marionneaux SCR No.
Requests the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee and the House Ways and Means
Committee, to jointly study and make recommendations with respect to the re-creation of
the Louisiana Environmental Scorecard program, and to present their findings to the
legislature prior to the 2011 Regular Session.