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ACT No. 261
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 532
BY REPRESENTATIVE JIM MORRIS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 30:961(E) and to enact R.S. 30:961(I), relative to withdrawal of2
surface water; to extend the time frame within which opportunities for cooperative3
agreements for such withdrawal may be entered into; to provide for approval by4
legislative committees of certain cooperative endeavor agreements; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 30:961(E) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 30:961(I) is8
hereby enacted to read as follows:9
ยง961. Cooperative endeavor agreements; withdrawal of surface water; intent10
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E.(1) No A cooperative endeavor agreement to withdraw running surface12
water, or an assignment of such, entered into pursuant to the provisions of this13
Section Chapter shall have a an initial term which exceeds two years, however, such14
two-years terms may be renewed through not to exceed two years. No new15
cooperative endeavor agreement shall be entered into for which an application was16
received by the department after December 31, 2014; however, except as otherwise17
provided in this Subsection, existing agreements may be renewed in two-year18
increments but shall terminate no later than December 31, 2020.19
(2) A person or entity who has entered into a cooperative endeavor20
agreement to withdraw running surface waters or has obtained an assignment of21
such, may terminate such agreement effective after December 31, 2012 2014. In22
order to be effective, the person or entity seeking to terminate shall provide written23
notice by certified mail to the secretary at least thirty days prior to termination.24
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I. Any cooperative endeavor agreement approved or entered into by the1
secretary pursuant to the Section which provides for the withdrawal of running2
surface water for use outside the boundaries of the state of Louisiana shall require3
the approval of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and4
the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. In determining whether to approve5
such agreement, the committees shall consider the reasonableness of the withdrawal,6
whether the withdrawal is contrary to the conservation and uses of the running7
surface water, and whether the withdrawal is detrimental to the environment or the8
public welfare.9
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of Act No. 955 of the 201010
Regular Session of the Legislature, the provisions of Chapter 9-B of Title 30 of the11
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 30:961 through 963, shall continue12
in effect after December 31, 2012, and shall continue in effect until the last termination date13
for any cooperative endeavor agreement entered into under the provisions of that Chapter.14
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: