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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 66
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD
COASTAL RES/COASTAL ZONE: Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority to include compensatory mitigation for fisheries impacts in the calculation
of project costs for coastal restoration projects contained in the coastal master plan
and annual plans
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to include in the2
calculation of project costs for coastal protection and restoration projects contained3
in the master plan for integrated coastal protection and the accompanying annual4
plans the costs of compensatory mitigation for negative impacts resulting from such5
projects to the state's fisheries.6
WHEREAS, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the state7
agency charged with the primary responsibility for protection and restoration of Louisiana's8
deteriorating coastline and coastal area; and9
WHEREAS, R.S. 49:214.5.3 requires that the Coastal Protection and Restoration10
Authority develop ". . . a master plan for integrated coastal protection and an annual plan for11
integrated coastal protection for protecting, conserving, enhancing, and restoring the coastal12
area through the construction and management of integrated coastal protection projects and13
programs, including privately funded marsh management projects or plans, and addressing14
those activities requiring a coastal use permit which significantly affect such projects, . . .";15
and16
WHEREAS, R.S. 49:214.5.3 also requires the CPRA to ". . . review, revise, and17
amend the master plan when necessary or, at a minimum, every five years."; and18
WHEREAS, R.S. 49:214.5.3 further requires that ". . . the master plan and the annual19
plan shall include requests for funding of projects and programs related to integrated coastal20 HLS 12RS-1706 ORIGINAL
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protection. The annual plan shall include at least a three-year projection of funding of1
projects and programs related to integrated coastal protection, including but not limited to2
relevant public or private funding sources."; and3
WHEREAS, the first review and revision of the master plan has been conducted by4
the CPRA throughout the past year with final adoption of the plan being presented for5
legislative approval during this 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana; and6
WHEREAS, although the estimated costs associated with various projects are7
included in the revised master plan for integrated coastal protection, those costs do not8
include any funds to be used as compensation for the displacement or negative impacts to9
the state's fisheries by the construction and implementation of the integrated coastal10
protection projects; and11
WHEREAS, fishing has been an integral part of the cultural and economic fabric of12
the Louisiana coast since even before it became a state, with a vast bounty of shrimp,13
oysters, crabs, and finfish available throughout the coastal area and a vast network of14
fishermen, processors, dealers, and, of course, restaurants that have kept Louisiana seafood15
available to our citizens and to people around the world; and16
WHEREAS, coastal protection and restoration activities have an obvious and17
dramatic impact on our coastal fisheries industries and an obvious and dramatic impact18
especially on the economic stability and viability of the industries, and impact that should19
not be ignored when developing a master plan for integrated coastal protection; and20
WHEREAS, the potentially negative impacts could be mitigated in various ways,21
including relocation of oyster reefs and leases, retraining of fishermen for other occupations,22
and recapitalization for affected fishermen but there can be no mitigation without monies23
available to fund such mitigation.24
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby25
urge and request the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to include in the26
calculation of project costs for coastal protection and restoration projects contained in the27
master plan for integrated coastal protection and the accompanying annual plans the costs28
of compensatory mitigation for negative impacts resulting from such projects to the state's29
fisheries.30 HLS 12RS-1706 ORIGINAL
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority1
work with the Louisiana Oyster Task Force, the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force, and the2
Louisiana Crab Task Force to develop mitigation alternatives and programs to compensate3
for the potential negative impacts to the state's fisheries resulting from integrated coastal4
protection projects.5
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the6
chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.7
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)]
Leopold HCR No. 66
Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to include the costs of
compensatory mitigation for damages to oyster leases in the calculation of project costs for
coastal protection and restoration projects contained in the coastal master plan and the
annual plans.