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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 138
BY SENATOR GALLOT AND REPRESENTATIVE DIXON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Requests the Red River Waterway Commission and the
Department of Economic Development to make a report on economic development
opportunities and strategies for the Red River area between Alexandria and Pineville.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Red River Waterway Commission and the Louisiana Department2
of Economic Development to prepare and provide to the House Committee on3
Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and4
International Affairs, a report on economic development opportunities and strategies5
for the Red River area between the cities of Alexandria and Pineville.6
WHEREAS, the Red River Waterway District is a statutorily created body for the7
purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining, individually or with the assistance of8
certain enumerated bodies, a navigable waterway system known as the Red River Waterway;9
and10
WHEREAS, the Red River Waterway District is composed of portions of the11
parishes of Avoyelles, Rapides, Natchitoches, Red River, Grant, Bossier, and Caddo; and12
WHEREAS, the Red River Waterway Commission, herein referred to as13
"commission", was created to govern the Red River Waterway District; and14
WHEREAS, the commission is responsible for participating in economic15
development for the waterway area and for providing and maintaining navigable channels16
between the ports and the river channel; and17
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the state of Louisiana, in furtherance of its18 SCR NO. 138
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responsibility to protect the health, public safety, welfare, and future prosperity of the1
citizens of the state, to fully develop the human, economic, and natural resources of the state2
through a well-informed and business-oriented Department of Economic Development; and3
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Economic Development which utilizes4
various incentives and programs to encourage businesses to expand or relocate to Louisiana,5
including the Mega-Project Development Fund, various tax credits and exemptions, tax6
abatements, and workforce recruitment, may very well be interested in exploring the use of7
the areas along the Red River as yet another incentive to encourage economic development8
in this state; and9
WHEREAS, the Red River area between the cities of Alexandria and Pineville has10
not been developed to its full potential and the undeveloped and under-used space is a11
missed opportunity to generate income, encourage economic development, and provide12
additional resources to both public and private entities within the communities; and13
WHEREAS, economic development is vital to the seven parishes within the Red14
River Waterway District; and15
WHEREAS, recreation and economic development projects and state operation and16
maintenance, current and future funding priorities and available funds, and strategic plans17
are all critical components necessary to ensure economic development for those parishes and18
the Red River Waterway District.19
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Louisiana Legislature urges and requests20
the Red River Waterway Commission and the Louisiana Department of Economic21
Development to prepare and provide to the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate22
Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs, a report on23
economic development opportunities and strategies for the Red River area between the cities24
of Alexandria and Pineville no later than February 1, 2013.25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the26
Red River Waterway Commission and the Louisiana Department of Economic Development.27 SCR NO. 138
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Gallot SCR No.
Requests the Red River Waterway Commission and the Dept. of Economic Development
to prepare and provide to the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs, a report on economic
development opportunities and strategies for the Red River area between the cities of
Alexandria and Pineville no later than Feb. 1, 2013.