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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 305
BY SENATOR CHABERT
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 49:214.6.8 and to repeal R.S. 38:331, relative to coastal protection and2
restoration; to provide relative to the Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium as an3
advisory commission of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board; to4
provide relative to duties, purposes, and membership; to provide certain terms,5
conditions, procedures, and requirements; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R. S. 49:214.6.8 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง214.6.8. Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium; establishment; purposes9
A.(1) There is hereby created the Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium,10
hereinafter referred to as the "consortium", which shall include members from11
those levee districts, flood protection authorities, or parishes situated entirely12
or partially within the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2(4) and as13
provided in Subsection B of this Section.14
(2) The consortium shall be an advisory commission of the Coastal15
Protection and Restoration Authority Board. It shall be a public body and16
subject to public records and open meeting laws.17
(3) The purpose of the consortium shall be to facilitate communication18
and coordination of efforts of the levee districts, flood protection authorities,19
and parishes specified in Subsection B of this Section; to protect coastal20 SB NO. 305 ENROLLED
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Louisiana, its people, property, and resources; to increase awareness and1
understanding of integrated coastal protection, including but not limited to2
conditions, issues, strategies, and policies of flood control, coastal levee systems,3
hurricane risk reduction systems, and mitigation projects; and to provide one4
unified voice that is representative of the coastal levee community in5
communicating information necessary for decision-making to policymakers at6
the state and federal levels and to the board and the authority set forth in R.S.7
49:214.1, et seq.8
B.(1) The members of the consortium shall consist of the director,9
general manager, or president, or their designee, of each board of10
commissioners of a coastal levee district or flood protection authority, including11
the following:12
(a) Atchafalaya Basin Levee District.13
(b) Grand Isle Independent Levee District.14
(c) Lafourche Basin Levee District.15
(d) North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District.16
(e) Pontchartrain Levee District.17
(f) South Lafourche Levee District.18
(g) Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District.19
(h) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East.20
(i) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West.21
(j) Lafitte Area Independent Levee District.22
(k) St. Mary Levee District.23
(l) Iberia Parish Levee, Hurricane and Conservation District.24
(m) Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority.25
(n) Amite River Basin Commission.26
(o) Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority.27
(p) The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans.28
(q) Any other levee district or flood protection authority that may be29
created and made operational for a coastal parish after January 1, 2014,30 SB NO. 305 ENROLLED
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including but not limited to levee districts or flood protection authorities for1
Acadia, Lafayette, Jefferson Davis, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes.2
However, until such time as a levee district or flood protection authority is3
created and made operational for the parish, the parish president or police jury4
president, or their designee, of each of the above parishes shall be a member of5
the consortium.6
(r) Plaquemines Parish president.7
(2) A designee of a member shall meet at least one of the following8
requirements:9
(a) He shall be serving as a current member of his respective levee board,10
flood protection authority, or parish governing authority.11
(b) He shall have expertise in engineering or public works functions12
related to flood and drainage control, water resources, soil conservation, or13
related functions.14
C. The consortium shall:15
(1) Advise the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board16
concerning integrated coastal protection, including but not limited to17
conditions, issues, strategies, and policies of flood control, coastal levee systems,18
hurricane risk reduction systems, and mitigation projects.19
(2) Coordinate the exchange of information among consortium members20
and advise consortium members and others in assessing and addressing the21
issues in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.22
(3) Evaluate the potential of various strategies, develop regional23
awareness of effective strategies, and develop a regional plan for the24
improvement of regional levee systems and integrated coastal protection.25
(4) Seek the input of other local officials in assessing, addressing, or26
developing any regional strategy or plan.27
(5) Seek the expertise of and work in conjunction with any other28
interested federal, state or local entities, including but not limited to the United29
States Army Corps of Engineers, the Coastal Protection and Restoration30 SB NO. 305 ENROLLED
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Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and nongovernmental1
organizations.2
(6) Provide an annual report on the status of levees and integrated3
coastal protection within the member levee districts, flood protection4
authorities, and parishes no later than January first of each year to the Coastal5
Protection and Restoration Authority Board.6
D. (1) The chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority7
Board shall call the first meeting of the consortium. Thereafter, the meetings8
shall be called by the consortium chairman.9
(2) At the first meeting, the members shall elect a consortium chairman,10
vice chairman, and such other officers as the members may deem advisable.11
(3) The officers shall be selected from among the members of the12
consortium. The consortium chairman shall be a member who is already13
serving as a current member of the Coastal Protection and Restoration14
Authority Board.15
(4) Every four years thereafter or at a special call by majority vote of the16
consortium, an election shall be held for officers, subject to the eligibility17
requirements set forth in this Section.18
E. Members of the consortium shall receive no pay or allowances for19
their attendance at meetings of the consortium, but may be compensated for20
expenses incurred in attending meetings by their respective governing21
authorities according to the authority's regulations. Participation in the22
consortium shall be considered as a function of the office held by the member23
in their governing authority.24
F. A meeting of the consortium shall be convened at least twice a year in25
the capital of the state or at a location in the coastal area of the state, as26
determined by the consortium members.27
Section 2. R.S. 38:331 is hereby repealed.28
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not29
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by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If1
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become2
effective on the day following such approval.3
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: