HLS 16RS-725 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 703
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT JOHNSON
WATER/RESOURCES: Prohibits the withdrawal of water from Spring Bayou in Avoyelles
Parish
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 30:961(L), relative to management of surface water; to prohibit the
3 withdrawal of water from Spring Bayou; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 30:961(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง961. Cooperative endeavor agreements; withdrawal of surface water; intent
7 * * *
8 L. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 9:1104, withdrawal of water from
9 Spring Bayou in Avoyelles Parish is hereby prohibited. The secretary shall not
10 authorize the withdrawal nor shall he enter into any cooperative endeavor agreement
11 that authorizes the withdrawal of water from Spring Bayou.
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)]
HB 703 Original 2016 Regular Session Robert Johnson
Abstract: Prohibits the withdrawal of water from Spring Bayou in Avoyelles Parish.
Present law authorizes the secretary of the Dept. of Natural Resources to enter into
cooperative endeavor agreements for the withdrawal of surface waters of the state.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 16RS-725 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 703
Proposed law prohibits the withdrawal of water from Spring Bayou in Avoyelles Parish.
Prohibits the secretary from authorizing the withdrawal of water or entering into a
cooperative endeavor agreement for the withdrawal of water from Spring Bayou.
(Adds R.S. 30:961(L))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.