RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
SR 219 2017 Regular Session Hewitt
Creates the Lower Pearl River Basin task force to study and make recommendations to the
legislature and federal agencies on the development of a long-term comprehensive master
plan to address flood control and drainage issues, while preserving the Lower Pearl River
Basin ecosystem.
Task force to consist of the following nine members:
(1)One member of the Senate appointed by the president, whom shall serve as
chairperson.
(2)One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker.
(3)Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, or his designee.
(4)Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, or his designee.
(5)Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, or his designee.
(6)Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, or his designee.
(7)Executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, or his
designee.
(8)The parish president of Washington Parish, or his designee.
(9)The parish president of St. Tammany Parish, or his designee.
Requires a report to the Senate president by February 1, 2018.
Task force terminates on February 1, 2019.