ENROLLED
ACT No. 316
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 433
BY REPRESENTATIVE SHADOIN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 38:3087.138 and 3097.8(D), relative to reporting of groundwater resources;
3 to provide for the reporting requirements of the Sparta Groundwater Conservation
4 District; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 38:3087.138 and 3097.8(D) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §3087.138. Reports regarding groundwater resources
11 The commission shall report, on or before April first annually, the district's
12 groundwater resources to the commissioner of conservation, the Water Resources
13 Commission, the Water Management Advisory Task Force, the Senate Committee
14 on Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Natural Resources and
15 Environment. The report shall include but not be limited to the amount of water used
16 for public supply, industrial, or agricultural purposes, respectively; actual and
17 projected saltwater intrusion or encroachment; and any current or projected sale of
18 water for use outside of the state, including the amount of water so sold and the price
19 paid by each out-of-state user. For the purposes of this report, the amount of water
20 used for agricultural or industrial purposes may be estimated.
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1 §3097.8. Semiannual reports regarding groundwater quality and saltwater intrusion
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3 D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the Sparta Groundwater
4 Conservation District provided for in R.S. 38:3087.131 et seq.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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