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HB 433 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Shadoin
Abstract: Provides for the Sparta Groundwater Conservation District's annual reporting
requirements of groundwater resources.
Present law requires each groundwater conservation district created by law or designated as a
regional body by the Water Resource Commission submit a semi-annual report to the commissioner
of conservation, the Water Resources Commission, the Water Management Advisory Task Force,
the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, and the House Committee on Natural Resources
and Environment.
Present law provides that the written report detail the district's groundwater resources and the
activities and actions taken with respect to each of the district's powers delineated by laws creating
the district, to include but not be limited to the amount of water used for residential, commercial or
industrial, or agricultural purposes, respectively; actual and projected saltwater intrusion or
encroachment; and any current or projected sale of water for use outside of the state, including the
amount of water so sold and the price paid by each out-of-state user.
Present law requires the commissioner of conservation to promulgate a checklist of the information
to be included in the semiannual report.
Proposed law provides for annual reporting requirements specific to the Sparta Groundwater
Conservation District. Requires the report include the amount of water used for public supply,
industrial, or agricultural purposes; actual and projected saltwater intrusion or encroachment; and
any current or projected sale of water for use outside of the state, including the amount of water so
sold and the price paid by each out-of-state user.
Proposed law requires the report be submitted to the same entities identified in present law.
(Adds R.S. 38:3087.138 and 3097.8(D)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill:
1. Changes the reporting requirement from residential and commercial to public supply.