RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 316 (HB 433) 2018 Regular Session Shadoin
Prior law required 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.
Prior law provided 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.
Prior law required the commissioner of conservation to promulgate a checklist of the
information to be included in the semiannual report.
New law exempts the Sparta Groundwater Conservation District from prior law and provides
for the district's specific annual reporting requirements. 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.
New law requires the report be submitted to the same entities identified in prior law.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 38:3087.138 and 3097.8(D))