RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 47 (HB 49) 2018 Regular Session Gisclair
Existing law generally requires mitigation for damage done to coastal wetlands. Requires
the secretary of the Dept. of Natural Resources to adopt regulations requiring such
mitigation. Also requires compensatory mitigation at a level sufficient to replace or
substitute for the wetlands lost due to permitted activities in the coastal area. Defines
compensatory mitigation as the replacement, substitution, enhancement, or protection of
ecological values to offset anticipated losses.
New law authorizes the inclusion of integrated coastal protection projects, consistent with
the state's coastal master plan and located within the same watershed as the permitted
activity, as compensatory wetlands mitigation for negative impacts caused by a permitted
activity.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 49:214.41(A)(1) and (C))