GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HCR 51 2018 Regular Session Brass
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Creates the Slavery Ancestral Burial Grounds
Preservation Commission
DIGEST
Creates the Slavery Ancestral Burial Grounds Preservation Commission to study and develop
measures to preserve and protect unmarked and historic burial grounds, graves, and
cemeteries of the formerly enslaved in the state of La.
Requires the commission to submit three reports of its findings to the House Committee on
Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International
Affairs, the first on or before the end of the sixth month following the commission's first
meeting, the second on or before the end of one year following the release of the first report,
and the third on or before the end of one year following the release of the second report,
respectively.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial
and Cultural Affairs to the original resolution:
1. Replace the director of the office of cultural development with the director of the
division of historic preservation as a member of the commission.
2. Replace the president of the National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) Baton Rouge branch with the president of the NAACP as a
member of the commission.
3. Add the president of the National Urban League or his designee to the
commission.
4. Delete provision designating the state archaeologist and director of the office of
cultural development as chair of the commission and provide for election of a
chairman.
5. Change deadline for the submission of a report to the House Committee on
Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and
International Affairs from Feb. 1, 2019, to within six months of the commission's
first meeting.
6. Add requirements that the commission present two additional reports to the
House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Consumer Protection, and International Affairs.
7. Add provision authorizing the commission to form any number and configuration
of committees.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Add one representative of the office of research and strategic initiatives of the
Nicholls State University to the commission.
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Prepared by Tim Prather. 2. Add the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district or his
designee to the commission.
3. Add one representative of La. Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Assoc. designated by
the president of the association to the commission.
4. Add St. Charles Parish to list of parishes represented by representatives of the
River Parishes Tourist Commission on the commission.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental
Affairs to the reengrossed bill
1. Adds one representative of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
2. Adds one representative of the Louisiana Police Jury Association.
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Prepared by Tim Prather.