RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
SCR 10 2019 Regular Session Thompson
Re-establishes the Lake Providence Watershed Council composed of the following:
(1)The commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry or his designee
within the department.
(2)The secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality or his designee within the
department.
(3)The secretary of the La. Department of Health or his designee within the department.
(4)The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or his designee within the
department, who shall serve as vice chair of the council.
(5)The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designee within the
department, who shall serve as chair of the council.
(6) The state senator from Senate District 34.
(7) The state representative from House District 21.
(8) Two members appointed by the senator from Senate District 34.
(9) Two members appointed by the representative from House District 21.
(10) Two members appointed by the East Carroll Parish Police Jury.
(11) One member appointed by the East Carroll Parish Sheriff.
(12) One member appointed by the mayor of the city of Lake Providence.
Provides that the council is to identify, review, and evaluate management strategies to
facilitate the goal of improving the aquatic habitat of Lake Providence and provide
recommendations for the optimal management and protection of the resources within the
Lake Providence watershed.
Requires report be submitted to the House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment and the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality no later than May 1,
2020, and that unless the council is extended by further legislative action, it shall cease to
exist December 31, 2020.