ENROLLED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 181
BY REPRESENTATIVE RISER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 30:961(E), relative to cooperative endeavor agreements for the
3 withdrawal of surface water; to extend the time for entering cooperative endeavor
4 agreements for withdrawal of surface water; to provide for terms, conditions, and
5 requirements; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 30:961(E) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง961. Cooperative endeavor agreements; withdrawal of surface water; intent
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10 E.(1) A cooperative endeavor agreement to withdraw running surface water,
11 or an assignment of such, entered into pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall
12 have an initial term not to exceed two years. No new cooperative endeavor
13 agreement shall be entered into for which an application was received by the
14 department after December 31, 2020; however, except as otherwise provided in this
15 Subsection, existing Existing agreements may be renewed in two-year increments
16 but shall terminate no later than December 31, 2028.
17 (2) A person or entity who has entered into a cooperative endeavor
18 agreement to withdraw running surface waters or has obtained an assignment of
19 such, may terminate such agreement after December 31, 2020 2022. In order to be
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1 effective, the person or entity seeking to terminate shall provide written notice by certified
2 mail to the secretary at least thirty days prior to termination.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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