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HB 439 Original 2020 Regular Session Zeringue
Abstract: Prohibits local governmental entities from interference in an integrated coastal
protection project or program.
Proposed law prohibits a political subdivision, local governing authority, or any other local
government entity, from interfering with an integrated coastal protection project or program provided
for in an approved master plan or annual plan by way of enactment, adoption, or enforcement of any
ordinance, law, permit, or regulation.
Proposed law further provides that the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the board
may consider compliance with local ordinances, laws, regulations, or other policies that might
otherwise apply to integrated coastal protection projects and programs.
(Adds R.S. 49:214.5.3(F))