DIGEST
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HB 796 Original 2020 Regular Session Kerner
Abstract: Requires that mitigation funding associated with the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
project be used to compensate commercial fishermen for losses associated with that project.
Proposed law requires the use of mitigation monies included in the funding for the Mid-Barataria
Sediment Diversion project to compensate commercial fishing losses resulting from that project.
Provides that claims for commercial fishing compensation be submitted to the Coastal Protection
and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and that a determination of the amount of losses be made based
on the most recent seven years of tax returns. Requires the CPRA to promulgate rules and
regulations for implementation.
(Adds R.S. 49:214.5.9)