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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 130
BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS
PILOTS: Creates a joint subcommittee to review and make recommendations relative to all
aspects of the state pilot program on the Mississippi River
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To authorize and direct the House Committee on Commerce, or a subcommittee thereof, and
3 Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs,
4 or a subcommittee thereof, to meet and function as a joint subcommittee to study,
5 review, monitor, and make recommendations relative to all aspects of the state pilot
6 program on the Mississippi River and to report the findings of the joint
7 subcommittee to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2022 Regular Session
8 of the Legislature of Louisiana.
9 WHEREAS, the Mississippi River is at the nexus of various national and
10international transportation systems, including marine transportation systems, and serves as
11the intermodal gateway to the nation's interior; and
12 WHEREAS, the technical, policy, operational, and educational demands of ocean,
13river, canal, and channel transportation and the integration of these systems is critical to our
14nation's commerce.
15 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
16authorize and direct the House Committee on Commerce, or a subcommittee thereof, and
17Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs, or a
18subcommittee thereof, to meet and function as a joint subcommittee.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana directs the joint
20subcommittee to study, review, monitor, and make recommendations relative to all aspects
21of the state pilot program on the Mississippi River and to report the findings of the joint
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1subcommittee to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2022 Regular Session of the
2Legislature of Louisiana.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana further directs the
4joint subcommittee be constituted in accordance with all of the following:
5 (1)Seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of
6 the House of Representatives in a manner to reflect the makeup of the
7 membership of the House of Representatives, including party affiliation,
8 race, sex, and geography, to the extent practicable. Five of the members
9 appointed by the speaker shall be members of the House Committee on
10 Commerce, and two members appointed by the speaker shall be at-large
11 appointments.
12 (2)Seven members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate in a
13 manner to reflect the makeup of the membership of the Senate, including
14 party affiliation, race, sex, and geography, to the extent practicable. Four of
15 the members appointed by the president shall be members of the Senate
16 Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs,
17 and three of the members appointed by the president shall be at-large
18 appointments.
19 (3)The joint subcommittee shall select a chair and a vice chair from among its
20 members.
21 (4)The staff of the House Committee on Commerce, the Senate Committee on
22 Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs, the legislative
23 fiscal office, and the legislative auditor shall provide staff support to the joint
24 subcommittee.
25 (5)The joint subcommittee may call upon the staffs of any department, agency,
26 or official of the state, or its successor, for data and assistance, and all
27 departments, agencies, and officials shall cooperate with the joint
28 subcommittee.
29 (6)The joint subcommittee shall have the power and authority of a standing
30 committee of either chamber.
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1 (7)For the purposes of this Resolution, the term "state pilot program" shall mean
2 and include all programs, provisions, activities, and functions pertaining to
3 pilots and pilotage on the Mississippi River as provided in or pursuant to
4 Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana further directs the
6joint subcommittee to do all of the following:
7 (1)Review how the state pilot program on the Mississippi River relates to the
8 public and private provision of pilotage in this state and the other states.
9 (2)Recommend policies and strategies to encourage all of the following on the
10 Mississippi River:
11 (a)Workforce diversity, equity, inclusion, development, compliance, and
12 education.
13 (b)Safe pilotage.
14 (c)Fair rates and dealings.
15 (3)Review federal, state, and local laws as it relates to associations, oversight,
16 duty, responsibilities, and business relative to the state pilot program on the
17 Mississippi River.
18 (4)Recommend, to the extent the joint subcommittee deems appropriate,
19 improvements in laws, rules, and regulations concerning the state pilot
20 program on the Mississippi River.
21 (5)Develop a plan of action for the future of the state pilot program on the
22 Mississippi River.
23 (6)Review equity, diversity, and inclusion of state pilot programs on the
24 Mississippi River.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives of
26and the president of the Senate shall appoint the members of the joint subcommittee no later
27than thirty days after adoption of this Concurrent Resolution.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a member of the joint subcommittee designated
29by the speaker of the House of Representatives shall call the first meeting of the joint
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1subcommittee no later than ten days after all of the members are appointed and shall preside
2until the joint subcommittee selects a chair and a vice chair.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint subcommittee shall report its findings
4and recommendations to the Legislature of Louisiana including any proposed legislation
5prior to the convening of the 2022 Regular Session but no later than February 1, 2022.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 130 Original 2021 Regular Session Davis
Establishes a joint subcommittee of the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs to review and
make recommendations relative to all aspects of the state pilot program on the Mississippi
River and to report its findings to the legislature no later than February 1, 2022.
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