GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 1042 2022 Regular Session Hilferty
PARKS: Requires certain agencies within the Department of Culture, Recreation and
Tourism to evaluate certain drainage projects
DIGEST
Proposed law requires an agency placed within the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
with responsibility for parks and recreational facilities to require a licensed civil engineer to
conduct certain tasks with respect to any new drainage project that is located within the
jurisdiction of the agency and that diverts water from a municipal drainage system including
but not limited to:
(1)Evaluating the design and maintenance on a quarterly basis including providing a
monthly status report on the level of dredging in park lagoons during the months of
Jan. through May.
(2)Providing weekly status reports on the dredging level from June through Nov. and
the reports must include a measurement of the depth and water quality of the lagoons
and the measurements must be approved by a civil engineer who certifies their
accuracy.
(3)Being present at the local flood protection authority during any named tropical storm
or hurricane.
Proposed law requires the agency to hire a licensed horticulturist and civil engineer to
maintain drainage equipment, bioswales, etc.
Proposed law provides that the new infrastructure project must be eliminated or revert to a
pump system run by a local sewerage and water board if the agency does not meet the
requirements of proposed law or funding is not available to meet the requirements.
(Adds R.S. 36:209.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial
and Cultural Affairs to the original bill:
1. Limit the drainage projects to which proposed law is applicable to projects that
divert water from municipal drainage systems.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to the
engrossed bill
1. Remove requirement to revert bioswales back to original condition if agency does
not meet requirements of proposed law.
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Prepared by Jacob Wilson.