GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 324 2022 Regular Session Orgeron
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides relative to the composition of the Oyster Task
Force.
DIGEST
Present law provides for the composition of the Oyster Task Force.
Present law further provides for four members appointed by the La. Oyster Dealers and
Growers Association, one of which who is required to be from Lafourche Parish and one of
which who is required to be from Jefferson Parish.
Proposed law adds Terrebonne Parish to the list of parishes from which the La. Oyster
Dealers and Growers Association can select appointees.
Proposed law retains the present law requirement that four members be appointed by the La.
Oyster Dealers and Growers Association, but changes the requirement that one member each
be from Lafourche Parish and Jefferson Parish, to a requirement that two members serve at-
large, one of the remaining two members be from Jefferson Parish, and one be chosen from
Lafourche Parish or Terrebonne Parish.
Proposed law adds one member to the task force to be appointed by the La. Oyster
Aquaculture Association.
Present law provides that one member be appointed to the task force by the Calcasieu Lake
Oyster Task Force. Proposed law changes the appointing authority from the Calcasieu Lake
Oyster Task Force to the Cameron Parish police jury.
Proposed law requires that the Cameron Parish police jury appointee be a licensed oyster
harvester with documented commercial landings from Calcasieu Lake or a licensed seafood
dealer with documented commercial purchases from Calcasieu lake in the year of or prior to
appointment.
(Amends R.S. 56:421(B)(5), (8), (13), and (14) and (C); adds R.S. 56:421(B)(15))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill:
1. Add Terrebonne Parish to the list of parishes from which the La. Oyster Dealers
and Growers Association can select appointees from.
2. Change the requirement that one member each be from Lafourche Parish and
Jefferson Parish, to a requirement that two members serve at-large, one of the
remaining two members be from Jefferson Parish, and one be chosen from
Lafourche Parish or Terrebonne Parish.
3. Add a member to the task force to be appointed by the La. Oyster Aquaculture
Association.
4. Make technical changes.
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Prepared by Jacob Wilson. The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Change an appointing authority from the Calcasieu Lake Oyster Task Force to the
Cameron Parish police jury.
2. Make technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to the
reengrossed bill
1. Requires that task force appointee from the Cameron Parish police jury be a
licensed oyster harvester with documented commercial landings from Calcasieu
Lake or a licensed dealer with documented commercial purchases from Calcasieu
lake in the year of or prior to appointment.
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Prepared by Jacob Wilson.