The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Tyler S. McCloud.
DIGEST
SB 91 Original 2022 Regular Session Hensgens
Present law (Sunset law) provides that the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the
Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board must begin to terminate their operations on July
1, 2023, and that all legislative authority for such entities must cease as
of July 1, 2024, unless the legislature enacts a bill authorizing the re-creation of the department and
its statutory entities prior thereto.
Present law provides that Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Coastal Restoration
and Protection Authority Board to be reviewed by and re-creation to be considered by the House
Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
Present law requires the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Coastal Restoration
and Protection Authority Board be reviewed and re-created every six years to coincide with the
review and adoption of the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal restoration.
Proposed law provides for the re-creation of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and
the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board, effective June 30, 2022, for a six-year
period. Proposed law removes requirement that future reviews and re-creations coincide with the
review and adoption of the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal restoration.
Effective June 30, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 49:191(13)(a); repeals R.S. 49:191(11))