2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 120
BY SENATOR FESI
A RESOLUTION
To commend and extend appreciation to Ms. Jessica Mallindine with the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management for her coastal restoration work.
WHEREAS, Ms. Mallindine, a marine biologist, is a subject matter expert on the
National Environmental Policy Act and on protected species for the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management within the United States Department of the Interior; and
WHEREAS, with Ms. Mallindine's guidance and leadership, the Coastal Protection
and Restoration Authority (CPRA) was able to secure regulatory approval and a
noncompetitive negotiated agreement with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to use
federal offshore sand resources for the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration
Project, the largest barrier island restoration project ever constructed in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mallindine was also an instrumental member of the project delivery
team for Louisiana's barrier island restoration projects on Whiskey Island in Terrebonne
Parish and Caminada Headland in Jefferson and Lafourche parishes; and
WHEREAS, serving as a member of the Marine Minerals Program, whose mission
is to manage and facilitate access to the nation's Outer Continental Shelf nonenergy marine
minerals, particularly sand and gravel, and as an advisor on the Louisiana Sand Management
Working Group, Ms. Mallindine has extensive experience which contributed to a better
understanding of existing sand resources, effective management of those resources, and
coordination among stakeholders to resolve conflicts; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mallindine continues to help the CPRA advance projects within the
comprehensive master coastal protection plan with her expertise, leadership, and guidance,
and continues to help restore our coastal ecosystems and make our coastal communities
more resilient.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Ms. Jessica Mallindine with the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management for her diligent efforts to help restore Louisiana's coastal wetlands and barrier
island habitat and does hereby express heartfelt appreciation for her contributions to the
natural resources and the people of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Ms. Jessica Mallindine.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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