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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 806
BY REPRESENTATIVE GEYMANN
COASTAL RESOURCES: Provides for membership on the Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority Board
1 AN ACT
2To repeal R.S. 49:214.5.1(B)(5) through (9) and (12), relative to Coastal Protection and
3 Restoration Authority Board membership; to remove certain members of the Coastal
4 Protection and Restoration Authority Board; to direct the Louisiana State Law
5 Institute to make technical changes; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 49:214.5.1(B)(5) through (9) and (12) are hereby repealed in their
9entirety.
10 Section 2. The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby authorized and directed to
11renumber the paragraphs contained in R.S. 49:214.5.1(B) and to correct any cross-references
12to the renumbered paragraphs if necessary, consistent with the provisions of this Act.
13 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
14signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
15by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
16vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
17effective on the day following such approval.
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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)]
HB 806 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Geymann
Abstract: Removes the secretary of the Dept. of Transportation and Development, the
secretary of the Dept. of Economic Development, the commissioner of
administration, the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, the commissioner of
insurance, and the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) from the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority Board.
Present law establishes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board and provides
for membership of the board.
Present law provides that the board is to be composed of the following members:
(1)Executive assistant to the governor for coastal activities.
(2)Secretary of the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources or his designee.
(3)Secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designee.
(4)Secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Quality or his designee.
(5)Secretary of the Dept. of Transportation and Development or his designee.
(6)Secretary of the Dept. of Economic Development or his designee.
(7)Commissioner of administration or his designee.
(8)Commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee.
(9)Commissioner of insurance or his designee.
(10)Eight members appointed by the governor, in consultation with the Police Jury
Association of La. and the Assoc. of Levee Boards of La., from nominations
submitted by coastal area levee districts, legislators, and parish governing authorities,
and representing seven specified hydrologic basins.
(11)The chair of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection,
Restoration, and Conservation or his designee.
(12)The director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness or his designee.
(13)The speaker of the House of Representatives, or his designee (ex officio).
(14)The president of the Senate, or his designee (ex officio).
(15)The lieutenant governor or his designee who is an employee of the office of
lieutenant governor.
Proposed law removes the following members from the board:
(1)Secretary of the Dept. of Transportation and Development or his designee.
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(2)Secretary of the Dept. of Economic Development or his designee.
(3)Commissioner of administration or his designee.
(4)Commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee.
(5)Commissioner of insurance or his designee.
(6)The director of Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness or his designee.
Proposed law directs the La. State Law Institute to renumber the list of board members and
to correct any cross-references that may need to be changed as a result of this renumbering.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S. 49:214.5.1(B)(5)-(9) and (12))
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