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HB 806 Original 2024 Regular Session Geymann
Abstract: Removes the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the
secretary of the Department 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 Association 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. (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 the 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))