House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
April 24, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Room 4
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR31
MARCELLE
WATER/RESOURCES
- Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation to study the necessity of declaring an area of groundwater concern or critical area of ground water concern in the Baton Rouge area
HB125
LYONS
ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT
- Provides for the enforcement of environmental violations through the expedited enforcement program (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB163
CREWS
CONSERVATION/COMMISSR
- Relative to responsibilities for actions related to sequestration of carbon dioxide (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB175
BOUIE
ENVIRONMENT/AIR
- Requires fence-line monitoring systems at certain facilities (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB183
KENNY COX
MINERALS/MINING
- Levies an annual reclamation fee on surface mining operations (EN +$226,068 SD RV See Note)
HB316
HOLLIS
SEWERAGE
- Provides for remote monitoring of certain sewerage facilities
HB490
GAINES
ENVIRONMENT
- Provides relative to testing child-occupied facilities for lead and mercury hazards (OR +$695,598 SD EX See Note)
HB510
BISHOP
ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT
- Authorizes certain voluntary health, safety, and environmental audits by facilities subject to regulation by the Department of Environmental Quality (OR +$621,517 SD EX See Note)
HB545
JIM MORRIS
MINERALS
- Provides for the disposal of produced waters
OTHER BUSINESS
Approval of the minutes of the 2017-2018 Interim meeting dated November 8, 2017, and the 2018 Regular Session meetings dated March 21, March 28, April 4, April 5, April 11, April 12, April 17, May 1, and May 8.
ANNOUNCEMENTS