House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
April 20, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Room 4

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HCR50JIM MORRISCONSERVATION - Amends rules relative to financial security requirements
 HCR72JIM MORRISCONSERVATION - Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation to develop and implement a pilot program to reduce the cost of plugging orphaned wells and decrease the number of wells on the orphan wells list
 HB181BISHOPSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Natural Resources
 HB464BISHOPMINERALS - Provides for pipeline safety inspection fees (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB465BISHOPCONSERVATION/OFFICE - Provides for certain fees collected by the office of conservation (EN NO IMPACT SD RV See Note)
 HB632JIM MORRISCONSERVATION - Provides for financial security required by applicants for drilling permits
 HB670HENSGENSSEWERAGE - Provides for a temporary waiver for individual sewerage systems in parishes of a certain size
 HB819JIM MORRISCONSERVATION - Provides for the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
 HB823HUNTERWATER/DRINKING WATER - Provides for heightened drinking water quality standards and increased enforcement of water system safety regulations in certain municipalities
 HB837GISCLAIRMINERALS/LEASES - Relative to the Oilfield Site Restoration program (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB900LEOPOLDENVIRONMENT/FEES - Authorizes an increase in fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality (EN +$9,400,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB1125JIM MORRISSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Natural Resources

OTHER BUSINESS
 Consideration of approval of the sale of Northwestern State University property consisting of approximately 5 acres in Grant Parish.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT