House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
April 26, 2023
9:30 a.m.
Room 4
Adjourned
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= already considered.
RED
= currently being considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR29
KERNER
AQUACULTURE
- Urges and requests the president of the United States to reconsider the signed agreement that facilitates growth of certain aquaculture exports from Ecuador to the United States
HB59
DUBUISSON
BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS
- Authorizes the use of personal watercraft between sunset and sunrise
HB238
COUSSAN
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT
- Authorizes certain members of specified commissions within the Department of Natural Resources to attend and participate in meetings via teleconference or video conference
HB297
DEVILLIER
ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING
- Provides a time limitation for citing intentional and simple littering violations
HB438
ROBERT OWEN
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
- Provides relative to oyster seed ground vessel permits
HB455
COUSSAN
MINERALS/RIGHTS
- Provides relative to rights in minerals
HB465
HODGES
WATERWAYS
- Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act
HB503
KENNY COX
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
- Provides relative to hull identification numbers issued by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
HB528
CORMIER
WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT
- Increases penalties for violations of shrimp and crawfish labeling requirements in food service establishments (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)
HB570
SEABAUGH
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
- Establishes a monetary reward for feral hog tails (OR +$2,027,716 SD EX See Note)
HB627
KERNER
SEAFOOD
- Provides relative to a fee increase for the Imported Seafood Safety Fund (RE +$1,875 SD RV See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.
NOTE: Statements emailed to h-natr@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.