House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
April 3, 2024
9:30 a.m.
Room 4
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR4
BOYER
WILDLIFE/RESOURCES
- Suspends requirements for record keeping regarding wild-caught freshwater fish
HCR25
BOURRIAQUE
COASTAL RESOURCES
- Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2025, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
HCR29
ZERINGUE
COASTAL RESOURCES
- Reaffirms support for the annual Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and memorializes Congress to provide continued funding
HB296
GEYMANN
SUNSET LAW
- Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
HB660
BAYHAM
FLOODING/CONTROL
- Names the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier after President George W. Bush
HB802
DEWITT
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
- Authorizes the use of dogs to retrieve mortally wounded deer
HB847
ORGERON
FISHING/FINFISH
- Provides for the creation and use of the Marine Finfish Stock Enhancement Fund
OTHER BUSINESS
PRESENTATIONS:
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Governor's Office of Coastal Activities (GOCA)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pursuant to House Rule 14.33, 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.
NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment via e-mail at h-natr@legis.la.gov.