SR144

Establishes the Upper Pontchartrain Basin Task Force, provides for an assessment of the basin, and requests a suspension of approving certain permits.

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Establishes the Upper Pontchartrain Basin Task Force to assess the basin and request a suspension of certain permits.

The bill establishes the Upper Pontchartrain Basin Task Force to review a comprehensive scientific assessment of the basin. The assessment, conducted by The Water Institute, examines cumulative industrial impacts, hydrological and ecological thresholds, and risks to fisheries and water quality. The task force, composed of various state officials and representatives from affected parishes, will submit recommendations by March 1, 2029.

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History

May 28

Senate

Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.

May 21

Senate

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time by title and adopted.