SB 502 — FARMING: Provides relative to the storage of sugarcane bagasse biomass. (gov sig)

SLS 26RS-1037 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

502 BY SENATOR CATHEY FARMING.AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides relative to the storage of sugarcane bagasse biomass.

(gov sig) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

* * * (18) "Sugarcane bagasse biomass" means the solid, heterogeneous, fibrousmaterialthatremainsafterextractingtheliquidfibrousmaterialthatremainsafterextractingtheliquidfromsugarcanestalks, fromsugarcanestalks, which may include but is not limited to the following:

(a) Biomass derived from factory bagasse which is obtained from the industrial extractionprocessandextractionprocess and contains only traceamounts of thesugarcane liquid.

(b) Biomass derived from pressed cane stalks or farm bagasse which is Pageobtainedfromon-farmorsmallfactoryextractionandcontainshigheramounts 1 of 3sugarcane Coding:liquid.

(c) Dewatered pulp derived from bagasse, recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a fuel pursuant to 40 CFR 241.4.

(19) "Traditional farm practices" means those accepted and customary standardsestablishedbysimilar agriculturaloperationsundersimilar circumstances usingestablishedbestmanagementpractices.Bestmanagementpracticesforanimal feeding operations and confined animal feeding operations shall be determined by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestryin conjunction with the LSU AgCenter.

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SLS 26RS-1037 ENGROSSED SB NO.

502 obtainedfromon-farmorsmallfactoryextractionandcontainshigheramountsENROLLED of* sugarcane* liquid.* §3607.

(c) Dewatered pulp derived from bagasse;

recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a fuel pursuant to 40 CFR 241.4.

(19) "Traditional farm practices" means those accepted and customary standardsestablishedbysimilaragriculturaloperationsundersimilarcircumstances usingestablishedbestmanagementpractices.Bestmanagementpracticesforanimal feeding operations and confined animal feeding operations shall be determined by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter.

* * * §3607.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 502 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Cathey Present law prohibits parish governing authorities from adopting ordinances that declares an agricultural operation operated in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices or traditional farm practices to be a nuisance or zoning ordinance that forces Page 2 of 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-1037 ENGROSSED SB NO.

502 closure of the agricultural operation.

Proposed law retains present law and further prohibits a parish or municipal governing authority from enacting or enforcing any ordinance prohibiting the storage of sugarcane bagasse biomass when stored in accordance with a best management practice plan.

Proposed law defines "sugarcane bagasse biomass".

Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

(Amends R.S.

3:3602(18);

adds R.S.

3:3602(19) and 3607(E)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to the original bill 1.

Changes effective date from August 1, 2026, to upon signature of the governor.

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