SCR 38 — JOINT RULES: Repeals Joint Rule No. 7, relative to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

SLS 26RS-1369 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

38 BY SENATOR KLEINPETER JOINTA RULES.CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To repeal Joint Rule No.

Repeals7 of the Joint RuleRules No.of Order of the Senate and House of Representatives, relative to the establishment of the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee;

7, relative to repeal the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

ABE CONCURRENTIT RESOLUTIONRESOLVED Tothat repealthe Legislature of Louisiana repeals Joint Rule No.

7 of the Joint Rules of Order of the Senate and House of Representatives that established the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana repealsJoint Rule No.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SCR 38 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Kleinpeter Present Joint Rule establishes a special joint committee, the Atchafalaya Basin Program OversightCommitteetomonitor,review,andmakerecommendationsrelativetoallaspects of the Atchafalaya Basin Program in the Dept.

of Natural Resources which was established in 1998 pursuant to prior law.

Present Joint Rule provides that the committee is composed of all members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate who represent in whole or in part the parishes of Assumption, Avoyelles, Iberia, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St.

Landry, St.

Martin, and St.

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SLS 26RS-1369 ENGROSSED SCR NO.

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Provides that the special joint committee shall select a chairmanand a vice chairman from among its members.

Provides that the staff of the House Committee on Natural ResourcesandEnvironmentandSenateCommitteeonNaturalResourcesshallprovidestaff support to the special joint committee.

Provides that the special joint committee may call upon the staffs of any department, agency, or official of the state, particularly the Dept.

of Natural Resources and its secretary, for data and assistance and mayrequest and utilize the assistance of any and all private sources.

Proposed Joint Rule repeals such rule effective the second Monday in March 2027, if SCR of this 2026 RS is adopted.

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Rule No.

7) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to the original bill 1.

Make technical changes.

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