HB 802 — WATER/RESOURCES: Provides with respect to the management of watershed restoration (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

HLSENROLLED 26RS-646 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

802 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES SAWYER WATER/RESOURCES:AND MCMAKIN AN ACT To enact R.S.

Provideswithrespecttothemanagementofwatershedrestoration AN ACT To enact R.S.

After allocation of moneyto the Bond Securityand Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit into thefundonehundredpercentofthefundonehundredpercentoftheportion the portion of recurringseverance taxrevenuescollectedonsandseveredfromwithinthegeographicboundariesofthe district that would have been deposited into the state general fund after allocations Pageof 1such revenues otherwise required by the Constitution of 4Louisiana CODING:and the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

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802 of such revenues otherwise required by the Constitution of Louisiana and the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 802 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Sawyer Abstract:

Establishes the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund (fund) and provides for the deposit, use, and investment of monies in the fund.

Further establishes reporting requirements regarding deposit and use of monies in the fund.

Proposed law establishes the fund to support the reclamation, restoration, and long-term stewardship of lands and watersheds within the Amite River Basin impacted by sand and gravelminingoperations,withprioritygiventoflood-proneareasandimpairedwatersheds.

Present law provides for allocation of severance tax revenues collected on sand.

Proposedlawretainspresentlawprovisionsandaddsrequirementforthetreasurertodeposit into the fund 100% of the portion of recurring severance tax revenues collected on sand severed from within the boundaries of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District (district) that would have otherwise been deposited into the state general fund after the allocations of revenue required bypresent law.

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802 Proposed law provides that monies in the fund be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund with interest earned on investment of monies in the fund credited to the fund and anyunexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year remaining in the fund.

Present law authorizes the board of the Amite River Basin Commission (board) to manage and control the watersheds within the district to establish adequate drainage, flood control, andwaterresourcesdevelopment,includingtheconstructionofreservoirs,diversioncanals, gravityand pumped drainage systems, and other flood control works.

Proposed law retains present law.

Proposed law requires appropriation of monies in the fund to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for disbursement to the board of the district for use as provided in present and proposed law.

Proposed law requires the board to submit an annual report detailing the receipts, expenditures, and funded activities of the fund to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.

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38:3310) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House TheCommitteeAmendmentsProposedbyHouseCommittee onNaturalResourcesand Environment to the original bill:

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Move proposed law from Title 30 of the Revised Statutes to Chapter 16 of Title of the Revised Statutes, which is the chapter of laws for the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.

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Limit the purpose ofthefundto address onlythose watershedswithin the Amite River Basin impacted by sand and gravel mining, rather than any watershed impacted by sand and gravel mining.

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Remove gravel severance as a source of revenue for the fund.

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Limit severance revenue deposited into the fund to the revenue collected from sand severed from within the geographic boundaries of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.