SR 145 — STATE DEPARTMENT: Recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries.

SLS 26RS-2471 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

145 BY SENATOR HODGES STATEA DEPARTMENT.RESOLUTION To recreate and provide for the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries to study real-world threats that foreign adversaries pose to Louisiana's critical infrastructure, including threats to our United States' military bases,oilandgasproductionandrefiningfacilities,industrialmanufacturingplants, energy generation infrastructure, and agriculture and food production lands.

Recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries.

A RESOLUTION To recreateand provide for the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries to study real-world threats that foreign adversaries pose to Louisiana's critical infrastructure, including threats to our United States' military bases,oilandgasproductionandrefiningfacilities,industrialmanufacturingplants, energy generation infrastructure, and agriculture and food production lands.

and WHEREAS, in aarecentinterview recentinterviewbyFederalBureauof byFederalBureauofInvestigationInvestigation DirectorKash Patel stated that over the last several years that an alarming number of parcels of land and buildings that are surrounding United States' military bases have been bought by foreign adversaries, including Russian citizens and members of the Chinese Communist Party;

and WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025, Director Kash Patel also announced that a Chinese national, who allegedlyexpressedallegedly expressed loyaltyto the Chinese Communist Partyand was funded by the Chinese government, reportedlysmuggledreportedly smuggled a dangerous biological pathogen into the United States as an act of agroterrorism;

and WHEREAS, the biological pathogen that Director Patel referred to is a fungus that Pagecauses 1a disease known as "head blight" which infects wheat, barley, corn, and rice and can cause significant health issues in both humans and livestock and is responsible for billions of 5dollars SLSin 26RS-2471economic ORIGINALlosses SRworldwide NO.each year;

145 causes a disease known as "head blight" which infects wheat, barley, corn, and rice and can cause significant health issues in both humans and livestock and is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year;

and WHEREAS, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is a one-partyrule nation that is controlledPage by1 theof Chinese4 CommunistSR Party;NO.

and145 WHEREAS,ENROLLED oncontrolled Aprilby 18, 2024, former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray stated that the PRCChinese "hasCommunist madeParty; it clear that it considers every sector that makesoursocietyrunasfairgamein its bid to dominateontheworldstage,andthatitsplan is to land low blows against a civilian infrastructure to try to induce panic and break America's will to resist";

and WHEREAS, on April 18, 2024, former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray stated that the PRC "has made it clear that it considers every sector that makesoursocietyrunasfairgamein its bidtodominateontheworldstage,andthatitsplan is to land low blows against a civilian infrastructure to try to induce panic and break America's will to resist";

and WHEREAS, study and more work is needed to protect Louisiana's critical infrastructure from foreign threats, in particular threats from the Russian government and the Chinese CommunistsCommunist Party.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana Pagedoes 2hereby ofestablish 5and SLSprovide 26RS-2471for ORIGINALthe SRTask NO.Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries to study real-world threats that foreign adversaries pose to Louisiana's critical infrastructure, including threats to our United States' military bases, oil andgasproductionandrefiningfacilities, industrial manufacturingplants, energy generation infrastructure, and agriculture and food production lands, and to propose recommendations, together with specific proposals for legislation, which may be done by written report to the Senate and to the David R.

145 does hereby establish and provide for the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries to studyreal-world threats that foreign adversaries pose to Louisiana's critical infrastructure, including threats to our United States' military bases,oil andgasproduction and refiningfacilities, industrial manufacturingplants, energy generation infrastructure, and agriculture and food production lands, and to propose recommendations, together with specific proposals for legislation, which may be done by written report to the Senate and to the David R.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force should include consideration of thePage threats2 imposedof on4 Louisiana'sSR UnitedNO. States military bases, oil and gas production and refining facilities, industrial manufacturing plants, energy generation infrastructure, and agriculture and food production.

145 ENROLLED the threats imposed on Louisiana's United States military bases, oil and gas production and refining facilities, industrial manufacturing plants, energy generation infrastructure, and agriculture and food production.

(9) The officerofficerin in charge of the Baton Rouge officeofoffice of the United States Department of Homeland Security, or his designee.

PageBE 3IT ofFURTHER 5RESOLVED SLSthat 26RS-2471each ORIGINALdesignating SRauthority NO.shall submit the namesofdesigneestothetaskforcetothesenatorwhorepresentsSenateDistrict13nolater than August 15, 2026.

145 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each designating authority shall submit the namesofdesigneestothetaskforcetothesenatorwhorepresentsSenateDistrict13nolater than August 15, 2026.

BEITFURTHER RESOLVEDthatin conductingthisstudythetaskforcewillconductingthis seekstudythetaskforcewillseek input,advice,information,anddatafromanypersons,agencies,entities,orstakeholdersthat it deems necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Resolution.

BEPage IT3 FURTHER RESOLVED that in conducting this study the task force may request staff support from the Senate of the4 LegislatureSR ofNO. Louisiana.

145 ENROLLED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that ain majorityconducting ofthis study the task force shallmay constituterequest astaff quorumsupport forfrom the transactionofbusiness.Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana.

AllBE officialactionsIT ofthetaskforceshallFURTHER requiretheRESOLVED affirmativethat votea majority of athe majorityoftask theforce members.shall constitute a quorumforthetransactionof business.

All official actionsofthetaskforceshall requirethe affirmative vote of a majorityof the members.

PagePRESIDENT 4OF ofTHE 5SENATE SLSPage 26RS-24714 ORIGINALof SR4 NO.

145 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SR 145 Original 2026 Regular Session Hodges Recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries to study real-world threats that foreign adversaries pose to Louisiana's critical infrastructure, including threats to our United States' military bases, oil and gas production andrefiningfacilities,industrialmanufacturingplants,energygenerationinfrastructure,and agriculture and food production lands, and to propose recommendations, together with specific proposals for legislation.

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