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ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
SCAHB861 471 2870 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed House Bill No.
861 BY REPRESENTATIVES MIKE JOHNSON, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BOUDREAUX, BUTLER, CARLSON, DICKERSON, EGAN, FREIBERG, HORTON, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN, AND WYBLE AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.13:782(J)(2)(a)and(b),R.S.15:574.21(D),R.S.25:521(A),R.S.
861 by Representative Mike Johnson AMENDMENT NO.
30:521(A)(1), R.S.
1 On page 1, at the end of line 15, after "(D)(1)," insert "508.4," AMENDMENT NO.
41:1501, R.S.
2 On page 2, line 29, after "Force" change the semicolon ";" to a comma "," and add "and Multimodal Commerce Advisory Commission;" AMENDMENT NO.
49:214.5.4(G)(8) and 966(B)(3)(b), and R.S.
3 On page 7, line 13, delete "State Archives and RecordsCommission" and replacewith "the Department of State" AMENDMENT NO.
56:1948.4(B) and to repealSection 3 of Act No.
4 On page 10, below line 7 add the following:
323 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature, Section 2 of Act No.
"Section 26.
427 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature, R.S.
13:782(J)(1), Chapter 1-A of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
15:321 through 324, Chapter 13-A of Title 15 oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.15:1441and1442,R.S.
17:1875, 3398.2(B) through (E), and 3883(A)(6), Subpart J of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
22:1201 through 1220, Chapter 13 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprisedof R.S.
23:2021 through2024,Chapter23-AofTitle25oftheLouisiana RevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.25:1021through1027,PartIofChapter 6 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
30:401 through 403, R.S.
36:4(B)(18) and (34) and (D)(1), 209(A)(2) and (10) and (D)(1), 508.4,610(C)(2),and651(K)(2),R.S.
38:90.2 and90.5(A),SubpartF-1ofPartII-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:99.26 through 99.46, Part XI-A of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:332.1, and Chapter 17-F ofTitle 39 oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.
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861 ENROLLED through 1800.35, R.S.
40:600.91(A)(28)(b), 1730.28.4, and 1730.28.5(C), R.S.
43:111(A)(9), Part VIIof Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
49:220.31 through 220.33, 966(B)(23), and Chapter 19 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
49:1221 through 1223, Chapter 10-A of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
51:1317 through 1319, and Part XIII-A of Chapter 1 of Title 56 oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.
56:699.21 and699.22, R.S.
56:1948.4(A)(2), Part III-A of Chapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.56:1948.11through1948.13,PartVIIofChapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:1950.21through1950.26,and1681,relativetoboards,commissions,committees, councils, authorities, districts, like entities, and funds related thereto;
to provide relative to the functional organization of state government by abolishing certain boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, districts, like entities, and funds related thereto;
to remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and duties of the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration, Advisory Subcommittee of the Accountability Commission, Byways Commission, Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation, Centers of Excellence Program Advisory Board, Clerks of Court Certification Program Committee, Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation, ENCORE Louisiana Commission, Energy Code Commission, Equal Pay Commission, Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission, Louisiana Health Plan, Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission, Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council, Latino Commission, Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning and Implementation Committee, Louisiana Music Trail Commission, Louisiana Quincentenary Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Process Technology Advisory Board, Rural Water Infrastructure Committee, Louisiana Sentencing Commission, State Buildings and Lands Highest and Best Use Advisory Group, Waste Tire Task Force, and Multimodal Commerce Advisory Commission;
and to provide for related matters.
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861 ENROLLED Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1.
The legislature finds that abolishing certain boards, commissions, and other statutorily created entities and funds is in the public interest when such entities are inactive.
Pursuant to the recommendations contained in the October 1, 2025, Legislative AuditorReporttotheLegislaturetitled"Boards,Commissions, andLikeEntities"andother information, it is the intent of the legislature to abolish, boards, commissions, and other statutorily created entities as provided in this Act.
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Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration Section2.(A) R.S.30:521(A)(1)isherebyamendedandreenactedtoreadasfollows:
§521.
Merger and consolidation of agencies or functions A.
In order to merge and consolidate into one agency, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, certain executive and administrative offices, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of Louisiana whoseduties and functions are of a similar natureorcharacter,thefollowingnamed offices, boards, commissions and agencies are merged and consolidated into the Department of Conservation and Energy:
(1) The natural gas committee or commission authorized by R.S.
30:401 et seq.
* * * (B) Part I of Chapter 6 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
30:401 through 403, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Advisory Subcommittee of the Accountability Commission Section 3.
17:3883(A)(6) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
36:508.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety." Page 1 of 1
Byways Commission Section4.(A) R.S.56:1948.4(B)isherebyamendedandreenactedtoreadasfollows:
§1948.4.
Regional development;
legislative committee approval * * * B.
AfterapprovalbytheLouisianaByways Commission, theDepartmentof Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Department of Transportation and Development, a proposed byway shall be presented to the House and Senate Page 3 of 10 CODING:
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861 ENROLLED Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works by the recommending agent and shall be approved by a majority of the members of each committee prior to its inclusion in the Louisiana Byway Program.
* * * (B) R.S.36:209(D)(1)andR.S.56:1948.4(A)(2)andPartIII-AofChapter9ofTitle 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:1948.11 through 1948.13, are herebyrepealed in their entirety.
Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation Section 5.
Chapter 17-F of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:1800.21 through 1800.35, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Centers of Excellence Program Advisory Board Section 6.
R.S.
17:1875 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Clerks of Court Certification Program Committee Section7.(A) R.S.13:782(J)(2)(a)and(b)areherebyamendedandreenactedtoread as follows:
§782.
Compensation of clerks * * * J.
* * * (2)(a) Documents showing the successful completion of the certification program shall be submitted to and approved by the certification committee.
Upon approval of the application for certification, a person holding the office of clerk of court shall receivethe designation of Certified Clerk of Court, (CCC), and notice of the approval shall be forwarded to the legislative auditor by the certification committee.
(b) If,onJuly1,1990,aclerkhascompletedtheeducationalandexperience requirementsasprovidedinSubsectionIofthisSectionandthedocumentsshowing the successful completion of the program have been submitted to and approved by the certificationcommittee and said approval documented to the legislative auditor, Page 4 of 10 CODING:
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861 ENROLLED the clerk shall be granted a seven percent increase in compensation to his annual salary as set forth in Subsection A of this Section.
* * * (B) R.S.
13:782(J)(1) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation Section 8.(A) R.S.
49:214.5.4(G)(8) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§214.5.4.
Funding and resource allocation * * * G.
The money in the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund is subject to appropriations by the legislature for the purposes of integrated coastal protection.
The moneyin the fund maybe used only for those projects and programs which are consistent with the statement of intent, R.S.
49:214.1, and the annual plan as it pertainstotheintegratedcoastalprotectionandmayincludebutnotbelimitedtothe following purposes:
* * * (8) The administration and operation of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityBoard, and the Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation, and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation.
* * * (B) Subpart F-1 of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:99.26 through 99.46, is herebyrepealed in its entirety.
ENCORE Louisiana Commission Section.
9.
R.S.
36:4(D)(1),R.S.
43:111(A)(9), and Chapter 10-A of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
51:1317 through 1319, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Energy Code Commission Section10.
R.S.40:1730.28.4and1730.28.5(C)areherebyrepealedintheirentirety.
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861 ENROLLED Equal Pay Commission Section 11.
Chapter 13 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
23:2021 through 2024, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission Section 12.
R.S.
38:90.2 and 90.5(A) are herebyrepealed in their entirety.
Louisiana Health Plan Section 13.
Subpart J of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.22:1201through1220,is herebyrepealedinitsentirety.
Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission Section 14.
R.S.
40:600.91(A)(28)(b) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council Section 15.
R.S.
36:610(C)(2) and Part XIII-A of Chapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:699.21 and 699.22, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Latino Commission Section 16.
R.S.
36:4(B)(34) and Chapter 19 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
49:1221 through 1223, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning Implementation Committee Section 17.
Chapter 13-A of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
15:1441 and 1442, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Louisiana Music Trail Commission Section 18.
R.S.
36:209(A)(10) and Part VII of Chapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:1950.21 through 1950.26, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Louisiana Quincentenary Commission Section 19.
Chapter 23-A of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
25:1021 through 1027, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Parks and Recreation Commission Section 20.(A) R.S.
25:521(A)is herebyamendedandreenactedto readas follows:
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861 ENROLLED §521.
Board;
appointment;
terms;
meetings A.
The Louisiana Commission on Cultural Resources shall hereafter be designated as the Louisiana Historical Preservation and Cultural Commission.
It shall be composed of fourteen members selected from the following sources:
one member each to be designated by the respective presidents thereof from Louisiana StateUniversity,LouisianaTechUniversity,TulaneUniversity,SouthernUniversity and Universityof Southwestern Louisiana the Universityof Louisiana at Lafayette;
one member each designated by the Louisiana Architects Association, Louisiana Landmarks Society, Louisiana Historical Association, Foundation for Historical Louisiana and the Louisiana Geneological and Historical Society;
and one member each, serving ex officio, from State Archives and Records Commission the Department of State, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Louisiana State Museum, and State Tourist Development Commission.
* * * (B) R.S.
41:1501 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§1501.
Lease of lakes, bays and coves The register of the State Land Office, with the concurrence and approvalof thegovernor,is herebyauthorizedandempoweredto leaseonbehalfofthestateany portion or part of anymeandered state-owned lake, bay, cove or the bed and bottom thereof or state-owned lands reclaimed therefrom to any governing authority of a parish or municipality or any combination thereof, the Louisiana Wildlife and FisheriesCommission,theStateParksandRecreationCommission,theDepartment of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana State Department of Highwaysforuseprimarilyforpublicrecreationalpurposes;provided,however,that said leases may only be entered into with the aforementioned municipal and parish governing authorities or any combination thereof, when the geographical territory encompassedbysaidgoverningauthoritiesis directlyadjacentto thelake,bay,cove or any part thereof or the bed and bottom thereof or lands reclaimed therefrom.
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861 ENROLLED Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the State Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, and/orthe State DepartmentofHighways, saidleasesmaybegrantedonastatewide basissubjectto allconditionsandrequirementsas providedforundertheprovisions of this Chapter.
Subject to the approval of the register of the State Land Office, and withtheconcurrenceoftheattorneygeneral,thepoliticalbodywhohasbeengranted a lease under the provisions of this Chapter may place improvements in and on the leased property, and after obtaining approval of the register may assign or sublease such lease;
provided, however, that any political body subleasing or assigning its lease as herein authorized shall supervise its sublessee or assign to insure that the terms and conditions of the original lease are observed, and provided, further, such assignment or sublease shall be only to the highest responsible bidder after advertisement in accordance with R.S.
41:1213 through 1215.1.
Any lease made by the register of the State Land Office pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be on behalf of the state of Louisiana except that, as to anylake, bay, cove andthebedandbottom thereofand land reclaimedtherefrom, or part thereof, not under the jurisdiction and control of the state of Louisiana, the lease shall be made on behalf of the political bodyor entityhaving such jurisdiction and control and only at its request.
(C) R.S.
49:966(B)(3)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§966.
Review of agency rules;
fees * * * B.
* * * (3) * * * (b) TheofficeofstateparksandtheStateParksandRecreationCommission shallsubmitthereporttotheHouseCommitteeonMunicipal,ParochialandCultural Affairs and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
* * * (D) R.S.
36:209(A)(2) and R.S.
56:1681 are herebyrepealed in their entirety.
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861 ENROLLED Process Technology Advisory Board Section 21.
R.S.
17:3398.2(B), (C), (D), and (E) and R.S.
36:651(K)(2) are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Rural Water Infrastructure Committee Section 22.
R.S.
36:4(B)(18) and Part VII of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Louisiana RevisedStatutes of1950, comprisedofR.S.
49:220.31 through220.33,areherebyrepealed in their entirety.
Louisiana Sentencing Commission Section 23.(A) R.S.
15:574.21(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§574.21.
Parole risk assessment pilot program;
statistical system;
agency cooperation;
rules promulgation * * * D.
Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Department of Public SafetyandCorrectionsandtheLouisianaCommission onLawEnforcementandthe Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide the necessaryresources, including clerical and administrative personnel, required by the committee on parole to establish, implement and evaluate the risk assessment pilot program.
Specifically, theDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrections,theLouisianaCommissiononLaw Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, the Louisiana Sentencing Commission, and the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall provide technical assistance to the committee on parole, and shall make availableallfacts,records,information,dataanddataprocessingassistancerequired by the committee.
* * * (B) Chapter1-AofTitle 15oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutes of1950,comprisedof R.S.
15:321 through 324, and R.S.
49:966(B)(23) are herebyrepealed in their entirety.
State Buildings and Lands Highest and Best Use Advisory Group Section 24.
Part XI-A of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:332.1, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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861 ENROLLED Waste Tire Task Force Section 25.
Section 3 of Act No.
323 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature and Section 2 of Act No.
427 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 26.
R.S.
36:508.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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