ENROLLEDHFAHB595 4563 5131 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by Representative Jacob Landry to Engrossed House Bill No.

595 BYby REPRESENTATIVERepresentative JACOBJacob LANDRYLandry ANAMENDMENT ACTNO. To enact R.S.

30:4.4,1 relativeOn topage development1, ofline the12, state'safter natural"authority" resources;and before "or municipal" insert a comma "," Page 1 of 1 CODING:

to prohibit local governing authorities from taking actions that impede the state's ability to developnaturalresources,includinglocalroadpermitting;andtoprovideforrelated matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section 1.

R.S.

30:4.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

§4.4.

Exclusive jurisdiction It is the intent of the legislature that this Subtitle vests the department with exclusivejurisdictionoverthenaturalresourcesofthestate,includingbutnotlimited to regulations, permitting, and related fee schedules.

No other political subdivision, local governing authority, or municipal or parochial permitting body may use inaction on local permitting decisions to unreasonably interfere with activities permitted by the department.

Any application for a local road permit related to a department-permitted activity which has not been approved or denied, with written reasons for denial provided to the applicant, within thirty days of submission shall be deemed approved.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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