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Amite River Basin Commission backs resolution supporting extension of Scenic Rivers Act exemption for Bayou Manchac
Summary
Commission considered a resolution (read in the meeting as "11 85") expressing support for HB172 by Rep. Kathy Edmonston to extend an existing exemption under the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act to Bayou Manchac and the Comite River Diversion Canal and to move the exemption deadline from 2026 to 2030.
The Amite River Basin Commission considered a resolution, read in the meeting as “11 85,” expressing the commission’s support for House Bill 172 by state Rep. Kathy Edmonston. The bill would extend an existing exemption under the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act to Bayou Manchac and to the Comite River Diversion Canal and would move the exemption’s expiration from 2026 to 2030.
The commission’s staff told members the Scenic Rivers Act restricts work…
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