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Committee reports resolution urging state participation in Gulf Hypoxia Task Force
Summary
The committee reported House Concurrent Resolution 27 favorably; the resolution urges enhanced state participation in the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan and Task Force to address nutrient-driven hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources reported House Concurrent Resolution 27 favorably. The resolution urges and requests enhanced state participation in the Gulf of America Hypoxia Action Plan and Task Force to address nutrient loads in the Mississippi River that contribute to the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Representative Zarrang told the committee the resolution is aimed at continuing efforts to address the hypoxic issue, which he described as stemming from nutrient loads in the Mississippi River that affect fisheries and other resources. The chair and members asked no substantive questions and Senator Kleinpeter moved to report HCR 27 favorably; the motion carried with no objections.
Next steps: HCR 27 was reported favorably by the committee and will be transmitted per legislative process. The resolution expresses the committee’s request that the governor allow state agencies, including soil conservation and wildlife and fisheries, to participate in the Gulf Hypoxia Task Force.
