Senate creates joint study committee on Chafalaya Basin water quality
Summary
Senators adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 29 to create a joint legislative committee to study water-quality issues in the Chafalaya Basin, citing sedimentation and poor water quality; the resolution passed unanimously, 36-0.
Senator Kleinpeter introduced SCR 29, saying the measure creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations on water-quality issues in the Chafalaya Basin. "Many people fish in the basin, and we have received a lot of sediment which has caused bad water quality," he said, urging study and action.
The sponsor asked for final passage and there were no questions. The clerk recorded final passage: "36 ayes and 0 nays." The resolution will authorize the joint committee to examine causes of degraded water quality and propose policy options to the legislature.
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