Louisiana § RS 49:220.32 - Rural Water Infrastructure Committee; creation and organization

§ RS 49:220.32. Rural Water Infrastructure Committee; creation and organization

            A. The Rural Water Infrastructure Committee is hereby created within the office of the governor and shall be composed of seventeen members as follows:

            (1) The State Director of United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Louisiana or his designee.

            (2) The State Director of the United States Economic Development Administration or his designee.

            (3) The governor or his designee.

            (4) The governor's designee to the Delta Regional Authority.

            (5) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health or his designee.

            (6) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality or his designee.

            (7) The executive director of the Louisiana office of community development or his designee.

            (8) The director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness or his designee.

            (9) The executive director of the Louisiana Rural Water Association or his designee.

            (10) The executive director of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana or his designee.

            (11) The executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association or his designee.

            (12) The president of the Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts or his designee.

            (13) The president of the Senate or his designee.

            (14) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.

            (15) The chairman of the Louisiana Rural Caucus or a member of the Louisiana Rural Caucus designated by the chairman.

            (16) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee.

            (17) The executive secretary of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or his designee.

            B. Members shall serve terms concurrent with the governor.

            C. The governor's designee to the Delta Regional Authority shall serve as chairman and shall develop procedures for the operation of the committee.

            D. The committee shall meet as necessary at the call of the chairman. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

            E. All official actions of the committee shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members in attendance.

            F. The governor or the chairman of the committee may request employees of federal, state, or local agencies involved with rural water systems to participate as nonvoting members of the committee.

            G. The committee may request administrative and technical support from the governor's office to carry out the committee's functions and responsibilities as provided in this Part.

            H. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. Legislative members of the committee shall receive such per diem and expenses as provided for legislators during attendance at legislative committees and from the same source.

            I. The names of the members who will serve on the committee shall be submitted to the governor not later than August 15, 2019.

            Acts 2019, No. 126, §2, eff. June 6, 2019.