Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Amendment 1 (September 2006)
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Louisiana Amendment 1, also known as the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, was on the September 30, 2006 primary election ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1][2]
Amendment 1 amended Section 10(D)(2)(e), Section 10.2 and Sections 10.5(B) and (C)) of Article VII of the Louisiana Constitution in order to:
- Change the name of the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.
- Provide that the eligible federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activity be credited to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.
- Provide that such funds be used only for purposes of "coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly impacted by coastal wetland losses."
Election results
| Louisiana Amendment 1 (September 2006) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 525,734 | 82% | ||
| No | 117,334 | 18% | ||
Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
To change the name from the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund; to provide that the eligible federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activity shall be credited to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund and used only for purposes of coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly impacted by coastal wetland losses. (Amends Article VII, Sections 10(D)(2)(e), 10.2, and 10.5(B) and (C)) [3]
See also
- Louisiana 2006 ballot measures
- List of Louisiana ballot measures
- 2006 ballot measures
- Louisiana State Senate
- Louisiana House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," September 30, 2006
- ↑ Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, "Voting on Louisiana Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1978-2015," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Constitutional Amendments 1-13 -- September 30, 2006 Election," accessed November 16, 2015
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