Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
The Natural Resources and Environment Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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Per the House Rules, committees of the Louisiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] It is unclear when committees are assigned. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve as ex officio members of every committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | To this committee shall be referred, in accordance with the rules, all legislative instruments, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: Natural resources generally; Conservation; Wildlife and fisheries; Mines and minerals; Hunting, fishing, and recreational boating; Public lands; Mineral resources of the public lands; Public and geological surveys; Laws regulating minerals and mining; Tidelands; Accretion, alluvion, and dereliction of public and private lands; Owners of minerals and mineral lands; Materials or substances which travel through pipelines.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Natural Resources and Environment Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Jack Montoucet | • Gordon Dove, Chair | |||
• James Armes | • Stuart Bishop, Vice Chair | |||
• Sam Jones | • Patrick Connick | |||
• Jerry Gisclair | • John Guinn | |||
• Robert Billiot | • Joe Harrison | |||
• Stephen Ortego | • Franklin Foil | |||
• Edward James | • Clay Schexnayder | |||
• Walt Leger, III, ex officio | • Raymond Garofalo | |||
• Chris Leopold | ||||
• Charles Chaney | ||||
• Eddie Lambert | ||||
• James Morris | ||||
• Chuck Kleckley, ex officio |
2012-2013
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2010-2011
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(A))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 14.36)
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(C))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Natural Resources and Environment Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.