The Amite River Basin Commission praised Governor Jeff Landry’s signing of HB 802 by Representative Paul Sawyer and SB 367 by Senator Rick Edmonds, legislation establishing the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund for the Amite River Basin. The new law creates a dedicated funding mechanism for watershed restoration, reclamation, conservation, and flood-risk reduction efforts in areas impacted by sand mining activity. Under the law, funds …
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