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2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 85
BY REPRESENTATIVE KNOX
ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Creates a task force on illegal dumping
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 To create the Task Force on Illegal Dumping Prevention and Enforcement to study the
3 extent of illegal dumping of waste and enforcement mechanisms and to report its
4 findings to certain enumerated House and Senate committees.
5 WHEREAS, illegal dumping is a problem facing Louisianans in recent times; and
6 WHEREAS, illegal dumping often involves operations of people transporting waste
7 materials across parish lines to dump or dumping waste on the sides of highways and
8 roadways; and
9 WHEREAS, dumping hot spots have detrimental impacts on the environment and
10 are known to attract mosquitoes and other pests; and
11 WHEREAS, Louisiana needs to find solutions to the illegal dumping problems
12 whether at the state or local level.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
14 establish and provide for the Task Force on Illegal Dumping Prevention and Enforcement
15 to study the extent of illegal dumping and enforcement mechanisms, and may propose
16 recommendations, together with specific proposals for legislation.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature recommends that the task force
18 include consideration of the extent of illegal dumping and enforcement mechanisms.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall consist of the following
20 members:
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1 (1) One representative from the Department of Environmental Quality appointed by
2 the secretary.
3 (2) One representative from the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.
4 (3) One representative from the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker
5 of the House of Representatives.
6 (4) One representative from the Department of Transportation and Development
7 appointed by the secretary.
8 (5) One representative from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries appointed by
9 the secretary.
10 (6) One representative from the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control
11 Board appointed by the director.
12 (7) One representative from the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office appointed
13 by the district attorney.
14 (8) One representative from the Louisiana State Police appointed by the
15 superintendent.
16 (9) One representative from the Louisiana Sheriff's Association appointed by the
17 president.
18 (10) One representative from the New Orleans Department of Sanitation appointed
19 by the mayor.
20 (11) One representative from the Louisiana Municipal Association appointed by the
21 executive board.
22 (12) One representative from Healthy Gulf appointed by the executive director.
23 (13) One representative from a community based environmental justice organization
24 appointed by joint decision of the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
25 of the Senate.
26 (14) One representative from the recycling or waste management industry appointed
27 by joint decision of the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the
28 Senate.
29 (15) One representative from Keep Louisiana Beautiful appointed by the lieutenant
30 governor.
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1 (16) One representative from the Police Jury Association of Louisiana appointed by
2 the executive director.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each appointing authority shall submit the names
4 of appointees to the task force to the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department
5 of Transportation and Development, and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, no later
6 than August 1, 2026.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the task force shall be chaired by the appointee from
8 the Department of Environmental Quality.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall convene for its first meeting
10 no later than September 1, 2026.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be staffed by the Department
12 of Environmental Quality.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the task force shall constitute a
14 quorum for the transaction of business and all official actions of the task force shall require
15 the affirmative vote of a majority of the members.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rules of Order of the House of
17 Representatives or applicable Joint Rules shall apply to all meetings of the task force.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the task force shall serve
19 without compensation, except per diem or expense reimbursement to which they may be
20 individually entitled as members of their constituent organizations.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that meetings of the task force shall be subject to the
22 Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq., and records of the task force shall be subject to the
23 Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall submit a written report
25 detailing its findings to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, the
26 House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, the Senate Committee
27 on Environmental Quality, and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and
28 Public Works no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the 2027 Regular Session
29 of the Legislature.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any written recommendations or proposals shall
2 also be submitted and to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by
3 R.S. 24:771 and 772.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall terminate following the
5 conclusion of its business or by February 12, 2027, whichever occurs first.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
7 secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, the secretary of the Department of
8 Transportation and Development, the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
9 the director of the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board, the district
10 attorney for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, the superintendent of the Louisiana
11 State Police, the president of the Sheriff's Association, the mayor of New Orleans on behalf
12 of the New Orleans Department of Sanitation, the president of the Louisiana Municipal
13 Association, the executive director of Healthy Gulf, the lieutenant governor, and the
14 executive director of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 85 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Knox
Establishes and provides for the Task Force on Illegal Dumping Prevention and Enforcement
to study the extent of illegal dumping of waste in La. and enforcement mechanisms, and
requires the task force to report its findings to certain enumerated House and Senate
committees at least 30 days prior to the 2027 R.S.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill:
1. Add a member from Keep Louisiana Beautiful appointed by the lieutenant
governor and a member of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana appointed
by the executive director to the task force.
2. Make a technical change.
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and
Governmental Affairs to the engrossed bill:
1. Make technical changes.
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