§ 30:1402 — Joint legislative committee on federal oil overcharge monies

Louisiana § 30:1402

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 30: Mortgages and Privileges

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§1402. Joint legislative committee on federal oil overcharge monies
A. A joint legislative committee, the Joint Committee on Federal Oil Overcharge
Monies, shall consist of twelve members including the president of the Senate; and a member
of the Senate Natural Resources Committee, a member of the Senate Education Committee,
a member of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, a member of the Senate and
Governmental Affairs Committee, and a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, all
appointed by the president; the speaker of the House of Representatives; and a member of
the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee, a member of the House
Education Committee, a member of the House Committee on Health and Welfare, a member
of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, and a member of the House Committee
on Appropriations, all appointed by the speaker. The joint committee shall be co-chaired by
the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House.
B. The Joint Committee on Federal Oil Overcharge Monies shall review the oil
overcharge refund program as a whole and provide legislative guidance to the Department
of Conservation and Energy relative to the development of state plans to expend federal oil
overcharge refund monies.
C. The members of the Joint Committee on Federal Oil Overcharge Monies shall
receive the same per diem and travel allowance in the performance of their duties as is
provided for them as members of the legislature.
D. In the conduct of its studies and proceedings, the Joint Committee on Federal Oil
Overcharge Monies shall utilize the personnel and services of the staff of the Senate and
House of Representatives. The Department of Conservation and Energy shall assist the
committee in the performance of its duties and functions as the committee shall request.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 508, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2008, No. 580, §2; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.