Senate Bill No. by Senator Jenkins establishes the Shreveport Water Works Museum as a facility under the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism in Louisiana. The museum's primary purpose is to research, collect, preserve, and present artifacts that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history of Louisiana's water supply and pumping stations. The bill outlines the museum's operational funding, stating that the department must include necessary funds in its annual budget request, and the governor must allocate sufficient funding in the executive budget. If the legislature does not appropriate enough funds, the department has the authority to temporarily close the museum until adequate funding is secured.

Additionally, the bill allows the department to accept donations, grants, and loans for the museum's operations and outlines the process for the disposition of property, including the deaccessioning of collections by the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum. It specifies that property held by the museum for over ten years without a claim will be deemed abandoned and become the museum's property after proper notice is given. The bill also provides for the use of collections in educational projects, subject to board approval. The provisions of the act will take effect once the legislature appropriates funds for its implementation.