This bill enacts a new provision in Louisiana law regarding the reporting of commercial menhaden harvest data. Specifically, it introduces a new subsection, R.S. 56:325.5(D), which states that reports received by a legislative committee, as required by the existing law, will not be considered confidential. This change aims to enhance transparency in the reporting process for commercial menhaden harvest data.

Additionally, the bill repeals a specific provision in the current law, R.S. 56:325.5(A)(1)(c), which likely contained confidentiality clauses that are now being modified by the new insertion. The overall intent of the bill is to facilitate better oversight and regulation of commercial menhaden harvesting by allowing legislative committees access to necessary data without confidentiality restrictions.

Statutes affected:
HB886 Enrolled: 56:5(A)(1)
HB886 Act 444: 56:5(A)(1)