WATER/RESOURCES: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the establishment of groundwater conservation districts for the Chicot, Southern Hills, and Mississippi aquifer systems

This bill is a non-binding resolution that asks the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy to investigate creating groundwater conservation districts for the Chicot, Southern Hills, and Mississippi aquifer systems. The study must examine how water is currently used and managed for purposes like agriculture, industry, and municipalities to determine if these districts would provide better oversight. The department is required to submit a written report of its findings to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment before the 2027 legislative session begins. Because this is a request for information rather than a law, it does not immediately change regulations or impose new requirements on any specific group.