EXECUTIVE ORDER MJF 02-11

B. identifying all agencies of and entities in the state of Louisiana which have interaction or contact with, or encompass, address, investigate, and/or study non- indigenous aquatic species, or nuisance and/or invasive aquatic plants and/or animals; identifying the purpose, duties, and functions of each agency and/or entity; and identifying a means to coordinate the efforts, functions and/or resources of each agency and/or entity with the Task Force and/or with other agencies and/or entities;

C. recommending a management plan for the prevention, control, containment, and/or eradication of non- indigenous aquatic species in a manner that protects, preserves and/or restores native ecosystems and indigenous aquatic species, particularly addressing the prevention of the unintentional spread of non-indigenous aquatic species to uninfested fresh, salt, and brackish waters within the state of Louisiana;

D. identifying and analyzing potential commercial and/or productive uses of non-indigenous aquatic species;

E. if needed, recommending legislation to address issues related to the prevention, control, containment and/or eradication of non-indigenous aquatic species in a manner that protects, preserves, and/or restores native ecosystems and indigenous aquatic species; and

F. identifying all relevant federal, state, and private funding sources that may be used to control, contain, eradicate, and/or prevent the introduction of non-indigenous aquatic species in a manner that protects, preserves and/or restores native ecosystems and indigenous aquatic species.

B. the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, or the secretary's designee;

C. the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, or the secretary's designee;

D. the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, or the secretary's designee; E. the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or the commissioner's designee;

F. the president of the Louisiana Senate, or the president's designee;

G. the speaker of the House of Representatives, or the speaker's designee;

H. the district commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, or the district commander's designee;

I. the district engineer of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, or the district engineer's designee;

J. the district chief, United States Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, or the district chief's designee;

K. the region supervisor, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Lafayette Office, or the region supervisor's designee;

L. the state plant pest director, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, or the state plant pest director's designee;

M. the chancellor of the Louisiana State University, College of Agriculture, or the chancellor's designee;

N. the chancellor of the University of New Orleans, or the chancellor's designee;

O. the director of the Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Xavier University, or the director's designee;

P. the director of the Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane University, or the director's designee;

Q. the chancellor of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or the chancellor's designee;

R. the executive director of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, or the executive director's designee;

S. the president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Association, or the president's designee;

T. the president of the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association, or the president's designee;

U. the president of the Louisiana Marine and Motorcycle Trades Association, or the president's designee;

V. the executive director of Louisiana Sea Grant Program, or the executive director's designee;

W. the director of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, or the director's designee;

X. five (5) representatives of businesses and industries located in the state of Louisiana that may be adversely affected by the spread or existence of non-indigenous aquatic species; and

Y. one (1) member at-large.

B. Task Force members who are an employee or an elected public official of the state of Louisiana or a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana may seek reimbursement of travel expenses, in accordance with PPM 49, from their employing and/or elected department, agency and/or office.

C. Task Force members who are also a member of the Louisiana Legislature may seek a per diem from the Louisiana Senate or House of Representatives, as appropriate, for their attendance at Task Force meetings and/or service on the Task Force.