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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:151 "Agency" defined
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§151. "Agency" defined In this Subpart the term "agency" means a levee district, drainage district, road district, school district, school board, or other board, commission, parish, municipality, state university, state college, state penal or charitable institution or agency, un…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:152 Agency lands; school boards sixteenth section lands; leases authorized
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§152. Agency lands; school boards sixteenth section lands; leases authorized A. Every agency is authorized to lease its land for the development and production of minerals. School boards are authorized to lease sixteenth section lands for the development and production of mineral…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:153 Agencies may lease or administer through State Mineral and Energy Board
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§153. Agencies may lease or administer through State Mineral and Energy Board A. Any agency may by resolution direct the State Mineral and Energy Board to lease or otherwise contract for the exploration, development, or use of its land. The bonus money, if any, received pursuant …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:154 Signing of papers and disposition of funds when agency leases own lands; deposit
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§154. Signing of papers and disposition of funds when agency leases own lands; deposit A. When an agency chooses not to avail itself of the provisions of R.S. 30:153 but leases its own lands, the agency shall sign all necessary or customary division orders or other documents inci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:155 Alternative procedures
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§155. Alternative procedures If an agency does not avail itself of the provisions of R.S. 30:153, it may lease its lands for mineral purposes on its own motion, or on written application, by advertising and letting in the manner provided by this Subpart, subject however to approv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:156 Procedure when agency leases its own lands
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§156. Procedure when agency leases its own lands A person desiring to lease from a state agency shall make application with deposit to the agency in the same manner as is set forth in R.S. 30:125 for application with deposit to the mineral board. The agency shall itself advertise…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:158 Approval of lease by board
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§158. Approval of lease by board No lease executed under the authority of this Subpart shall be valid unless the agency obtains its approval by the State Mineral and Energy Board. The authority of the State Mineral and Energy Board shall be ministerial with regard to whether or n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:159 State banks in liquidation, leases subject to approval, how
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§159. State banks in liquidation, leases subject to approval, how All mineral leases entered into by state banks in liquidation shall be subject to the approval of the State Mineral and Energy Board and of the district court having jurisdiction of the liquidations. Acts 2009, No.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:16 Suit by party in interest upon commissioner's failure to sue
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§16. Suit by party in interest upon commissioner's failure to sue If the commissioner fails to bring suit within ten days to restrain a violation as provided in R.S. 30:14, any person in interest adversely affected by the violation who has notified the commissioner in writing of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:17 False reports or entries; penalty
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§17. False reports or entries; penalty No person shall for the purpose of evading this Chapter, or any rule, regulation or order made thereunder: (1) Make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report required to be made by this Chapter or by any rule, re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:171 State departments and agencies; permits to lessees for directional drilling; permits to erect structures, etc
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§171. State departments and agencies; permits to lessees for directional drilling; permits to erect structures, etc. Any department or agency of the state may grant on lands of which it has title, custody, or possession: (1) A permit, lease, or servitude to engage in directional …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:172 Lessees may construct breakwaters, etc
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§172. Lessees may construct breakwaters, etc. Any person holding or acquiring a lease from the state for the development and production of minerals from lands including water bottoms belonging to the state shall be authorized, in the conduct of the operations under the lease, to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:173 Private rights not to be affected; United States government, permission of
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§173. Private rights not to be affected; United States government, permission of Existing private rights shall not be affected in any way by the rights granted in R.S. 30:171. Permission must be obtained from the United States government to construct works in navigable waters.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:179.11 Authorization to enter into agreements during controversy relating to submerged
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§179.11. Authorization to enter into agreements during controversy relating to submerged lands In regard to the controversy between the United States and the state of Louisiana as to whether any portion of any submerged land is owned and controlled by the state of Louisiana under…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:179.12 Ratification by legislature of any final agreements or stipulations
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§179.12. Ratification by legislature of any final agreements or stipulations No final agreement or stipulation negotiated with the United States by the State Mineral and Energy Board with the concurrence and approval of the governor, respecting the ownership and boundary of such …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:179.13 Necessity for payment prior to ratification
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§179.13. Necessity for payment prior to ratification No agreement provided for in R.S. 30:179.11 shall be construed or considered as a ratification by the state of Louisiana of any mineral lease covered by such agreement unless the lessee shall, within ninety days after final set…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:179.14 Prior agreements not affected
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§179.14. Prior agreements not affected No provision of R.S. 30:179.11 to 30:179.14 shall be construed to impair any obligation of any agreement made and entered into within the authority and pursuant to the provisions either of Act 38 of 1956 or 352 of 1958, or Act 9 of 1962, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:18 Penalties for violation; venue
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§18. Penalties for violation; venue A.(1) Whoever violates a provision of this Title, or a rule, regulation, or order of the department made hereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars a day for each day of violation and for each act of v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:19 Sale, etc
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§19. Sale, etc. of illegal products prohibited A. The sale, or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way, of illegal oil, illegal gas, or an illegal product is unlawful. B. Unless and until the commissioner provides a method, by which …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2 Waste of oil or gas prohibited
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§2. Waste of oil or gas prohibited Waste of oil or gas as defined in this chapter is prohibited.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2.1 Ownership of brine produced incident to oil and gas operations
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§2.1. Ownership of brine produced incident to oil and gas operations Unless expressly provided otherwise by contract, brine produced incident to the production of oil and gas by the person, including operators and producers acting on behalf of the person, who has the right to dri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:20 Illegal gas, etc., contraband; seizure and sale; procedure; disposition of proceeds
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§20. Illegal gas, etc., contraband; seizure and sale; procedure; disposition of proceeds A. In addition to other remedies and penalties, all illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal products, shall, except under the circumstances stated herein, be contraband and shall be seized and s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2001 Short title
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§2001. Short title This Subtitle shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Environmental Quality Act." Acts 1983, No. 97, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2002 Findings and declaration of policy
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§2002. Findings and declaration of policy The legislature finds and declares that: (1) The maintenance of a healthful and safe environment for the people of Louisiana is a matter of critical state concern. (2) It is necessary and desirable for the protection of the public welfare…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2003 Purposes
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§2003. Purposes A. The maintenance of a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana requires governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation. B. In order to accomplish these goal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2004 Definitions
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§2004. Definitions The following terms as used in this Subtitle, unless the context otherwise requires or unless redefined by a particular Chapter of this Subtitle, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Abandoned site fund" shall mean the Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Fund as cr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2011 Department of Environmental Quality; creation; duties; powers; structure
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§2011. Department of Environmental Quality; creation; duties; powers; structure A.(1) There is hereby created the Department of Environmental Quality which shall be the primary agency in the state concerned with environmental protection and regulation. The department shall have j…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2011.1 Toxics release inventory; annual report
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§2011.1. Toxics release inventory; annual report A. The department shall prepare and disseminate an annual toxics release inventory (TRI) report presenting data submitted by manufacturing facilities within the state reporting the releases and transfers during the previous calenda…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2011.2 Environmental justice
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§2011.2. Environmental justice A. The department shall examine and study the relationship between the emission of air pollutants and the discharge of wastes by facilities located in or near residential areas. The study shall determine the amount of such emissions and discharges i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2012 Enforcement inspections
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§2012. Enforcement inspections A. The protection of the environment and public health requires timely and meaningful inspections of all facilities subject to the provisions of this Subtitle. Inspections of such facilities are essential to assure compliance with this Subtitle and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2012.1 Monitoring equipment operation liability
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§2012.1. Monitoring equipment operation liability A. Any person who operates monitoring equipment or allows such equipment to be placed on his property, where such equipment is operated for the purpose of voluntarily providing monitoring data at the request of and on behalf of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2013 Environmental Control Commission authority; transfer to secretary
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§2013. Environmental Control Commission authority; transfer to secretary All powers and duties granted to the Environmental Control Commission prior to the effective date of this Section are hereby transferred to and shall be vested in the secretary. Where the term "commission" i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014 Permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and fees
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§2014. Permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and fees A.(1) All permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and compliance schedules authorized by this Subtitle shall be granted by the secretary. The power to grant or deny permits, licenses, registrations, variances, or c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014.1 Permit review; prohibition
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§2014.1. Permit review; prohibition A. No permit issued under the authority of this Subtitle, including the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, shall be reviewed for approval by any board, body, or person who receives or has received, during the previous two years, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014.2 Permits; qualifications
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§2014.2. Permits; qualifications A. The secretary shall, by July 1, 1998, adopt rules which set out the qualifications and requirements for a person to be granted a permit or to acquire an ownership interest in a permit. The rules shall require a person seeking such permit or own…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014.3 Review of secretary's public trustee decisions
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§2014.3. Review of secretary's public trustee decisions A. This Section shall apply to the department and all permit applicants and shall apply only with respect to the public trustee issues, as provided in Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana and by the Supreme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014.4 Transfer of permits; disclosure
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§2014.4. Transfer of permits; disclosure When a permit or license issued or under review by the Department of Environmental Quality for a commercial hazardous waste disposal facility is to be transferred to another person, the permittee, licensee, or holder of such permit or lice…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014.5 Expedited permitting program
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§2014.5. Expedited permitting program A. The secretary is authorized to develop and implement a program to expedite the processing of permits, modifications, licenses, registrations, or variances for environmental permit applicants who may request such services and the secretary …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2014.6 Null and void as of Jan
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§2014.6. Null and void as of Jan. 1, 2009. See Acts 2006, No. 779, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2015 Environmental Trust Dedicated Fund Account
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§2015. Environmental Trust Dedicated Fund Account A. In order to fulfill the constitutional mandate of Article IX of the Louisiana Constitution to protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the legislature hereby declares that sufficient funds shall be a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2015.1 Purpose; remediation of usable ground water
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§2015.1. Purpose; remediation of usable ground water A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana mandates that the natural resources of the state, including water, are to be protected, conserved, and replenished insofar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2016 Public hearing; fact-finding; investigation; inquiry; rulemaking
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§2016. Public hearing; fact-finding; investigation; inquiry; rulemaking A. A public hearing for the purpose of fact-finding or establishing policy may be held at the discretion of the secretary. The hearing may be in the nature of an inquiry or an investigation, or for receiving …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2017 Public hearings; presiding officer; authority
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§2017. Public hearings; presiding officer; authority A. Subject to other provisions of this Section, the presiding officer at a public hearing shall have the authority to regulate the course of the proceeding, including the authority to begin and terminate the proceeding, to cont…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2018 Environmental assessment hearings
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§2018. Environmental assessment hearings A. The applicant for a new permit or a major modification of an existing permit as defined in rules and regulations that would authorize the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes, the disposal of solid wastes, or the discharg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2019 Promulgation of rules and regulations
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§2019. Promulgation of rules and regulations A. The procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. B. A rule or regulation or any amendment thereof may differ in its term…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2019.1 Promulgation of rules and regulations affecting agriculture
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§2019.1. Promulgation of rules and regulations affecting agriculture A. No rule, regulation, or permit fee shall be adopted, amended, or repealed which affects the agriculture industry, including both production and processing and their various operations and industries, prior to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2020 Implementation plans, rules, regulations, and orders unaffected
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§2020. Implementation plans, rules, regulations, and orders unaffected All implementation plans, rules, regulations, and orders in effect at the time of the enactment of this Subtitle and those implementation plans presently approved by the state and pending approval before the E…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2021 Interstate compacts on environmental control; environmental impact
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§2021. Interstate compacts on environmental control; environmental impact statements A. The department shall represent the state of Louisiana in compacts on environmental control as is provided by this Subtitle and shall administer any such compacts. B. Notwithstanding any state …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2022 Permit applications and variance requests; notification
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§2022. Permit applications and variance requests; notification A.(1) Any person seeking a permit, license, registration, variance, or LPDES variance shall file a written application for such with the secretary. Excluding applications relative to medical and dental devices, the se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2022.1 Permits; application; listing
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§2022.1. Permits; application; listing A. An applicant for a permit shall file an application in the manner and at the place specified by rule. B. The secretary shall maintain, in a place accessible to the public, a list of all permit applications which have been filed and on whi…
