Title 30, Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.12 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.12. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.2 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.2. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.3 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.3. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.4 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.4. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.5 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.5. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.6 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.6. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.7 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.7. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.8 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2000.8. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §6B, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2000.9 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§2000.9. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
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. § 30:2005 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§2005. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:201 §§201 to 203 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§201. §§201 to 203 Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 185, §1, eff. July 5, 1977
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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2023 Existing permits, registrations, variances, and licenses
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§2023. Existing permits, registrations, variances, and licenses A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, all permits, registrations, variances, and licenses granted for any activity covered by this Chapter shall have, as a matter of law, a term of not more than ten …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2024 Finality of action; trial de novo; appeals
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§2024. Finality of action; trial de novo; appeals A. Any permit action shall be effective upon issuance unless a later date is specified therein. Such action shall be final and shall not be subject to further review unless, no later than thirty days after the notice of the action…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2025 Enforcement
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§2025. Enforcement A. General enforcement power. Any civil action necessary to carry out the provisions of this Subtitle shall be brought by the secretary. In such suits, the secretary shall be represented by the attorney general. If the secretary requests that the attorney gener…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2026 Citizen suits
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§2026. Citizen suits A.(1) Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, any person having an interest, which is or may be adversely affected, may commence a civil action on his own behalf against any person whom he alleges to be in violation of this Subtitle or of the regu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2027 Environmental violations reported by employees; reprisals prohibited
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§2027. Environmental violations reported by employees; reprisals prohibited A. No firm, business, private or public corporation, partnership, individual employer, or federal, state, or local governmental agency shall act in a retaliatory manner against an employee, acting in good…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2028 Environmental training programs
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§2028. Environmental training programs The secretary may develop environmental training programs to further the provisions of this Subtitle and to cooperate with facilities to implement training programs for employees which assist in the understanding of the rules and regulations…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2029 Complainants bond; liability
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§2029. Complainants bond; liability A complaint alleging a violation of this Subtitle, filed as provided in R.S. 30:2026 hereof, shall have attached the personal bond of the complainant in the sum of one hundred dollars, conditioned upon the payment of costs of the hearing held o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2030 Confidential information; restricted access via the internet
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§2030. Confidential information; restricted access via the internet A.(1) Department records and information obtained under this Subtitle, or by any rule, regulation, order, license, or permit term or condition adopted or issued hereunder, or by any investigation authorized there…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2031 Donations or assistance for pollution sources
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§2031. Donations or assistance for pollution sources A. It is declared to be the public policy of the state to expedite the investigation, testing, containment, cleanup, and abatement of pollution sources, and to that end the secretary is authorized to accept and receive grants, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2032 Cooperative agreements
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§2032. Cooperative agreements The secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement and may disburse monies from the funds provided by R.S. 30:2034 and R.S. 30:2205 to a person, private trust, association, committee, or other entity for the purpose of evaluation, investigation, te…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2033 Declaration of emergency
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§2033. Declaration of emergency A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Subtitle, upon receipt of evidence that there is an incident occurring which is of such magnitude as to require immediate action to prevent irreparable damage to the environment or a serious threat to…