Title 30, Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality

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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2055.1 Sport shooting range; regulation; noise pollution; nuisance
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§2055.1. Sport shooting range; regulation; noise pollution; nuisance A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who operates or uses a sport shooting range in this state shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2055.2 Odor nuisance ordinances
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§2055.2. Odor nuisance ordinances A. The governing authority of the city of Shreveport shall have the power to enact ordinances to control and abate odor nuisances. Such ordinances shall provide that no person shall cause or allow the emission of odorous air contaminants from any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2056 Variances
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§2056. Variances A. The secretary may grant individual variances beyond the limitations prescribed under this Chapter. Such variances may be granted upon presentation of adequate proof that compliance with any provision of this Chapter, with any rule or regulation thereunder, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2057 Prohibitions; exceptions
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§2057. Prohibitions; exceptions A. No person shall: (1) Discharge air contaminants or noise pollution into the air of this state in violation of regulations of the secretary or the terms of any permit, license, or variance issued hereunder. (2) Violate any rule or regulation adop…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2058 Air quality regions; redesignation
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§2058. Air quality regions; redesignation No state or local department, agency, or member of the executive branch of the state shall enter into any agreement or compact purporting to bind the state or any region thereof to federal enactments or regulatory devices under the Clean …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2059 Hazardous air pollutant emission control program
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§2059. Hazardous air pollutant emission control program As a part of the implementation of comprehensive ambient air monitoring, the secretary may designate Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, McNeese State University at Lake Charles, and South…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:206 Publication of survey
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§206. Publication of survey The results of the geological surveys shall be published by the Department of Conservation and Energy. Acts 1983, No. 705, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2060 Toxic air pollutant emission control program
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§2060. Toxic air pollutant emission control program A.(1) Not later than December 31, 1989, the secretary shall develop and publish a list of not more than one hundred toxic air pollutants pursuant to the criteria contained in R.S. 30:2053(3). Pollutants on this list shall be ran…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2060.1 The Louisiana Carbon Dioxide Emission Fossil Fuel-Fired Electrical Generating Units Control Act
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§2060.1. The Louisiana Carbon Dioxide Emission Fossil Fuel-Fired Electrical Generating Units Control Act A. In developing a plan for the implementation of any guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions that the United States Environmental Protection Agency may issue under Section 11…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2061 Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program
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§2061. Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program In accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. §7661f (Section 507 of the Federal Clean Air Act), the state shall establish a Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2062 Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel
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§2062. Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel A. There is hereby established and created a statewide advisory panel to be known as the Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel. The panel shall be a body politic and corporate constituting a public instrumenta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2063 Prevention of accidental releases
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§2063. Prevention of accidental releases A. As used in this Section: (1) The term "accidental release" means an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance into the ambient air from a stationary source. (2) The term "regulated substance" means a substance listed under Subsect…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2064 Louisiana Automobile Retirement Act
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§2064. Louisiana Automobile Retirement Act A.(1) The provisions of this Section shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Louisiana Automobile Retirement Act". (2) As used in this Section, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (a) "Motor vehic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2065 Fees
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§2065. Fees In accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana and R.S. 30:2014, for Fiscal Year 1997-1998, the Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to increase any fee listed in the current fee schedules provided for under…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2066 Fees; severe and extreme ozone nonattainment areas
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§2066. Fees; severe and extreme ozone nonattainment areas A. The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Section: (1) "Annual adjustment" shall mean an annual increase by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index, as published by the Unit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:207 Office space to be furnished
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§207. Office space to be furnished The president of the Louisiana State University and the director of the school of geology shall furnish the State Department of Conservation with adequate office space to carry out the survey under R.S. 30:206.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2071 Citation
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§2071. Citation This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Water Control Law." Acts 1979, No. 449, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2072 Policy; purpose
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§2072. Policy; purpose The legislature finds and declares that the waters of the state of Louisiana are among the state's most important natural resources and their continued protection and safeguard is of vital concern to the citizens of this state. To insure the proper protecti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2073 Definitions
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§2073. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Bordering waters", as used in Paragraph (7) of this Section, means any waters of the state as otherwise de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2074 Water quality control; secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties
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§2074. Water quality control; secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties A. The department shall have the following powers and duties with respect to water quality control: (1) To prepare and develop a general plan for the proper protection and control of the waters of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2075 Permits, variances, and licenses
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§2075. Permits, variances, and licenses No person shall conduct any activity which results in the discharge of any substance into the waters of the state without the appropriate permit, variance, or license required under the regulations of the department adopted pursuant to this…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2075.1 Permits and licenses; surcharge
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§2075.1. Permits and licenses; surcharge A. The legislature finds and declares that discharges of substances into the waters of the state have damaged and endangered the Louisiana molluscan shellfish industry and have increased the costs of molluscan regulation and sanitation in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2075.2 Sewage treatment facility; privately owned; surety required; nonfunctional system
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§2075.2. Sewage treatment facility; privately owned; surety required; nonfunctional system A.(1) Any applicant for, or prospective transferee of, a permit for the discharge of effluent from any privately owned sewage treatment facility regulated by the Public Service Commission s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2075.3 Receivership for sewerage systems
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§2075.3. Receivership for sewerage systems A.(1) In any civil action brought against the owner or operator of a public sanitary sewerage system to enforce the requirements of this Subtitle or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the court may, on its own motion or upon application…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2075.4 Community sewerage system infrastructure accountability
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§2075.4. Community sewerage system infrastructure accountability A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Sewerage System Infrastructure Sustainability Act" which has been enacted by the legislature to provide: (1) For the development and implementation o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2076 Prohibitions
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§2076. Prohibitions A.(1) No person shall discharge or allow to be discharged into any waters of the state: (a) Any waste or any other substance of any kind that will tend to cause water pollution in violation of any rule, order, or regulation; or (b) Any substance, the discharge…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2076.1 Civil enforcement
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§2076.1. Civil enforcement A. Whenever, on the basis of any information available to him, the secretary finds that an owner or operator of any source is introducing a pollutant into a treatment works in violation of the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, the secret…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2076.2 Criminal penalties for violation of the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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§2076.2. Criminal penalties for violation of the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System A. Negligent violations. (1) Any person who negligently violates any provision of the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, or any order issued by the secretary under the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2077 Remediation of pollution
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§2077. Remediation of pollution Any person who allows, suffers, permits, or causes the unpermitted pollution of the waters of the state in contravention of any provision of this Subtitle, any regulations adopted hereunder, or the terms and conditions of any permit, license, or or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2078 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2078. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2079 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2079. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:208 Exploration of public lands
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§208. Exploration of public lands The State Mineral and Energy Board may explore and develop the mineral resources of lands belonging to the state which might lease under Subpart A of Part II of Chapter 2 of this Title. Acts 2009, No. 196, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2080 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2080. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2081 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2081. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2082 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2082. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2083 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2083. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2084 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2084. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2085 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2085. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2086 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2086. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2087 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2087. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2088 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§2088. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2089 Fees
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§2089. Fees A. The legislature finds that in order to provide for the development of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) determinations and as otherwise may be necessary to protect the waters of the state of Louisiana, it is necessary for the Department of Environmental Quality to in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:209 State Mineral and Energy Board; authority
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§209. State Mineral and Energy Board; authority In order to carry out the provisions of R.S. 30:208, the State Mineral and Energy Board may: (1) Conduct geological and geophysical surveys of any kind, or cause them to be conducted on its behalf under contracts granting exclusivit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:209.1 Acquisition of information and data
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§209.1. Acquisition of information and data A. The right of the State Mineral and Energy Board under R.S. 30:209 shall include the right to acquire and receive, either as owner in its own right or licensee, information and data acquired or processed from geological and geophysica…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:209.2 Storage of carbon dioxide; distribution of funds; sovereign state lands
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§209.2. Storage of carbon dioxide; distribution of funds; sovereign state lands A. For purposes of this Section, "specific area of interest" means an individual tract of property that is the subject of any contractual agreement entered into by the State Mineral and Energy Board f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:209.3 Storage of carbon dioxide; distribution of funds; state agency property
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§209.3. Storage of carbon dioxide; distribution of funds; state agency property A. Upon commencement of Class VI injection operations for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide beneath any land or water bottoms owned by a state agency, whether owned in a public or private capacit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2091 Mississippi River Interstate Pollution Phase-Out Compact
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§2091. Mississippi River Interstate Pollution Phase-Out Compact The legislature having found that the control and abatement of pollution on the Mississippi River is an interstate problem, the governor of the state is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2092 Compact funding
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§2092. Compact funding The legislature shall appropriate funds as required by Article XV of the Mississippi River Interstate Pollution Phase-Out Compact, R.S. 30:2091. Acts 1987, No. 866, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2093 Member of compact for Louisiana; secretary of the Department of
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§2093. Member of compact for Louisiana; secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality A. The secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality shall serve ex officio as Louisiana's voting member on the Mississippi River Interstate Pollution Control Commission. The secre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:21 Fees and charges of the secretary; revisions; exceptions; collections; Oil and Gas
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§21. Fees and charges of the secretary; revisions; exceptions; collections; Oil and Gas Regulatory Dedicated Fund Account; creation; amounts; requirements A. The secretary shall periodically review the fees collected by the department, and, in addition to other statutory authoriz…