Title 30, Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2372 Trade secrets; emergency treatment disclosure
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§2372. Trade secrets; emergency treatment disclosure A. With regard to trade secret information needed for medical diagnosis or treatment of a person exposed to a hazardous material, the state of Louisiana, through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, hereby adopts as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2373 Failure to report; penalties
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§2373. Failure to report; penalties A. All owners and operators shall be required to report the information required under R.S. 30:2369 of this Chapter regarding the manufacture, storage, or use of hazardous materials by no later than March 1, 1988, and by March first of each yea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2374 Fees
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§2374. Fees A. An annual fee shall be submitted with the inventory form by each owner or operator required to report under this Chapter. The fee shall be assessed in proportion to the number of hazardous materials manufactured, used, or stored on site. B.(1) The fees for faciliti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2375 Access to facilities for emergency response
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§2375. Access to facilities for emergency response A. When there has been a release subject to the reporting requirements of R.S. 30:2373(B), the owners and operators of the facility where the release occurred shall, upon the request or demand, allow access to the facility by the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2376 Monitoring and enforcement
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§2376. Monitoring and enforcement A. The deputy secretary or his designees shall have the right to reasonably monitor owners or operators to ensure their compliance with this Chapter. They shall have the right to enter and inspect any facility in which they have reasonable cause …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2377 Reports
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§2377. Reports The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in consultation with the commission, shall make an annual report by April first to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, and the governor regarding: …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2378 Administrative procedures
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§2378. Administrative procedures A. All proceedings conducted under this Chapter and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter shall be conducted or adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and the Open Meetings Law. B. All legislative oversigh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2379 Preemption
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§2379. Preemption A. No local governing authority, municipality, parish, or other local governmental entity may enact, adopt, or enforce an ordinance, law, or regulation relative to hazardous materials reporting or any other provisions of this Chapter, except as otherwise specifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2380 Right-to-Know Dedicated Fund Account
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§2380. Right-to-Know Dedicated Fund Account A. Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, all monies collected pursuant to R.S. 30:2373 shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.1 Short title
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§2381.1. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act". Acts 2024, No. 181, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.10 Prohibition on use of monitoring data
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§2381.10. Prohibition on use of monitoring data A. Data produced from community air monitoring programs alone is insufficient to demonstrate that a stationary source is in violation of rule, regulation, or permit condition. B. To promote compliance with this Chapter and the colle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.11 Severability
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§2381.11. Severability If any provision of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.2 Purpose
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§2381.2. Purpose The purpose of this Chapter is to establish standards for community air monitoring programs operated by entities to ensure that the data collected from such programs provides the public with access to accurate air quality information. Acts 2024, No. 181, §1, eff.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.3 Applicability
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§2381.3. Applicability This Chapter shall apply to entities that have implemented community air monitoring programs as defined in this Chapter. Acts 2024, No. 181, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.4 Definitions
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§2381.4. Definitions As used in this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Ambient air" means that portion of the atmosphere, external to buildings, to which the general public has access as defined in 40 CFR 50.1. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.5 Community air monitoring program requirements
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§2381.5. Community air monitoring program requirements A. Community air monitoring programs which seek to conduct monitoring of criteria air pollutants for the purpose of alleging violations or noncompliance with the federal Clean Air Act, Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.6 Data collection integrity
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§2381.6. Data collection integrity The parameters, equipment, and analytical methods along with any modeling or mapping software utilized for analysis of the monitoring data shall use the most current Environmental Protection Agency-approved or promulgated emission test or monito…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.7 Monitoring for criteria air pollutants
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§2381.7. Monitoring for criteria air pollutants A. The department may use the data collected through the community air monitoring program to review compliance with the state's promulgated air monitoring requirements as part of its assessment of compliance with the air quality sta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.8 Monitoring for hazardous air pollutants
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§2381.8. Monitoring for hazardous air pollutants A. The department may use the data collected through the community air monitoring program to review compliance with the state's ambient air quality standards for hazardous air pollutants and toxic air pollutants. B. If community ai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2381.9 Data communication
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§2381.9. Data communication Any release or communication of the collected monitoring data shall include clear explanations of data interpretation, appropriate context, including the applicable or comparable ambient air standard data limitations, and relevant uncertainties. Acts 2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2391 Short title
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§2391. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Reclaimed Water Law". Acts 2003, No. 985, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2392 Purpose
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§2392. Purpose The legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of potable water for nonpotable uses, including but not limited to cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, and industrial uses, is a waste of our most precious natural resource, which is an e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2393 Definitions
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§2393. Definitions The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Chapter: (1) "Available reclaimed water source" means reclaimed water that meets all of the following requirements: (a)(i) The source of reclaimed water is of sufficient quality for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2394 Use of potable groundwater; prohibition
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§2394. Use of potable groundwater; prohibition A. No public or private entity shall use groundwater of quality suitable for potable domestic use to irrigate the grassy non-developed areas of cemeteries, golf courses built and completed on and after August 15, 2003, parks, and hig…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2395 Identification of uses and customers
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§2395. Identification of uses and customers A. Reclaimed water producers and potential customers may cooperate in joint technical, economic, and environmental studies to develop available reclaimed water sources. B. Reclaimed water producers may identify potential customers for a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2396 Costs
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§2396. Costs The producers of reclaimed water shall not sell water to customers at a price over the following amounts which shall include the cost to the reclaimed water producer for physical facilities to produce and transport the reclaimed water: (1) For customers currently pur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2397 Distribution of revenue
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§2397. Distribution of revenue The state treasurer shall each fiscal year deposit the revenues generated under the provisions of this Chapter from taxes applicable to the sale of reclaimed water or other sources as provided for by law into the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. O…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2398 Capital improvements
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§2398. Capital improvements Any capital improvements made under this Chapter shall qualify for any tax deductions as provided by law. Acts 2003, No. 985, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2399 Design of reclaimed water system
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§2399. Design of reclaimed water system A. Reclaimed water systems shall be designed with the goal of preventing the contamination of potable water. B. All transmission and distribution piping for a reclaimed water system shall comply with the requirements of Part XII (Water Supp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:24 Enforcement of well, structure, and pipeline rules, regulations, and orders
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§24. Enforcement of well, structure, and pipeline rules, regulations, and orders A. Whenever, on the basis of any information, the commissioner determines that any person is in violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to R.S. 30:4(D), he shall give written notice …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2411 Legislative findings; purpose; intent; application
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§2411. Legislative findings; purpose; intent; application A.(1) The legislature finds that removal of certain materials from the solid waste stream going into landfills currently being utilized for the disposal of solid waste in Louisiana is necessary in order to protect our envi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2412 Definitions
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§2412. 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) "Division" means the division of administration in the office of the governor. (2) "Fraudulent taking" mean…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2413 Powers and duties of the secretary; fees; local government
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§2413. Powers and duties of the secretary; fees; local government A. The secretary shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To provide technical assistance to parishes, municipalities, and other persons, and coordinate with appropriate federal agencies, and private organiz…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2413.1 Debris management plan
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§2413.1. Debris management plan A. The legislature finds that hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused devastation throughout south Louisiana resulting in the generation of debris heretofore unanticipated. While the state has made progress in preparing a debris management plan, the leg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2414 Exemptions
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§2414. Exemptions The following wastes or activities are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter: (1) Recovered materials, except used oils, if a majority of the recovered materials at a facility are demonstrated to be sold, used, or reused within twelve months. (2) Recovere…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2415 Procurement by public bodies of material with recycled content; reduction in solid
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§2415. Procurement by public bodies of material with recycled content; reduction in solid waste A. The division of administration, in coordination with the department, shall adopt rules to require the use and purchase of goods with recycled content by all state agencies and polit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2415.1 Preference for recycled paper products
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§2415.1. Preference for recycled paper products The division shall give preference by rules to the purchase of recycled paper products as defined pursuant to R.S. 30:2412. Acts 1995, No. 1297, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2416 Compost standards and applications
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§2416. Compost standards and applications A. Within six months after September 1, 1989, the department shall initiate rulemaking to prescribe allowable uses and application rates of compost sold as a product, and to establish the requirements necessary to produce hygienically saf…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2417 Used oil; collection; recycling and reuse; disposal
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§2417. Used oil; collection; recycling and reuse; disposal A. It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the amount of illegally disposed used oil by providing incentives to increase the number of used oil collection facilities for used oil recovery, and consequently recover m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2418 Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account
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§2418. Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account A. The owner or operator of a waste tire collection center shall provide the department with a notification of the site's location, size, and the approximate number of waste tires that are accumulated at the site. B…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2418.1 Failure to obtain a generator identification number
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§2418.1. Failure to obtain a generator identification number A. No person shall store more than twenty whole waste tires nor sell tires without holding a valid generator identification number or other authorization issued by the department. B. No person subject to Subsection A of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2418.2 Failure to obtain a waste tire transporter authorization certificate
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§2418.2. Failure to obtain a waste tire transporter authorization certificate A. No person shall transport more than twenty whole waste tires without a valid transporter authorization certificate or other authorization issued by the department and a manifest satisfying the requir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2419 Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items
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§2419. Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items A.(1) No person may place knowingly and intentionally a lead acid battery in mixed solid waste, or discard or otherwise knowingly and intentionally dispose of a lead acid batt…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2420 Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling
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§2420. Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling A. Any person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in the state shall: (1) Accept, at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2421 White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling
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§2421. White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling A. After July 1, 1990, no person may knowingly and intentionally place, discard, or otherwise knowingly and intentionally dispose of white goods except in a collection or recycling facility in accordance with the r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2422 Containers and packaging
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§2422. Containers and packaging A. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to set goals to phase out the disposal of materials which have known recycling potential, which can be feasibly recycled, or have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2423 Publicly owned aluminum materials; prohibitions; penalties
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§2423. Publicly owned aluminum materials; prohibitions; penalties A. No person engaged in the business of recycling may purchase or have in his possession aluminum materials consisting of official highway signs or signals that provide traffic information, control, or directions o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2451 Title
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§2451. Title This Chapter may be cited as the "Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act". Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2452 Legislative findings
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§2452. Legislative findings A. Louisiana is subject to greater exposure to a major oil spill disaster than any other state. This is the result of the large volumes of stored oil, numerous production platforms and miles of pipelines, large numbers of inland barges, and heavy tanke…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2453 Legislative intent
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§2453. Legislative intent A. The legislature finds and declares that the release of oil into the environment presents a real and substantial threat to the public health and welfare, to the environment, the wildlife and aquatic life, and to the economy of the state. Further, the l…