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

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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2454 Definitions
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§2454. Definitions In this Chapter: (1) "Barrel" means forty-two United States gallons at sixty degrees Fahrenheit. (2) "Coastal waters" means the waters and bed of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana, including the arms of the Gulf of Mexico subj…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2455 Office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator
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§2455. Office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator The office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator is hereby created within the Department of Conservation and Energy, and shall exercise the powers and duties set forth in this Chapter or otherwise provided by law. The office s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2456 General powers and duties of the coordinator
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§2456. General powers and duties of the coordinator A. The coordinator, under the direction and control of the deputy secretary, shall: (1) Develop a statewide oil spill prevention and response plan, taking into account the rules being developed by the federal government in accor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2457 Regulatory authority; coordinator
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§2457. Regulatory authority; coordinator A. The coordinator shall from time to time adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce reasonable regulations not in conflict with federal law or regulations, including but not limited to those relating to the following matters regarding the threate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2458 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2458. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2459 State oil spill contingency plan
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§2459. State oil spill contingency plan A. The coordinator shall develop and distribute to the public a state oil spill contingency plan of response for actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil and clean up of pollution from the discharges. In addition, the Department …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2460 Contingency plan provisions
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§2460. Contingency plan provisions A. The plan shall include all of the following: (1) Detailed emergency operating procedures for initiating actions in response to unauthorized discharges. (2) A response command structure and state response team. (3) An inventory of public and p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2461 Coordinator; notification
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§2461. Coordinator; notification On notification of an actual or threatened unauthorized discharge of oil, the coordinator shall take immediate action to assess the discharge and prevent, abate, or contain any pollution from the discharge. Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2462 Administration of oil spill response and cleanup
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§2462. Administration of oil spill response and cleanup A. The coordinator, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, is authorized to administer this Chapter and direct all state discharge response and cleanup operations resulting from unauthorized discharges…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2463 Notification and response
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§2463. Notification and response A. Any person responsible for an unauthorized discharge of oil or the person in charge of any vessel or a terminal facility from or at which an unauthorized discharge of oil has occurred, as soon as that person has knowledge of the discharge, shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2464 Response coordination
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§2464. Response coordination A. In responding to actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil, the coordinator shall appoint a state-designated on-scene coordinator to act in the coordinator's absence in the event that the coordinator is unable to be physically present at …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2465 Assistance and compensation
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§2465. Assistance and compensation A. Subject to the coordinator's authority as authorized by this Chapter to determine otherwise, any person or discharge cleanup organization may assist in abating, containing, or removing pollution from any unauthorized discharge of oil. B. Any …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2466 Qualified immunity for response actions
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§2466. Qualified immunity for response actions A. No action or omission taken by any person, including any discharge cleanup organization, to abate, contain, remove, clean up, or otherwise respond to pollution from a threatened or actual unauthorized discharge of oil or refined p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2467 Equipment and personnel
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§2467. Equipment and personnel The coordinator may contract with any private person or entity for the use of equipment and personnel at places the coordinator determines may be necessary for response and prevention operations, in accordance with the state oil spill contingency pl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2468 Refusal to cooperate
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§2468. Refusal to cooperate A. If a responsible person, or a person or discharge cleanup organization under the control of a responsible person, participating in operations to abate, contain, and remove pollution from any unauthorized discharge of oil, reasonably believes that an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2469 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2469. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2469.1 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§2469.1. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 740, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2470 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2470. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2471 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2471. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2472 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2472. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2473 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2473. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2474 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§2474. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 458, §11, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2475 Contingency plans for vessels and facilities
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§2475. Contingency plans for vessels and facilities Every owner or operator covered by this Chapter shall provide to the coordinator the tank vessel and facility response plans as provided in Section 4202(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380). Acts 1991, 1st Ex. S…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2476 Entry into port
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§2476. Entry into port In conjunction with the United States Coast Guard and prior to being granted entry into any port in this state, the person in charge of a vessel subject to the provisions of this Chapter may be required to report or show to the coordinator: (1) Any unauthor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2477 Audits, inspections, and drills
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§2477. Audits, inspections, and drills The coordinator, in conjunction with the United States Coast Guard, may subject a vessel covered by this Chapter as a condition to being granted entry into any port in this state, or a terminal facility to an announced or unannounced audit, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2478 Financial responsibility
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§2478. Financial responsibility A. Each owner or operator of a tank vessel with a capacity to carry ten thousand gallons or more of oil as fuel or cargo subject to the provisions of this Chapter operating within coastal waters or a terminal facility shall maintain and furnish evi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2479 Limitation of liability
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§2479. Limitation of liability A. The total of the liability of a responsible party for all damages and removal costs shall not exceed the following: (1) For a tank vessel, the greater of: (a) One thousand two hundred dollars per gross ton; or (b)(i) In the case of a vessel great…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2480 Natural resource damages
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§2480. Natural resource damages A. In any action to recover natural resources damages, the coordinator, in consultation with any other state trustees, shall make the determination whether to assess natural resource damages and the amount of damages according to the procedures and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2480.1 Regional Restoration Planning Program
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§2480.1. Regional Restoration Planning Program A. To assist in making the natural resource damage assessment process more efficient, the Regional Restoration Planning Program, encompassing the entire geographic area of the state, is established in the office of the oil spill coor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2480.2 Natural Resource Restoration Trust Fund
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§2480.2. Natural Resource Restoration Trust Fund A. To fulfill the constitutional mandate of Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana to protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the legislature hereby establishes the Natural Resource Rest…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2481 Defenses
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§2481. Defenses A person shall not be liable under the provisions of this Chapter if the discharge resulted solely from any of the following: (1) An act of God, war, or terrorism. (2) An act of government, either state, federal, or local. (3) An unforeseeable occurrence exclusive…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2482 Claims against third parties
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§2482. Claims against third parties If a responsible person alleges a defense under R.S. 30:2481 the responsible person shall pay all removal costs and damages; however, the responsible person shall be subrogated to any rights or cause of action belonging to those to whom such pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2483 Oil Spill Contingency Fund
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§2483. Oil Spill Contingency Fund A. "Secretary" as used in this Part shall mean the secretary of the Department of Revenue. B. In order to fulfill the constitutional mandate of Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana to protect, conserve, and replenish the natural…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2484 Uses of fund
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§2484. Uses of fund A. Money in the fund may be disbursed for the following purposes and no others: (1) Administrative and personnel expenses of the office of the coordinator, excluding those of the oil spill technical assistance program. (2) Removal costs related to abatement an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2485 Oil spill contingency fee
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§2485. Oil spill contingency fee A. There is hereby imposed a fee of one-quarter of one cent per barrel on every person owning crude oil received by a refinery for storage or processing. The person charged with the fee shall be the last owner of the crude oil prior to its transfe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2486 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§2486. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 394, §2, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2487 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§2487. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 394, §2, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2488 Liability of the fund
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§2488. Liability of the fund A. The coordinator shall prescribe appropriate forms and requirements and by rule shall establish procedures for filing claims for compensation from the fund and for removal costs reimbursements to other state agencies from the fund. B. The fund shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2489 Reimbursement of fund
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§2489. Reimbursement of fund A. The coordinator shall diligently pursue reimbursement to the fund of any sum expended or paid from the fund in accordance with the state and national oil spill contingency plans. B. The coordinator shall recover for the use of the fund, either from…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2490 Awards exceeding fund
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§2490. Awards exceeding fund A. In the event that the awards against the fund exceed the existing balance of the fund, the claimant or claimants shall be paid from the future income of the fund. Each claimant or claimants applying for reimbursement shall receive a pro rata share …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2491 Exclusive remedies
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§2491. Exclusive remedies A. When applicable, the limitations of liability and immunities provided in this Chapter shall be exclusive and shall supersede any other liability provisions provided by any other applicable state law. The provisions of this Chapter shall supersede, but…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2492 Enforcement
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§2492. Enforcement Any violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to the enforcement, penalty, procedural, and adjudicatory provisions of this Subtitle. In addition to other factors required to be considered by the secretary in such proceedings, the coordinator …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2493 Federal funds
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§2493. Federal funds A. In implementing this Chapter, the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable shall employ federal funds unless federal funds will not be available in an adequate period of time. B. All federal funds received by the state relating to removal costs for t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2494 Interstate compacts
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§2494. Interstate compacts The coordinator may enter into agreements with other states consistent with and to further the purposes of this Chapter and may recommend legislation establishing interstate compacts consistent with federal law. The coordinator may also participate in i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2495 Institutions of higher education
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§2495. Institutions of higher education The coordinator by interagency contract may provide grants to state institutions of higher education for research, testing, and development of discharge prevention and response technology; discharge response training; wildlife and natural r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2496 Exclusive authority
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§2496. Exclusive authority The provisions of this Chapter shall be the exclusive authority on oil spill prevention, response, removal, and the limitations of liability. Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 740, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:25 Closure of production pits in the wetlands
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§25. Closure of production pits in the wetlands A.(1) In order to implement the provisions of Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana to protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the Legislature of Louisiana hereby declares that the use o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2501 Redesignated to R.S
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§2501. Redesignated to R.S. 17:200 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2502 Redesignated to R.S
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§2502. Redesignated to R.S. 17:201 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2503 Redesignated to R.S
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§2503. Redesignated to R.S. 17:202 by Acts 2020, No. 317.