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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:906.1 Surface mining and reclamation fees
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§906.1. Surface mining and reclamation fees There is hereby imposed on all permittees under the supervision of the secretary pursuant to this Chapter, Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, an annual regulatory fee of eight cents per ton on all coal and lignite mined in this state a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:906.2 Collection of surface mining and reclamation regulatory fees
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§906.2. Collection of surface mining and reclamation regulatory fees A. The surface mining and reclamation regulatory fee shall be paid to the secretary of the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis and shall begin to accrue on July 1, 1986, and shall be paid using forms to be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:906.3 Department of Revenue; surface mining and reclamation fees
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§906.3. Department of Revenue; surface mining and reclamation fees A. Funds received by the Department of Revenue in the form of surface mining and reclamation fees shall be deposited immediately upon receipt to the state treasury. B, C. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18. Acts …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:907 Application requirements
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§907. Application requirements A. Each application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit pursuant to this Chapter shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the secretary, with such fee not to exceed the actual or anticipated cost of reviewing, administering and en…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:908 Reclamation plan requirements
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§908. Reclamation plan requirements A. Each reclamation plan submitted as part of a permit application under the provisions of this Chapter shall include, in the degree of detail necessary to demonstrate that reclamation required by this Chapter and the regulations issued pursuan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:909 Performance bonds
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§909. Performance bonds A. After a surface coal mining and reclamation permit application has been approved but before such a permit is issued, the applicant shall file with the commissioner on a form prescribed and furnished by the commissioner a bond for performance payable, as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:91 Orphaned oilfield sites
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§91. Orphaned oilfield sites A. A site may be declared to be an orphaned oilfield site by the secretary upon a finding that: (1) No responsible party can be located, or such party has failed or is financially unable to undertake actions ordered by the secretary; and (2) The oilfi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:910 Permit approval or denial
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§910. Permit approval or denial A. Upon the basis of a complete mining application and reclamation plan or a revision or renewal thereof, as required by this Chapter, including public notification and an opportunity for a public hearing as required by R.S. 30:913, the commissione…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:911 Revision of permits
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§911. Revision of permits A.(1) During the term of the permit the permittee may submit an application for a revision of the permit, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the commissioner. (2) An application for a revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the commis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:912 Coal exploration and development permits
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§912. Coal exploration and development permits A. Any person planning to conduct exploration operations as defined in this Chapter shall obtain an exploration permit from the commissioner prior to conducting such exploration operations. The commissioner shall adopt regulations co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:913 Public notice and public hearings
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§913. Public notice and public hearings A. At the time of submission of an application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit, or revision of an existing permit, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the applicant shall submit to the commissioner a copy of his adv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:914 Decisions of commissioner and appeals
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§914. Decisions of commissioner and appeals A. If an informal conference has been held pursuant to Section 913B, the commissioner shall, within sixty days after such conference, issue and furnish the applicant for a permit and persons who are parties to the administrative proceed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:915 Environmental protection performance standards
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§915. Environmental protection performance standards A. Any permit issued pursuant to this Chapter to conduct surface coal mining operations shall require that such surface coal mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this Chapter and the regulations i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:916 Confidentiality
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§916. Confidentiality Information submitted to the office of conservation pursuant to R.S. 30:912 as confidential concerning trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information which relates to competitive rights shall not be available for public examination. Added by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:917 Inspections and monitoring
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§917. Inspections and monitoring A. For the purpose of the administration and enforcement of any permit under this Chapter, or of determining whether any person is in violation of any requirement of this Chapter: (1) The secretary shall require any permittee to (a) establish and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:918 Penalties
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§918. Penalties A. Any permittee who violates any permit condition or who violates any other provision of this Chapter, may be assessed a civil penalty by the commissioner, except that if such violation leads to the issuance of a cessation order under section 921, the civil penal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:919 Release of performance bonds or deposits
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§919. Release of performance bonds or deposits A. The permittee may file a request with the commissioner for the release of all or part of a performance bond or deposit. Within thirty days after any application for bond or deposit release has been filed with the commissioner, the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:92 Orphan site restoration
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§92. Orphan site restoration A. The secretary is hereby authorized to expend sums from the fund and enter into contracts for the purpose of site restoration on any site declared to be an orphaned oilfield site. The secretary may conduct site restoration, expend sums from the fund…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:920 Citizen suits
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§920. Citizen suits A. After the state has assumed exclusive jurisdiction of surface coal mining operations as provided in Section 503 of Public Law 95-87,* and as long as the state retains such jurisdiction, then, except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, and subject t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:921 Enforcement
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§921. Enforcement A.(1) Whenever, on the basis of any information available to him, including receipt of information from any person, the secretary has reason to believe that any person is in violation of any requirement of this Chapter or any permit condition required by this Ch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:922 Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining
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§922. Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining A.(1) The commissioner shall establish a planning process enabling objective decisions to be made based upon competent and scientifically sound data and information as to which, if any, land areas of the State are unsuita…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:923 Federal lands
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§923. Federal lands The commissioner may elect to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to provide for state regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on federal lands within the state, in which event the provisions and requireme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:924 Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations
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§924. Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations Any agency, unit, or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including any publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of federal, state, or local government, which proposes to engage in sur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:925 Review by commissioner
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§925. Review by commissioner A.(1) A permittee issued a notice or order by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 30:921(A)(2) and (3), or any person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected by such notice or order or by any modification, vacation, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:926 Judicial review
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§926. Judicial review A. Any person affected who is aggrieved by a rule, regulation, or order issued by the commissioner hereunder, or by an act done or threatened thereunder, and who has exhausted his administrative remedy, may obtain judicial review thereof in a suit instituted…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:927 Surface coal mining operations not subject to this Chapter
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§927. Surface coal mining operations not subject to this Chapter The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any of the following activities: (1) The extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him. (2) The extraction of coal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:928 Employee protection
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§928. Employee protection A. After the state has assumed exclusive jurisdiction of surface coal mining operations as provided in section 503 of Public Law 95-87,1 and as long as the state retains such jurisdiction, then, no person shall discharge, or in any other way discriminate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:929 Experimental practices
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§929. Experimental practices In order to encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices or to allow postmining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, or public use, including recreational facilities, the commissioner with approval by the Secretary of the Interi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:93 Recovery of site restoration costs; emergency costs
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§93. Recovery of site restoration costs; emergency costs A. If the department undertakes restoration of an orphaned oilfield site under this Part or responds to any emergency as provided in R.S. 30:6.1, the secretary shall seek to recover all costs incurred by the secretary, pena…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:930 Water rights and replacement
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§930. Water rights and replacement A. After the state has assumed exclusive jurisdiction of surface coal mining operations as provided in Section 503 of Public Law 95-87,1 and as long as the state retains such jurisdiction, then, nothing in this Act shall be construed as affectin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:931 Effective date; time of issuance of regulations
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§931. Effective date; time of issuance of regulations This Chapter shall be effective upon final approval of the State's program of regulations by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Section 503 of Public Law 95-87,1 provided that the commissioner shall, upon signing of thi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:932 Effect of amendments to public law 95-87
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§932. Effect of amendments to public law 95-87 The commissioner shall have the right to grant variances to the requirements of this Chapter and the regulations issued pursuant to this Chapter in the issuance of any permit pursuant to this Chapter, or, upon application of a permit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:94 Penalties
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§94. Penalties A. Failure of a responsible party to comply with its obligation under this Part may cause that responsible party to lose all rights of an operator under this Subtitle in the state of Louisiana. The secretary may cancel forthwith any allowables and deny any permits …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:95 No inference of liability on the part of the state
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§95. No inference of liability on the part of the state A. Nothing in this Part shall establish or create any liability or responsibility on the part of the trust authority or the state of Louisiana to pay any costs associated with site restoration from any sources other than the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:951 Findings and purpose
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§951. Findings and purpose A. The Legislature of Louisiana finds and declares that: (1) Within the state mining for solid minerals constitutes a significant aspect of the state's economy; (2) In addition to the present salt mining, sulphur mining, and sand and gravel mining, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:952 Membership
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§952. Membership Pursuant to the findings of the legislature and subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, the Interstate Mining Compact is hereby enacted into law and the state through the office of the governor is authorized to join and participate in the Interstate Min…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:953 Limitations
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§953. Limitations A. No provisions of the Interstate Mining Compact, nor any policies of the Interstate Mining Commission, shall be construed to limit, repeal, or supersede any law of the state of Louisiana. B. The governor and the legislature, or agents of either, shall have the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:954 Expenses
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§954. Expenses Dues and expenses incurred as a consequence of membership by the state in the Interstate Mining Compact shall be paid only pursuant to appropriations therefor by the legislature. Added by Acts 1979, No. 714, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:955 General power of governor; withdrawal
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§955. General power of governor; withdrawal A. Within the limitations of this Chapter the governor shall be entitled to exercise all of the power of his office necessary in his judgment to maintain the state in good standing as a member and to participate fully therein. B. After …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:96 Nullification of Part
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§96. Nullification of Part This Part shall be null, void, and without effect upon the appropriation by the legislature of all or any portion of the monies in the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund for any use or purpose other than that provided for by this Part; provided however, upo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:961 Cooperative endeavor agreements; withdrawal of surface water; intent
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§961. Cooperative endeavor agreements; withdrawal of surface water; intent A. As provided by this Chapter and except as otherwise provided by law, a person or entity may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement to withdraw running surface water as described in this Chapter. Th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:962 Definitions
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§962. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words, terms, and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Running surface waters" means the running waters of the state, including the water…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:963 Management by the Department of Conservation and Energy
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§963. Management by the Department of Conservation and Energy A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department of Conservation and Energy shall be the state agency charged with managing and monitoring the implementation of all cooperative endeavor agreements to withdraw run…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:97 Implementation; trust accounts
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§97. Implementation; trust accounts The provisions of this Part regarding the implementation of site-specific trust accounts shall not be implemented until the rules and regulations pertaining to such trust accounts are finally adopted. Acts 1993, No. 404, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:98.1 Legislative declaration; purpose
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§98.1. Legislative declaration; purpose A. The legislature declares that the management, protection, and development of water resources in the state are essential for public welfare, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability. To fulfill these objectives, it is necessa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:98.10 Funding and financial assistance
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§98.10. Funding and financial assistance The department may seek, receive, and administer funding, grants, and financial assistance from federal, state, local, and private sources to implement the objectives of this Chapter. Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:98.11 Agricultural use exemption
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§98.11. Agricultural use exemption Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this Part shall be construed to impact, burden, or impose regulatory requirements or fees upon agricultural water users. Agricultural water use, including but not limited to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:98.12 Public water supply prioritization
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§98.12. Public water supply prioritization Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in carrying out its authorities established by this Part the department shall prioritize and protect the sustainability of public water supplies in its management and regulatory…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:98.13 Severability
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§98.13. Severability If any provision of this Chapter or its application is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this Chapter are se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:98.2 Definitions
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§98.2. Definitions The department shall define through rules adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary terms relevant to the comprehensive water resource management program. Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
