2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 30:2023 — Existing permits, registrations, variances, and licenses

§2023.  Existing permits, registrations, variances, and licenses

A.  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 years, unless otherwise specified by rule or regulation for all facilities of a particular class or category, or unless a period of greater than ten years was specified when the existing permit, registration, variance, or license was granted, or specified in the permit, registration, variance, or license.  At the end of the term the department may in accordance with rules and regulations extend or reissue a permit, registration, variance, or license for another term of up to ten years.

B.  The department may at any time:

(1)  Revoke a permit, registration, variance, or license for cause in accordance with law, rule, or regulation.

(2)  After notice to the permittee and an opportunity for a hearing, modify a permit for cause in accordance with rule or regulation.

C.  At the end of the term of any permit, registration, variance, or license the provisions of R.S. 49:961(B) shall apply with regard to any request for an extension or renewal.  No permit, registration, variance, or license shall be terminated pursuant to this Section if the department has taken no action to extend, modify, or revoke the grant of authority.  The grant shall remain in effect until such action is taken.

Acts 1989, No. 472, §1; Acts 1993, No. 116, §1.