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Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
TITLE 30
MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SUBTITLE I. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS
CHAPTER 1. COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATION
PART I. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
- §30:1. Department established; appointment of commissioners; term; vacancies; jurisdiction; salary
- §30:2. Waste of oil or gas prohibited
- §30:3. Definitions
- §30:4. Jurisdiction, duties, and powers of the assistant secretary; rules and regulations
- §30:4.1. Underground injection control
- §30:4.2. Effective enforcement of wildlife and fisheries laws
- §30:4.3. Financial Security
- §30:5. Permission to convert gas into carbon black; recycling gas; unit operations
- §30:5.1. Deep pool order; ultra deep structure units; application; procedure; allocation of costs; rules and regulations
- §30:5.2. Coal seam natural gas producing areas order; application; procedure; allocation of costs; rules and regulations
- §30:6. Hearings; notice; rules of procedure; emergency; service of process; public records; request for hearings; orders and compliance orders
- §30:6.1. Declaration of emergency
- §30:7. Orders fixing allowable productions; hearing to determine initial schedules; old fields, hearing unnecessary, summary hearing
- §30:8. Subpoenas, and production of records; service; excuses for disobedience; enforcement of subpoenas
- §30:9. Production from pool; drilling units; equitable share; rules and regulations
- §30:9.1. Termination of units; conditions; procedure; issuance of orders
- §30:9.2. Cross-unit well
- §30:10. Agreements for drilling units; pooling interests; terms and conditions; expenses
- §30:10.1. Authority of governor with advice of the commissioner of conservation to enter unitization agreements affecting the production from state and federal waterbottoms
- §30:11. Allocation of allowable production
- §30:11.1. Filing and recording of orders creating drilling or production units
- §30:12. Court review and injunction; venue; procedure; burden of proof
- §30:13. Temporary restraining order or injunction; notice and hearing; bond
- §30:14. Suit by commissioner for violation of law; venue; relief obtainable
- §30:15. Appeal
- §30:16. Suit by party in interest upon commissioner's failure to sue
- §30:17. False reports or entries; penalty
- §30:18. Penalties for violation of Chapter; venue
- §30:19. Sale, etc. of illegal products prohibited
- §30:20. Illegal gas, etc., contraband; seizure and sale; procedure; disposition of proceeds
- §30:21. Fees and charges of the commissioner of conservation; revisions; exceptions; collections; Oil and Gas Regulatory Dedicated Fund Account; creation; amounts; requirements
- §30:21.1. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
- §30:21.2. Bohemia Spillway Cost Recovery
- §30:22. Underground storage of natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, and carbon dioxide
- §30:23. Underground storage of liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons or both, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, nitrogen, ammonia, compressed air, or noble gases not otherwise prohibited by law
- §30:23.1. Recordation of notice of solution mined cavern
- §30:24. Enforcement of well, structure, and pipeline rules, regulations, and orders
- §30:25. Closure of production pits in the wetlands
- §30:26. Applications and notification of completeness
- §30:27. Authorization to enter lands of another
- §30:28. Drilling permits; issuance; fees; location plat; notice and hearing; funds from drilling permit fees
- §30:28.1. Avoiding disturbance of privately owned water well
- §30:29. Remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites
- §30:29.1. Landowner notification of environmental testing
- §30:29.2. Alternative dispute resolution for disputes relating to remediation of oilfield sites and exploration and production sites
PART II. CLOSING OF WASTEFUL WELLS
- §30:31. Permitting gas well to go wild or burn prohibited; capping or plugging; notice
- §30:32. Failure of owner, etc., to comply with notice; closing by department of public works; expenses
- §30:33. Setting fire to well or permitting well to catch fire, prohibited; penalty
- §30:34. Abandoning gas well without closing prohibited; penalty
PART III. COMMON PURCHASER LAW
- §30:41. Production of gas in excess of market demands, proportionate production
- §30:42. Right to purchase gas
- §30:43. Discrimination by purchaser
- §30:44. Gas to be measured by meter
- §30:45. Commissioner of conservation to enforce Part
- §30:46. Penalty
- §30:47. Cubic foot of gas defined
- §30:48. Average specific gravity; average flowing temperature; field rules
- §30:49. Reporting volumes of gas production
- §30:50. Gas to be sold, purchased, and accounted for on basis of standard cubic foot of gas; penalties
PART IV. PRESCRIPTION OF PENALTIES
PART V. EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
- §30:61. Exploitation of natural resources by commissioner or employees prohibited
- §30:62. Forfeiture of all rights acquired in violation of R.S. 30:61
- §30:63. Transfer of rights acquired in violation of R.S. 30:61 null
PART VI. LOUISIANA ABANDONED OILFIELD
WASTE SITE LAW
- §30:71. Citation
- §30:72. Policy and purpose
- §30:73. Definitions
- §30:74. Abandoned oilfield waste sites; notification; clean up
- §30:75. Abandoned oilfield waste sites; declaration
- §30:76. Oilfield waste site cleanup
- §30:77. Cooperative agreements
- §30:78. Easements, rights-of-way, eminent domain
- §30:79. Recordation of notice of abandoned oilfield waste sites by landowner
PART VII. LOUISIANA OILFIELD SITE RESTORATION LAW
- §30:80. Citation
- §30:81. Policy and purpose
- §30:82. Definitions
- §30:83. Oilfield Site Restoration Commission; Department of Energy and Natural Resources
- §30:83.1. Authorization of bonds
- §30:84. Powers of the secretary
- §30:85. Powers of the assistant secretary
- §30:86. Oilfield Site Restoration Fund
- §30:87. Oilfield site restoration fees
- §30:88. Oilfield site trust accounts
- §30:88.1. Oilfield site trust accounts for orphaned wells
- §30:88.2. Orphan well rework program
- §30:89. Non-orphan site restoration
- §30:89.1. Credits for judgments or compromises
- §30:90. Commission's annual report to the legislature
- §30:91. Orphaned oilfield sites
- §30:92. Orphan site restoration
- §30:93. Recovery of site restoration costs; emergency costs
- §30:94. Penalties
- §30:95. No inference of liability on the part of the state
- §30:96. Nullification of Part
- §30:97. Implementation; trust accounts
- §30:101. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 50, §3
PART VIII. LOUISIANA FISHERMEN'S GEAR COMPENSATION AND UNDERWATER OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL PROGRAM
- §30:101.1. Citation
- §30:101.2. Policy and purpose
- §30:101.3. Definitions
- §30:101.4. Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
- §30:101.5. Powers of the secretary
- §30:101.6. Powers of the assistant secretary
- §30:101.7. Contracts; parties
- §30:101.8. Liability
- §30:101.9. Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Dedicated Fund Account
- §30:101.10. Assistant secretary's annual report to the legislature
- §30:101.11. Geographical coverage; annual assessments
- §30:101.12. Promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations
- §30:101.13. Disbursement of funds; eligibility; hearings
- §30:101.14. Facilities reports; survey of obstruction; labeling
- §30:101.15. Termination date
CHAPTER 2. LEASES AND CONTRACTS
PART I. LEASES IN GENERAL
- §30:102. Lessees to notify lessors of the termination of mineral leases
- §30:103. Operators to report to owners amount of oil or gas produced
- §30:103.1. Operators and producers to report to owners of unleased oil and gas interests
- §30:103.2. Failure to report; penalty
- §30:104. Failure to report punishable; fine
- §30:105. §§105 to 107 Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 50, §3
- §30:108. R.S. 30:105 to 30:106 not applicable to state lands
- §30:109. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 948, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
- §30:110. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 948, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
- §30:111. Payment for materials furnished or used in drilling well; market price
- §30:112. Mineral lessee's address, secretary of state as agent to receive notices
SUBPART A. STATE
MINERAL AND ENERGY BOARD
- §30:121. State Mineral and Energy Board created; composition and powers
- §30:122. Compensation
- §30:123. Meetings
- §30:123.1. Registration of prospective leaseholders
- §30:124. Board may lease public lands; fee
- §30:125. Application for lease; fee
- §30:126. Inspection; quantity of land; advertisements for bids; fees
- §30:127. Opening bids; minimum royalties; terms of lease; deposit; security
- §30:127.1. Tertiary recovery incentive
- §30:128. Transfers; approval by board; fees; penalties
- §30:129. Powers, duties, and authority of board; pooling agreements; operating units; fees
- §30:129.1. Public notice of approval of unitization, royalty or other agreements
- §30:130. Records; execution of division orders and other documents
- §30:131. Surveys, reports and investigations
- §30:132. Attorney for the board
- §30:133. Repealed by Acts 1952, No. 491, §1
- §30:134. Roads, etc.; payment to parishes; compromise of claims
- §30:135. Secretary and other employees
- §30:136. Funds; disposition and appropriation; penalties
- §30:136.1. Proceeds from mineral royalties, leases, and bonuses; payment into the Bond Security and Redemption Fund; payment into the Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement (L.I.F.E.)
- §30:136.2. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1182, §11, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §30:136.3. Mineral and Energy Operation Fund
- §30:137. Agreements to offset, compensate, and recover from future royalties
- §30:138. Agreements to offset, etc., to be made against any payable royalty
- §30:139. Validation of agreements
- §30:140. Compliance with agreement as compliance with lease
- §30:141. Power of mineral board not derogated - Other rights and remedies not modified
- §30:142. Board as agency to receive, administer, and control royalties in-kind; contract authority
- §30:143. Transfer of solid mineral leases; approval by board
- §30:144. Sale of royalties in-kind to small refiners
SUBPART A-1. ALLOCATION OF ROYALTIES TO PARISHES
- §30:145. Distribution of mineral royalties to parishes
- §30:146. Transfer of funds
- §30:147. Bonds of the parish
SUBPART A-2. LEASES WITH RIGHT TO ERECT
STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
- §30:148.1. Lessor defined
- §30:148.2. Lands which may be leased
- §30:148.3. Application for lease
- §30:148.4. Advertisement
- §30:148.5. Submission and opening of bids; execution of leases
- §30:148.6. Restrictions on area; term; consideration
- §30:148.7. Supervision of leases
- §30:148.8. Oil, gas, and mineral rights not affected; exceptions
- §30:148.9. Oil; natural gas; liquid hydrocarbons; carbon dioxide; lease for underground storage
SUBPART A-3. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM STORAGE OF
CARBON DIOXIDE
SUBPART A-4. LOUISIANA ROYALTY RELIEF
DRY HOLE CREDIT PROGRAM
SUBPART B. LEASES BY STATE AGENCIES
- §30:151. "Agency" defined
- §30:152. Agency lands; school boards sixteenth section lands; leases authorized
- §30:153. Agencies may lease or administer through State Mineral and Energy Board
- §30:154. Signing of papers and disposition of funds when agency leases own lands; deposit
- §30:155. Alternative procedures
- §30:156. Procedure when agency leases its own lands
- §30:157. Repealed by Acts 1950, No. 292, §1
- §30:158. Approval of lease by board
- §30:159. State banks in liquidation, leases subject to approval, how
SUBPART C. LEASES BY STATE AGENCIES;
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §30:171. State departments and agencies; permits to lessees for directional drilling; permits to erect structures, etc.
- §30:172. Lessees may construct breakwaters, etc.
- §30:173. Private rights not to be affected; United States government, permission of
- §30:174. §§174 to 178 Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 9, §9.
- §30:179.1. §§179.1 to 179.7 Repealed by Acts 1964, No. 311, §6
- §30:179.8. §§179.8 to 179.10 [Blank]
- §30:179.11. Authorization to enter into agreements during controversy relating to submerged lands
- §30:179.12. Ratification by legislature of any final agreements or stipulations
- §30:179.13. Necessity for payment prior to ratification
- §30:179.14. Prior agreements not affected
PART III. LEASES ON LAND OWNED IN INDIVISION
BY FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE PERSONS
- §30:181. §§181 to 185 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 358, §1, effective July 8, 1960
- §30:186. Distribution of funds
- §30:187. Judicial procedure
- §30:188. Distribution of funds and administration of leases
CHAPTER 3. EXPLORATION AND PROSPECTING
- §30:201. §§201 to 203 Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 185, §1, eff. July 5, 1977
- §30:204. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 294, §2.
- §30:205. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
- §30:206. Publication of survey
- §30:207. Office space to be furnished
- §30:208. Exploration of public lands
- §30:209. State Mineral and Energy Board; authority
- §30:209.1. Acquisition of geological information
- §30:209.2. Storage of carbon dioxide; distribution of funds
- §30:210. Permits to prospect on highway rights of way, and on other lands subject to non-highway rights of way, servitudes and easements; injunctive relief and attorneys' fees
- §30:211. Geophysical and geological survey, and public lands defined
- §30:212. Permits for surveys on public lands
- §30:213. Furnishing state information obtained under permits
- §30:214. Permit for survey entailing use of public waters or bottoms
- §30:215. Nonexclusive geophysical permits
- §30:216. Exclusive geophysical permits
- §30:217. Unauthorized geological surveying on lands of another; registration requirements; penalties
- §30:218. Injunction not to lie in suits to restrain exploration for oil, etc., on state lands
- §30:219. Release from sequestration
- §30:220. Interlocutory decree for sale of sequestered oil
- §30:221. Aerial photographs or mosaics; filing; copies; penalty
CHAPTER 4. MEASUREMENT OF GASEOUS MINERAL
HYDROCARBONS
NOTE: §301 eff. until if and when the proposed amendment of Article VII and Article IX of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in Act No. 199 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective. See Acts 2023, No. 345.
CHAPTER 5. LOUISIANA INVESTMENT FUND
FOR ENHANCEMENT
NOTE: §302 eff. until the proposed amendment of Article VII and Article IX of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in Act No. 199 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective. See Acts 2023, No. 345.
NOTE: §303 eff. until the proposed amendment of Article VII and Article IX of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in Act No. 199 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective. See Acts 2023, No. 345.
CHAPTER 5-A. COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION TRUST FUND
- §30:311. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §30:312. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §30:313. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §30:313.1. Repealed by Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §6, eff. July 14, 1989.
- §30:314. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §30:315. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §30:316. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
CHAPTER 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
PART I. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR LOUISIANA'S ENERGY,
ENVIRONMENT, AND RESTORATION
- §30:401. Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration; purpose
- §30:402. Commission membership; domicile; chair; term; vacancies; quorum; compensation
- §30:403. Operational plan; legislative recommendations
PART II. FAILURE TO SUPPLY NATURAL GAS
- §30:411. Failure to supply natural gas as result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment action; damages; service; exceptions
- §30:412. Measure of damages for failure to supply
- §30:413. Certified emergencies; suspension of act
- §30:414. Reallocation hearings; powers and duties of the assistant secretary; reports to the governor
PART III. LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS EMERGENCY
CHAPTER 7. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY ACT
OF 1973
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §30:501. Citation
- §30:502. Declaration of energy emergency; purpose of Chapter
- §30:503. Definitions
- §30:504. Division of Natural Resources and Energy
PART II. MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION OF AGENCIES
- §30:521. Merger and consolidation of agencies or functions
- §30:522. Effect of transfer of functions
- §30:523. Transfer of records, money and equipment
- §30:524. Commissioner or merged agencies as agency of state for accepting and expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal laws
- §30:525. Transfer of employees
- §30:526. Orderly transfer
- §30:527. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions: appropriations
- §30:528. Agencies created at same session
PART III. POWERS
- §30:541. General power; assistant secretary, requirements
- §30:542. Administration and enforcement
- §30:543. Suit by party in interest upon commissioner's failure to sue
- §30:544. Violation; penalties, civil and criminal
- §30:545. Noncompliance not excused by contractual obligations
- §30:546. General powers to control natural resources and energy
- §30:547. Extraction of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons not prohibited; not regulated as natural gas
- §30:548. Exercise of powers
- §30:549. Accounting
- §30:550. Compilation and publication of information by commissioner
- §30:551. Regulatory designation
- §30:552. Regulation by commissioner of gas transporter exempt from FPC
- §30:553. Excess capacity
- §30:554. Certificates of transportation; expropriation
- §30:555. Construction, extension or abandonment of facilities; condemnation proceedings
- §30:556. Lease and sublease of pipelines by commissioner
- §30:557. Construction and operation of pipelines by commissioner
- §30:558. Bond issue for pipeline
- §30:559. Registration and information required by the assistant secretary
- §30:560. Pipeline safety inspection fees
- §30:561. Collection of inspection fees
- §30:562. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
PART IV. EMERGENCY GAS SHORTAGE ALLOCATION PLAN
- §30:571. Establishment, promulgation and implementation of plan
- §30:572. Priorities
- §30:573. Application of priorities; exceptions
- §30:574. Curtailment orders
- §30:575. Curtailment of lower priority before curtailment of higher priority
- §30:575.1. Deliveries not to be reduced more than ten per cent
- §30:575.2. Amendments of existing contracts; effects
- §30:576. Change in priorities; hearings
- §30:577. Change in priorities without hearing; emergency
- §30:578. Results contrary to intent of plan; hardship cases
- §30:579. Discrimination by suppliers prohibited
- §30:580. Prohibitions; bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions
PART V. NATURAL GAS PRICE REGULATION
- §30:591. Definition
- §30:592. Necessity for regulation
- §30:593. Sales direct to industrial users
- §30:594. Public utilities
- §30:595. Exemption
- §30:596. Waiver of requirements
- §30:597. Notice filing
- §30:598. Prices; schedules; suspension of new rates
- §30:599. Fixing prices
- §30:600. Periodic and special reports
- §30:601. Services, records, information from other agencies
- §30:602. Complaints
- §30:603. Investigations by commissioner; attendance of witnesses; depositions
- §30:604. Hearings; rules of procedure
- §30:605. Administrative powers of commissioner; rules, regulations, and orders
- §30:606. Rehearings; court review of orders
- §30:607. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:650. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:651. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:652. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:653. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:654. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:655. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:656. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
- §30:657. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
PART VI. LOUISIANA ENERGY COMMISSION
SUBPART A. LOUISIANA GEOTHERMAL AND
GEOPRESSURE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ACT
- §30:681.1. Legislative findings
- §30:681.2. Definitions
- §30:681.3. State Department of Conservation; powers, duties
- §30:681.4. Participation by state, federal and private agencies; funds
- §30:681.5. Reports to legislature
PART VII. LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
PART VIII. HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE LAW
- §30:701. Short title
- §30:702. Definitions
- §30:703. Regulatory designation
- §30:704. Administration and enforcement
- §30:705. Violation; penalties, civil and criminal
- §30:706. Fees
- §30:707. Collection of fees
PART IX. COAL OR LIGNITE SLURRY TRANSPORTATION
- §30:721. Definitions
- §30:722. Application
- §30:723. Expropriation authority
- §30:724. Number of pipelines
PART X. REGULATION OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS
USED AS A VEHICULAR FUEL
CHAPTER 8. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES
- §30:800. Policy
- §30:801. Definitions
- §30:802. Regulation of exploration, drilling, production and subsurface disposal
- §30:803. Conservation and environmental protection
- §30:804. Jurisdiction over state geothermal resources and products
- §30:805. Leasing procedures
- §30:806. Terms; rentals; royalties
- §30:807. Regulations of board
- §30:808. Records; execution of documents; disposition and appropriation of funds
- §30:809. Preservation of rights
CHAPTER 9. SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT
- §30:901. Short title
- §30:902. Declaration of policy
- §30:903. Purposes
- §30:904. Definitions
- §30:905. Jurisdiction and powers; rules and regulations
- §30:905.1. Abandoned mine reclamation; fund participation
- §30:905.2. Reclamation Plan
- §30:905.3. Implementation of the plan
- §30:905.4. Exclusion and exemption of water resources
- §30:906. Mining permits
- §30:906.1. Surface mining and reclamation fees
- §30:906.2. Collection of surface mining and reclamation regulatory fees
- §30:906.3. Department of Revenue; surface mining and reclamation fees
- §30:907. Application requirements
- §30:908. Reclamation plan requirements
- §30:909. Performance bonds
- §30:910. Permit approval or denial
- §30:911. Revision of permits
- §30:912. Coal exploration and development permits
- §30:913. Public notice and public hearings
- §30:914. Decisions of commissioner and appeals
- §30:915. Environmental protection performance standards
- §30:916. Confidentiality
- §30:917. Inspections and monitoring
- §30:918. Penalties
- §30:919. Release of performance bonds or deposits
- §30:920. Citizen suits
- §30:921. Enforcement
- §30:922. Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining
- §30:923. Federal lands
- §30:924. Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations
- §30:925. Review by commissioner
- §30:926. Judicial review
- §30:927. Surface coal mining operations not subject to this Chapter
- §30:928. Employee protection
- §30:929. Experimental practices
- §30:930. Water rights and replacement
- §30:931. Effective date; time of issuance of regulations
- §30:932. Effect of amendments to public law 95-87
CHAPTER 9-A. INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT
- §30:951. Findings and purpose
- §30:952. Membership
- §30:953. Limitations
- §30:954. Expenses
- §30:955. General power of governor; withdrawal
CHAPTER 9-B. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
- §30:961. Cooperative endeavor agreements; withdrawal of surface water; intent
- §30:962. Definitions
- §30:963. Management by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources
- §30:964. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:965. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:966. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:967. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:968. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:969. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:970. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:971. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:972. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:973. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:974. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:975. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:976. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:977. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:978. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
- §30:979. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 245, §1.
CHAPTER 10. FIRST SALE OF NEW NATURAL GAS
- §30:1001. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, §3
- §30:1002. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:1003. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:1004. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:1005. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:1006. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:1007. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
- §30:1008. §§1008 to 1010 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, §3
- §30:1011. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
CHAPTER 11. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 11. LOUISIANA GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATION
OF CARBON DIOXIDE ACT
- §30:1101. Short title
- §30:1102. Policy; jurisdiction
- §30:1103. Definitions
- §30:1104. Duties and powers of the commissioner; rules and regulations; permits
- §30:1104.1. Environmental analysis
- §30:1105. Hearings; notice; rules of procedures; emergency; service of process; public records; request for hearings; orders and compliance orders
- §30:1106. Underground injection control
- §30:1107. Certificates of public convenience and necessity; certificate of completion of injection operations
- §30:1107.1. Reporting; recordkeeping
- §30:1108. Eminent domain; expropriation
- §30:1109. Cessation of storage operations; limited liability release
- §30:1110. Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund
- §30:1111. Site-specific trust accounts
- §30:1112. Notice of geologic storage agreements; recordation
CHAPTER 12-A. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- §30:1151. Definitions
- §30:1152. Development and coordination of program; priorities
- §30:1153. Technical assessment studies
- §30:1154. Regulations governing solar power generation facilities; solar leases
- §30:1155. Mass market deployment of solar systems; preparation; thermal systems
- §30:1156. Manual of design types, costs, performance and evaluation procedures for certain thermal systems
- §30:1157. Conferences to coordinate adoption of regulations
- §30:1158. Effective date of regulations
- §30:1159. Contracts for materials and services
CHAPTER 12-B. RENEWABLE ENERGY LEASES
PART I. THE LESSEE
- §30:1161. Renewable energy lease
- §30:1162. Preservation of rights
- §30:1163. Lessee's obligation to act as reasonably prudent operator
- §30:1164. Lessee's right to assign or sublease
- §30:1165. Responsibility of assignee or sublessee to original lessor
- §30:1166. Demands by lessor; effect on assignee or sublessee
PART II. TERMINATION AND REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION
- §30:1167. Termination of renewable energy lease
- §30:1168. Right to relief for violation
- §30:1169. Rules of default applicable except as specified
- §30:1170. Written notice; requirement and effect on claims for damages or dissolution of lease
- §30:1171. Nonpayment of royalties; notice prerequisite to judicial demand
- §30:1172. Required response of lessee to notice; effect of response
- §30:1173. Notice; manner of delivery
- §30:1174. Summary eviction not applicable
- §30:1175. Dissolution may be partial or entire
PART III. THE LESSOR'S PRIVILEGE
- §30:1176. Lessor's privilege
- §30:1177. Right to seize property on premises or within fifteen days of removal
- §30:1178. Manner of enforcement
- §30:1179. Exclusion; offshore wind
CHAPTER 13. BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION
- §30:1201. Findings, policy, and purpose
- §30:1202. Definitions
- §30:1203. Rule-making authority of the secretary
- §30:1204. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 873, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1981
- §30:1205. Exemptions
CHAPTER 14. LOUISIANA GASOHOL ACT
- §30:1301. Statement of purpose
- §30:1302. Definitions
- §30:1303. Incentives, consumption of gasohol by state vehicles
- §30:1304. Enabling clause
CHAPTER 15. ENERGY IMPACTED AREA ASSISTANCE
ACT OF 1981
- §30:1351. Short title
- §30:1352. Statement of findings
- §30:1353. Purpose
- §30:1354. Definitions
- §30:1355. Administrator; secretary, duties
- §30:1356. Approval of rules, regulations, or guidelines
CHAPTER 16. FEDERAL OIL OVERCHARGE REFUND MONIES
- §30:1401. Statement of findings
- §30:1402. Joint legislative committee on federal oil overcharge monies
- §30:1403. Segregation of federal oil overcharge refund monies
- §30:2000.1. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.2. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.3. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.4. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.5. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.6. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.7. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.8. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §6B, eff. July 1, 2010.
- §30:2000.9. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.10. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 606, §2.
- §30:2000.11. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4, eff. July 1, 2018.
- §30:2000.12. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 570, §4.
SUBTITLE II. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL
- §30:2001. Short title
- §30:2002. Findings and declaration of policy
- §30:2003. Purposes
- §30:2004. Definitions
- §30:2005. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
CHAPTER 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
- §30:2011. Department of Environmental Quality; creation; duties; powers; structure
- §30:2011.1. Toxics release inventory; annual report
- §30:2011.2. Environmental justice
- §30:2012. Enforcement inspections
- §30:2012.1. Monitoring equipment operation liability
- §30:2013. Environmental Control Commission authority; transfer to secretary
- §30:2014. Permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and fees
- §30:2014.1. Permit review; prohibition
- §30:2014.2. Permits; qualifications
- §30:2014.3. Review of secretary's public trustee decisions
- §30:2014.4. Transfer of permits; disclosure
- §30:2014.5. Expedited permitting program
- §30:2014.6. Null and void as of Jan. 1, 2009. See Acts 2006, No. 779, §3.
- §30:2015. Environmental Trust Dedicated Fund Account
- §30:2015.1. Purpose; remediation of usable ground water
- §30:2016. Public hearing; fact-finding; investigation; inquiry; rulemaking
- §30:2017. Public hearings; presiding officer; authority
- §30:2018. Environmental assessment hearings
- §30:2019. Promulgation of rules and regulations
- §30:2019.1. Promulgation of rules and regulations affecting agriculture
- §30:2020. Implementation plans, rules, regulations, and orders unaffected
- §30:2021. Interstate compacts on environmental control; environmental impact statements
- §30:2022. Permit applications and variance requests; notification
- §30:2022.1. Permits; application; listing
- §30:2023. Existing permits, registrations, variances, and licenses
- §30:2024. Finality of action; trial de novo
- §30:2025. Enforcement
- §30:2026. Citizen suits
- §30:2027. Environmental violations reported by employees; reprisals prohibited
- §30:2028. Environmental training programs
- §30:2029. Complainants bond; liability
- §30:2030. Confidential information; restricted access via the internet
- §30:2031. Donations or assistance for pollution sources
- §30:2032. Cooperative agreements
- §30:2033. Declaration of emergency
- §30:2034. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 392, §3, eff. June 30, 1989.
- §30:2035. Environmental Emergency Response Training Program
- §30:2036. Easements, rights of way, eminent domain
- §30:2037. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 303, §3, eff. June 14, 1999.
- §30:2038. Degradable or recyclable plastics; state agencies
- §30:2039. Recordation of notice of solid or hazardous waste site by landowner
- §30:2040. Siting disposal facilities in Rapides Parish
- §30:2040.1. Siting disposal facilities near Acadiana Regional Airport
- §30:2041. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 123, §2.
- §30:2042. Payment under protest
- §30:2043. Public records; forms and methods; electronic signatures
- §30:2044. Voluntary environmental self-audits
CHAPTER 2-A. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE
AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
- §30:2050.1. Enforcement; policies; list; legal review
- §30:2050.2. Enforcement; compliance orders
- §30:2050.3. Enforcement; notice of violation; penalties
- §30:2050.4. Enforcement; adjudicatory hearing; public comment
- §30:2050.5. Enforcement; final action
- §30:2050.6. Enforcement; informal procedures
- §30:2050.7. Enforcement; settlement or compromise
- §30:2050.8. Enforcement; cease and desist orders
- §30:2050.9. Enforcement; abandonment
- §30:2050.10. Declaratory rulings
- §30:2050.11. Adjudicatory hearings, in general; intervention; withdrawal; public hearing
- §30:2050.12. Public hearing; location; public comment; transcript
- §30:2050.13. Hearing officers; employment
- §30:2050.14. Hearing officers; qualifications; ethical standards
- §30:2050.15. Hearing officers; powers; contemptuous conduct
- §30:2050.16. Hearing officers; orders, recommendations, decisions
- §30:2050.17. Hearing officers; administrative review by secretary
- §30:2050.18. Hearing officers; interlocutory order or ruling; judicial review
- §30:2050.19. Order or decision of the secretary
- §30:2050.20. Record of decision
- §30:2050.21. Judicial review; appeal
- §30:2050.22. Judicial review; appeal; stays
- §30:2050.23. Notice
- §30:2050.24. Subpoenas and witnesses; fees; expenses; notice
- §30:2050.25. Powers of the secretary
- §30:2050.26. Duties of assistant secretary
- §30:2050.27. Computation of time
- §30:2050.28. Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act
- §30:2050.29. Mandamus
- §30:2050.30. Bond; exception
- §30:2050.31. Appeals; district court decisions
CHAPTER 3. LOUISIANA AIR CONTROL LAW
- §30:2051. Citation
- §30:2052. Policy; purpose
- §30:2053. Definitions
- §30:2054. Air quality control; secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties
- §30:2055. Permits; licenses
- §30:2055.1. Sport shooting range; regulation; noise pollution; nuisance
- §30:2055.2. Odor nuisance ordinances
- §30:2056. Variances
- §30:2057. Prohibitions; exceptions
- §30:2058. Air quality regions; redesignation
- §30:2059. Hazardous air pollutant emission control program
- §30:2060. Toxic air pollutant emission control program
- §30:2060.1. The Louisiana Carbon Dioxide Emission Fossil Fuel-Fired Electrical Generating Units Control Act
- §30:2061. Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program
- §30:2062. Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel
- §30:2063. Prevention of accidental releases
- §30:2064. Louisiana Automobile Retirement Act
- §30:2065. Fees
- §30:2066. Fees; severe and extreme ozone nonattainment areas
CHAPTER 4. LOUISIANA WATER CONTROL LAW
- §30:2071. Citation
- §30:2072. Policy; purpose
- §30:2073. Definitions
- §30:2074. Water quality control; secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties
- §30:2075. Permits, variances, and licenses
- §30:2075.1. Permits and licenses; surcharge
- §30:2075.2. Sewage treatment facility; privately owned; surety required; nonfunctional system
- §30:2075.3. Receivership for sewerage systems
- §30:2076. Prohibitions
- §30:2076.1. Civil enforcement
- §30:2076.2. Criminal penalties for violation of the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- §30:2077. Remediation of pollution
- §30:2078. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2079. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2080. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2081. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2082. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2083. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2084. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2085. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2086. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2087. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2088. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 296, §5, eff. June 17, 2010.
- §30:2089. Fees
CHAPTER 5. MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTERSTATE
POLLUTION PHASE-OUT COMPACT
- §30:2091. Mississippi River Interstate Pollution Phase-Out Compact
- §30:2092. Compact funding
- §30:2093. Member of compact for Louisiana; secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality
CHAPTER 6. LOUISIANA NUCLEAR ENERGY AND
RADIATION CONTROL LAW
- §30:2101. Citation
- §30:2102. Policy; purpose
- §30:2103. Definitions
- §30:2104. Radiation protection; secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties
- §30:2105. Permits, licenses, and registrations
- §30:2106. Nuclear power facilities; emergency planning; findings; and fees
- §30:2107. Records; authority of department
- §30:2108. Impounding of materials by the department
- §30:2109. Nuclear power facilities; emergency planning; findings
- §30:2110. Inspection agreements and training programs by the department; approval of governor
- §30:2111. Federal-state agreements by governor; effect on licenses or permits
- §30:2112. Tort claims
- §30:2113. Transportation; regulations
- §30:2114. Posting of bond
- §30:2115. Perpetual care payments
- §30:2116. Naturally occurring radioactive material
- §30:2117. Radioactive waste disposal; prohibition of disposal of radioactive wastes in salt domes; salt dome usage
- §30:2118. Preemption
- §30:2119. Prohibitions
CHAPTER 7. CENTRAL INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT
- §30:2131. Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact; adoption
- §30:2132. Member of compact for Louisiana; secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality
- §30:2133. Disposal rates at compact regional facilities; approval by secretary
- §30:2134. Compact funding
CHAPTER 8. LOUISIANA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RESOURCE RECOVERY LAW
- §30:2151. Citation
- §30:2152. Policy; purpose
- §30:2153. Definitions
- §30:2154. Powers; duties; restrictions; prohibitions; penalties
- §30:2155. Prohibitions
- §30:2155.1. Solid waste disposal fees; exemptions
- §30:2156. Limitations on responsibility of landowners for removal of solid waste
- §30:2157. Post-use polymers; management; use
- §30:2157.1. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 862, §2, eff. June 20, 2011.
- §30:2158. Sanitary landfills; regional establishment; planning
- §30:2159. Landfill siting near airports
- §30:2159.1. Landfill siting near airports
- §30:2160. Bauxite waste impoundments
- §30:2161. Waste to energy management authority; contractual provisions
- §30:2162. Solid waste capacity
CHAPTER 9. HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTROL LAW
- §30:2171. Citation
- §30:2172. Policy and purpose
- §30:2173. Definitions
- §30:2174. Administration; interim authority
- §30:2175. Hazardous waste control program; time frame
- §30:2176. §§2176, 2177 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 776, §2, eff. July 9, 1989.
- §30:2178. Authority of the secretary to assess location
- §30:2179. Hazardous waste management assessment
- §30:2180. General powers and duties of the secretary
- §30:2181. Notice to legislators
- §30:2182. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 303, §3, eff. June 14, 1999.
- §30:2183. Notice; permits and licenses; enforcement; violations; penalties; notification
- §30:2183.1. Commercial hazardous waste recycling and incineration facilities; standards and criteria for operation; permits and licenses
- §30:2183.2. Permitting in ozone nonattainment parishes
- §30:2184. Commercial hazardous waste recycling and resource recovery facilities; standards
- §30:2185. Hazardous waste cooperatives
- §30:2186. Identification of hazardous wastes; exemptions
- §30:2187. Monitoring of drinking water wells which provide public water supplies located near commercial hazardous waste facilities
- §30:2188. Generators
- §30:2189. Transporters
- §30:2190. Hazardous wastes from foreign nations; findings; prohibitions
- §30:2191. Importation of hazardous waste from foreign countries; prohibition
- §30:2191.1. Hazardous Waste Importation and Exportation Report
- §30:2192. Treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
- §30:2193. Land disposal of hazardous waste; restrictions; prohibition
- §30:2194. Underground storage tanks; registration
- §30:2194.1. Prohibitions
- §30:2195. Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account
- §30:2195.1. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 336, §2, eff. June 16, 1995.
- §30:2195.2. Uses of the Tank Trust Account
- §30:2195.3. Source of funding; limitations on disbursements from the Tank Trust Account; limit on amount in Tank Trust Account
- §30:2195.4. Procedures for disbursements from the Tank Trust Account
- §30:2195.5. Audits
- §30:2195.6. Ownership of Tank Trust Account
- §30:2195.7. No inference of liability on the part of the state
- §30:2195.8. Advisory board
- §30:2195.9. Financial responsibility
- §30:2195.10. Financial responsibility for noncompliance
- §30:2195.11. Voluntary cleanup; private contracts; exemptions
- §30:2195.12. Alternate generated power capacity for motor fuel dispensing facilities
- §30:2196. Manifest system
- §30:2197. Payment of tax on disposal of hazardous waste
- §30:2198. Hazardous Waste Protection Fund
- §30:2199. Applications; comments; local government
- §30:2200. Subsurface injection
- §30:2201. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 348, §2, eff. June 16, 1999.
- §30:2202. Prohibitions
- §30:2203. Remediation; evidence; prohibitions
- §30:2204. Hazardous waste sites; cleanup
- §30:2204.1. Limitations on responsibility of landowners for removal of hazardous waste
- §30:2205. Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Fund
- §30:2206. Contracting for hazardous waste site cleanup
CHAPTER 10. INACTIVE AND ABANDONED
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
- §30:2221. Citation
- §30:2222. Policy and purpose; duties
- §30:2223. Definitions
- §30:2224. Contingency plans; agency coordination
- §30:2225. Abandoned hazardous waste sites
- §30:2226. Hazardous Waste Assessment Report; requirements; submission
CHAPTER 11. TAXATION OF DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
- §30:2241. Definitions
- §30:2242. Imposition
- §30:2243. Rate
- §30:2244. Tax collectible from disposers and generators
- §30:2245. Contribution report of disposers and generators
- §30:2246. Failure to file contribution report timely; false reports
- §30:2247. Extension of time to file Contribution Report
- §30:2248. Modification of contribution report
- §30:2249. Disposition of tax
- §30:2250. Notice of determination of tax imposed
- §30:2251. Payment of tax
- §30:2252. Collection
- §30:2253. Delinquency penalty
CHAPTER 12. LIABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE REMEDIAL ACTION
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §30:2271. Findings and purpose
- §30:2272. Definitions
- §30:2272.1. Minimum remediation standards
- §30:2273. Persons who must comply with requirements of this Chapter
- §30:2274. Notification and demand of secretary
- §30:2275. Demand by secretary; remedial action
- §30:2276. Finding of liability by the court
- §30:2277. Defenses
- §30:2278. Indemnification agreements
- §30:2279. Other laws
- §30:2280. Rules and regulations
- §30:2281. Privilege; cost of remediation
- §30:2282. Capitol lakes
- §30:2283. Reporting requirements
PART II. VOLUNTARY INVESTIGATION AND
REMEDIAL ACTION
- §30:2285. Findings and purpose
- §30:2285.1. Voluntary remedial actions; liability exemption
- §30:2285.2. Responsible landowner
- §30:2286. Partial remedial action plans
- §30:2286.1. Submission and approval of voluntary remedial action plans
- §30:2287. Performance liability
- §30:2287.1. Certification of completion
- §30:2288. Persons exempt from liability
- §30:2288.1. Voluntary remedial actions by responsible persons
- §30:2289. Persons not exempt from liability
- §30:2289.1. Requests for review, investigation, and oversight; fees
- §30:2290. Other rights and authorities; rules
CHAPTER 13. LOUISIANA WASTE REDUCTION LAW
- §30:2291. Citation
- §30:2292. Policy; purpose; primacy of waste reduction
- §30:2293. Definitions
- §30:2294. Secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties
- §30:2295. Waste reduction history; planning report
CHAPTER 14. CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND
- §30:2301. Definitions
- §30:2302. Clean Water State Revolving Fund; established
- §30:2303. Clean Water State Revolving Fund; authorized activities
- §30:2304. Clean Water State Revolving Fund; political subdivisions and public trusts; loans
- §30:2305. Authority of the department; incur debt; issue and undertake guarantees of debt of other entities
- §30:2306. Manner of authorizing, issuing, executing, and delivering debt or guarantees of debt of other entities
- §30:2307. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2308. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2309. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2310. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2311. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2312. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2313. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2314. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2315. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2316. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2317. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2318. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2319. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2320. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2321. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2322. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2323. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2324. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2325. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2326. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.
- §30:2331. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.1. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.2. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.3. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.4. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.5. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.6. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.7. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.8. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.9. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.10. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.11. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.12. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.13. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.14. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.15. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.16. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §30:2331.17. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
CHAPTER 15. LOUISIANA SCHOOL ASBESTOS
ABATEMENT ACT
- §30:2341. Short title
- §30:2342. Findings and declaration of policy
- §30:2343. Definitions
- §30:2344. Rules and regulations
- §30:2345. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 295, §2.
- §30:2346. Prohibitions
CHAPTER 15-A. LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION, LICENSURE
AND CERTIFICATION
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §30:2351. Findings and purpose
- §30:2351.1. Definitions
- §30:2351.2. Requirement of licensure or certification
- §30:2351.3. Licensing and certification categories
- §30:2351.4. Standards for licensure
- §30:2351.5. License renewal
- §30:2351.6. Standards for certification
- §30:2351.7. Refresher training
- §30:2351.8. Accreditation of training providers
- §30:2351.9. Approval of training courses
- §30:2351.10. Renewal of training provider accreditation
- §30:2351.11. Reciprocity agreements
- §30:2351.12. Applicability to public entities, homeowners, and industrial facilities
PART II. CONDUCT OF LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
- §30:2351.21. Standards of conduct
- §30:2351.22. Conformance with building codes
- §30:2351.23. Permits and notifications
- §30:2351.25. Enforcement
- §30:2351.26. Appeals and hearings
- §30:2351.27. Use of accredited sampling laboratories
- §30:2351.28. Data collection program
- §30:2351.29. Medical surveillance; preservation of records
PART III. LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION DEDICATED FUND ACCOUNT
PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- §30:2351.51. Public education
- §30:2351.52. Reporting of lead exposure
- §30:2351.53. Reporting of lead hazards at child-occupied facilities
- §30:2351.54. Reporting of hazardous conditions
- §30:2351.55. Discriminatory and retaliatory actions
- §30:2351.56. Relationship to federal law
- §30:2351.57. Promulgation of regulations
- §30:2351.58. Interim procedures
- §30:2351.59. Fees
- §30:2351.60. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1253, §2.
CHAPTER 16. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION
DEVELOPMENT, PREPAREDNESS, AND
RESPONSE ACT
- §30:2361. Citation
- §30:2362. Declaration of policy and purpose
- §30:2363. Definitions
- §30:2364. Emergency Response Commission
- §30:2365. Responsibilities of the department
- §30:2366. Responsibilities of cooperating departments
- §30:2367. Alternative compilation of data through certain agencies
- §30:2368. Designated repositories
- §30:2369. Responsibilities of owners and operators
- §30:2370. Extraordinary circumstances; deputy secretary's discretion to permit alternative reporting procedures; residential and retail use; exemptions
- §30:2371. Trade secret protection
- §30:2372. Trade secrets; emergency treatment disclosure
- §30:2373. Failure to report; penalties
- §30:2374. Fees
- §30:2375. Access to facilities for emergency response
- §30:2376. Monitoring and enforcement
- §30:2377. Reports
- §30:2378. Administrative procedures
- §30:2379. Preemption
- §30:2380. Right-to-Know Dedicated Fund Account
CHAPTER 17. LOUISIANA RECLAIMED WATER LAW
- §30:2391. Short title
- §30:2392. Purpose
- §30:2393. Definitions
- §30:2394. Use of potable groundwater; prohibition
- §30:2395. Identification of uses and customers
- §30:2396. Costs
- §30:2397. Distribution of revenue
- §30:2398. Capital improvements
- §30:2399. Design of reclaimed water system
CHAPTER 18. SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND
REDUCTION LAW
- §30:2411. Legislative findings; purpose; intent; application
- §30:2412. Definitions
- §30:2413. Powers and duties of the secretary; fees; local government
- §30:2413.1. Debris management plan
- §30:2414. Exemptions
- §30:2415. Procurement by public bodies of material with recycled content; reduction in solid waste
- §30:2415.1. Preference for recycled paper products
- §30:2416. Compost standards and applications
- §30:2417. Used oil; collection; recycling and reuse; disposal
- §30:2418. Waste tires; Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account
- §30:2418.1. Failure to obtain a generator identification number
- §30:2418.2. Failure to obtain a waste tire transporter authorization certificate
- §30:2419. Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal recycling, prohibited items
- §30:2420. Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling
- §30:2421. White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling
- §30:2422. Containers and packaging
- §30:2423. Publicly owned aluminum materials; prohibitions; penalties
CHAPTER 19. OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART II. ADMINISTRATION
- §30:2455. Office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator
- §30:2456. General powers and duties of the coordinator
- §30:2457. Regulatory authority; coordinator
- §30:2458. Interagency council
PART III. STATE OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN
PART IV. OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
- §30:2461. Coordinator; notification
- §30:2462. Administration of oil spill response and cleanup
- §30:2463. Notification and response
- §30:2464. Response coordination
- §30:2465. Assistance and compensation
- §30:2466. Qualified immunity for response actions
- §30:2467. Equipment and personnel
- §30:2468. Refusal to cooperate
- §30:2469. Derelict vessels and structures
- §30:2469.1. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 740, §2.
- §30:2470. Registration of terminal facilities
- §30:2471. General terms
- §30:2472. Information
- §30:2473. Issuance
- §30:2474. Suspension
- §30:2475. Contingency plans for vessels and facilities
- §30:2476. Entry into port
- §30:2477. Audits, inspections, and drills
PART V. LIABILITY OF PERSONS RESPONSIBLE
- §30:2478. Financial responsibility
- §30:2479. Limitation of liability
- §30:2480. Natural resource damages
- §30:2480.1. Regional Restoration Planning Program
- §30:2480.2. Natural Resource Restoration Trust Fund
- §30:2481. Defenses
- §30:2482. Claims against third parties
PART VI. OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY FUND
- §30:2483. Oil Spill Contingency Fund
- §30:2484. Uses of fund
- §30:2485. Oil spill contingency fee
- §30:2486. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 394, §2, eff. July 1, 2014.
- §30:2487. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 394, §2, eff. July 1, 2014.
- §30:2488. Liability of the fund
- §30:2489. Reimbursement of fund
- §30:2490. Awards exceeding fund
PART VII. REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT
PART VIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- §30:2493. Federal funds
- §30:2494. Interstate compacts
- §30:2495. Institutions of higher education
- §30:2496. Exclusive authority
- §30:2501. Redesignated to R.S. 17:200 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2502. Redesignated to R.S. 17:201 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2503. Redesignated to R.S. 17:202 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2504. Redesignated to R.S. 17:203 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2505. Redesignated to R.S. 17:204 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2506. Redesignated to R.S. 17:205 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2507. Redesignated to R.S. 17:206 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2508. Redesignated to R.S. 17:207 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2509. Redesignated to R.S. 17:208 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2510. Redesignated to R.S. 17:209 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2511. Redesignated to R.S. 17:210 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2512. Redesignated to R.S. 17:211 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2513. Redesignated to R.S. 17:212 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2514. Redesignated to R.S. 17:213 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2515. Redesignated
- §30:2516. Redesignated to R.S. 17:215 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2517. Redesignated to R.S. 17:216 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2518. Redesignated to R.S. 17:217 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2519. Redesignated to R.S. 17:218 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2520. Redesignated to R.S. 17:219 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2521. Redesignated to R.S. 17:220 by Acts 2020, No. 317.
- §30:2522. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2523. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
- §30:2524. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2525. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2526. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2527. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2528. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2529. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2530. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
CHAPTER 21. STATEWIDE BEAUTIFICATION
PART I. LOUISIANA LITTER VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
- §30:2531. Intentional littering prohibited; criminal penalties; simple littering prohibited; civil penalties; special court costs
- §30:2531.1. Gross littering prohibited; criminal penalties; indemnification
- §30:2531.2. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 950, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
- §30:2531.3. Commercial littering prohibited; civil penalties; indemnification; special court costs
- §30:2531.4. Community service litter abatement work program; establishment; limited liability
- §30:2531.5. Legal enforcement; penalties; payment by mail or credit card
- §30:2531.6. Citations; unlawful acts; records; failure to pay or appear; procedures
- §30:2531.7. Rules and regulations
- §30:2531.8. Duties of law enforcement officers
- §30:2531.9. Application of other laws
- §30:2532. Collection and distribution of fines; litter abatement account
- §30:2533. Litter violations bureau
- §30:2534. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 89, §2, eff. June 5, 2008.
- §30:2535. Litter receptacle; placement and use; logo; penalties
- §30:2536. Beautification and litter clearing by prisoners
- §30:2537. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2538. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2539. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2540. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2541. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2542. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2543. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
- §30:2544. Litter-free zones; temporary signs, handbills, flyers and notices; notice to remove; penalties
- §30:2545. Beaches; glass container prohibition
- §30:2546. Littering of waters; definitions; penalties
- §30:2547. Adopt-a-byway program
- §30:2548. Adopt a Water Body program
PART II. BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT
- §30:2551. Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund; purpose
- §30:2552. Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program; authority to make loans and grants; incur debt; tax exemption
CHAPTER 22. LOUISIANA ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATORY INNOVATIONS PROGRAMS
- §30:2561. Citation
- §30:2562. Policy; purpose
- §30:2563. Definitions
- §30:2564. Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Innovations Programs
- §30:2565. Excellence and Leadership Program
- §30:2566. Regulations
CHAPTER 23. LOUISIANA MERCURY RISK REDUCTION ACT
- §30:2571. Citation
- §30:2572. Legislative declaration; control of mercury releases
- §30:2573. Definitions
- §30:2574. Notifications
- §30:2575. Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products
- §30:2576. Exemptions and phase outs
- §30:2577. Labeling of mercury-added products
- §30:2578. Labeling for specific products
- §30:2579. Alternative methods of public notification
- §30:2580. Disposal ban and proper management of mercury in scrap metal facilities
- §30:2581. Collection of mercury-added products
- §30:2582. Disclosure for mercury-containing formulated products used in health care facilities
- §30:2583. Limitations on the use of elemental mercury
- §30:2584. Existing inventories
- §30:2585. Public education and outreach
- §30:2586. State procurement preferences for low or non-mercury-added products
- §30:2587. Water and wastewater system use prohibition
- §30:2588. Enforcement
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