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LA Rev Stat § 30:2411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2411. Legislative findings; purpose; intent; application

RS 2411 - Legislative findings; purpose; intent; application A.(1) The legislature finds that removal of certain materials from the solid waste stream going into landfills currently being utilized for the disposal of solid waste in Louisiana is necessary in order to protect our environment, prevent nuisances, protect the public health, safety, and welfare, extend the usable life of the facilities, aid in the conservation and recovery of valuable resources, and to conserve energy by efficient reuse of these products, thereby benefiting all citizens of the state. (2) The legislature further finds that the identification of markets and distribution networks for recyclable or recycled materials is a necessary prerequisite to the orderly development of statewide recycling programs. (3) The legislature further finds that the state must demonstrate its commitment to proper solid waste management by establishing source separation and recycling programs, and by encouraging market development through the purchase of recycled products by the state government. B. It is declared to be the purpose of this Chapter to: (1) Establish a goal of reducing the solid waste stream through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling by thirty percent by December 31, 2006. (2) Encourage the development of solid waste reduction and recycling as a management procedure at all solid waste facilities in the state and to promote recovery of recyclable materials so as to preserve and enhance the quality of air, water, and land resources. (3) Encourage the development of the state's recycling industry, thereby conserving the natural resources and energy through reuse. (4) Require state agencies to procure recycled goods to the maximum extent possible. (5) Encourage political subdivisions to develop recycling programs allowing each subdivision flexibility to choose the type of program most advantageous to each. (6) Develop and implement effective public education programs concerning recycling in order to encourage recycling so as to preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the land, waters, and air of the state. (7) Encourage the expansion of businesses located in Louisiana and to whatever extent possible, to look favorably on Louisiana businesses in the recycling industry, which industry includes, but is not limited to those businesses that manufacture, distribute, or act as brokers for recycled products. C. It is the intent of the legislature, whenever economically feasible and as markets allow, to continually expand the policies of the state to require utilization of recycled resources in the daily operations of the state. D. The provisions of this Chapter shall only apply to waste that is nonhazardous under the provisions of this Subtitle and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. Acts 1989, No. 185, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 1297, §1; Acts 2006, No. 829, §1. {{NOTE: SEE §§2 AND 3 OF ACTS 1989, NO. 185.}}
LA Rev Stat § 30:2414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2414. Exemptions

RS 2414 - Exemptions  The following wastes or activities are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter:  (1) Recovered materials, except used oils, if a majority of the recovered materials at a facility are demonstrated to be sold, used, or reused within twelve months.  (2) Recovered materials, except used oils, or the products or byproducts of operations that process recovered materials which are not discharged, deposited, injected, dumped, spilled, leaked, or placed into or upon any land or water so that such products or byproducts or any constituent thereof may enter lands or be emitted into the air or discharged into the waters, including groundwaters, or otherwise enter the environment or pose a threat to public health and safety or the environment.  (3) Recovered materials which are hazardous wastes and have not been recovered from solid wastes and which are defined as hazardous wastes under applicable state or federal regulations.  (4) Those wastes exempt under the Louisiana Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Law and the Louisiana Solid Waste Rules and Regulations.  Acts 1989, No. 185, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 964, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2415.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2415.1. Preference for recycled paper products

RS 2415.1 - Preference for recycled paper products  The division shall give preference by rules to the purchase of recycled paper products as defined pursuant to R.S. 30:2412.  Acts 1995, No. 1297, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2416 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2416. Compost standards and applications

RS 2416 - Compost standards and applications  A. Within six months after September 1, 1989, the department shall initiate rulemaking to prescribe allowable uses and application rates of compost sold as a product, and to establish the requirements necessary to produce hygienically safe compost products for various applications.  B. The rules shall classify the compost according to the following categories:  (1) The types of waste composted, including at least one category containing only yard trash.  (2) The maturity of the compost, including at least three categories for degree of decomposition for fresh, semimature, and mature compost.  (3) Categories based on levels of organic and inorganic constituents in the compost.  C. These rules shall establish methods for measuring:  (1) Compost maturity.  (2) Particle size.  (3) Moisture content.  (4) Average levels of organic and inorganic constituents, including heavy metals, for such classes of compost as the department establishes, and the analytical methods to determine those levels.  D. The rules shall also prescribe:  (1) The total quantity of organic and inorganic constituents, including heavy metals, allowed to be applied through the addition of compost to the soil per acre per year.  (2) The allowable uses of compost based on maturity and type of compost.  E. If compost is produced that does not meet the criteria prescribed by the department for agricultural and other uses, the compost must be reprocessed or disposed of in a manner approved by the department, unless a different application is specifically permitted by the department.  F. The department shall work with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry in developing the standards and in seeking ways to promote the use and development of markets for composted materials.  G. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to compost produced by an individual for his own use.  Acts 1989, No. 185, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2418.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2418.1. Failure to obtain a generator identification number

RS 2418.1 - Failure to obtain a generator identification number  A. No person shall store more than twenty whole waste tires nor sell tires without holding a valid generator identification number or other authorization issued by the department.  B. No person subject to Subsection A of this Section shall allow the waste tires generated by his activities to be transported by a person without a valid transporter authorization certificate and a manifest satisfying the requirements of the department.  C. Any person who willfully or knowingly violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than three hundred dollars but not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for six months, or both.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a commercial farmer as defined in R.S. 47:301(30).  E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons operating a vehicle fleet, and performing on-site maintenance exclusively on their own vehicles, until such time as the department promulgates regulations governing such maintenance activities.  Acts 2021, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2418.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2418.2. Failure to obtain a waste tire transporter authorization certificate

RS 2418.2 - Failure to obtain a waste tire transporter authorization certificate  A. No person shall transport more than twenty whole waste tires without a valid transporter authorization certificate or other authorization issued by the department and a manifest satisfying the requirements of the department.  B. A transporter of waste tires shall only accept and transport waste tires from a person who has obtained a valid generator identification number from the department.  C. Any person who willfully or knowingly violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than three hundred dollars but not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for six months, or both.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a commercial farmer as defined in R.S. 47:301(30).  E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons operating a vehicle fleet, and performing on-site maintenance exclusively on their own vehicles, until such time as the department promulgates regulations governing such maintenance activities.  Acts 2021, No. 291, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2420 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2420. Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling

RS 2420 - Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling  A. Any person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in the state shall:  (1) Accept, at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, used lead acid batteries from customers, if offered by customers. (2) Post written notice which must be at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language: "It is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other lead acid battery. Recycle your used batteries. State law requires us to accept used motor vehicle batteries or other lead acid batteries for recycling, in exchange for new batteries purchased." B. Any person selling new lead acid batteries at wholesale shall accept, at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, used lead acid batteries from customers, if offered by customers. Acts 1989, No. 185, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2006, No. 829, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2421. White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling

RS 2421 - White goods; disposal prohibited; collection for recycling A. After July 1, 1990, no person may knowingly and intentionally place, discard, or otherwise knowingly and intentionally dispose of white goods except in a collection or recycling facility in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department. However, any person engaged in the collection, transportation, and/or disposal of white goods pursuant to a contract with a parish or municipality on the effective date of this Chapter may continue to dispose of said white goods collected, transported, or presented for disposal during the term of said contract and any extension authorized under such contracts. B. The department shall establish by rule a procedure to require that all persons engaged in the retail sale of products that will meet the definition of white goods once the product becomes inoperable or discarded post written notice at the point of sale informing the purchaser of the options and preferred methods for disposal of the used items. C. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the collection, transportation, or disposal of white goods mixed or commingled with solid waste by any person engaged in the collection, transportation, and/or disposal of solid waste, unless it can be demonstrated that such person knew that such white goods had been mixed or commingled with the solid waste collected, transported, and/or disposed and unless it can be demonstrated that it is economically and environmentally feasible to remove and recover such white goods from the solid waste collected, transported, and/or disposed. Acts 1989, No. 185, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2006, No. 829, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2422. Containers and packaging

RS 2422 - Containers and packaging  A. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to set goals to phase out the disposal of materials which have known recycling potential, which can be feasibly recycled, or have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, or reuse, by separation, collection, or processing. Such rules shall include the provisions for establishment of a list of recyclable materials. No rules and regulations adopted by the secretary shall apply to any materials prior to their entering into the solid waste stream.  B. The department shall, at least annually, review the list of recyclable items. This review shall consider the available recycling technologies, markets, cost, and any other factors as deemed to be appropriate when compiling and reviewing the list of recyclable items.  C. The secretary may require each solid waste management facility to provide for a drop-off location for source separated recyclable materials if deemed necessary to meet the purposes and goals of this Chapter.  D. On or after January 1, 1991, no person shall knowingly and intentionally distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state any plastic bottle sixteen ounces or larger, or rigid plastic containers eight ounces or larger unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. Rigid plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material. The code shall conform to the code developed by the Society of the Plastics Industry.  E. On or after January 1, 1991, no container shall knowingly and intentionally be sold or offered for sale in this state that is connected to other containers by a separate holding device constructed of plastic rings unless such rings are composed of such material which is capable of being recycled or degraded in one hundred twenty days or less.  Acts 1989, No. 185, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2423. Publicly owned aluminum materials; prohibitions; penalties

RS 2423 - Publicly owned aluminum materials; prohibitions; penalties A. No person engaged in the business of recycling may purchase or have in his possession aluminum materials consisting of official highway signs or signals that provide traffic information, control, or directions or highway guard rails unless such purchase or possession is accompanied by an act of sale from the public entity which owns such materials. B. Any person found to be in violation of this Section may be liable for a civil penalty, to be assessed by the secretary, the assistant secretary for the office of environmental compliance, or the court, of not more than five hundred dollars. Acts 1990, No. 682, §1; Acts 1999, No. 303, §1, eff. June 14, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2451 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2451. Title

RS 2451 - Title  This Chapter may be cited as the "Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act".  Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2452 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2452. Legislative findings

RS 2452 - Legislative findings A. Louisiana is subject to greater exposure to a major oil spill disaster than any other state. This is the result of the large volumes of stored oil, numerous production platforms and miles of pipelines, large numbers of inland barges, and heavy tanker traffic, including the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port which receives fifteen percent of the oil imported into the United States. This exposure, coupled with the limited adequate highway access to the coast and remote inland areas for rapid transport of oil spill equipment and few areas suitable for staging facilities, creates great potential for a major oil spill event and its consequences in a state which has twenty-six percent of the nation's commercial fisheries, has the nation's highest marine recreational fishery catches, leads the nation in fur production and the world in alligator production, and has more overwintering waterfowl than any other state. Commercial and recreational marine fisheries are concentrated within a few miles inshore and offshore of the coastline where oil from a major coastal spill would concentrate. B. Added to the high exposure and inaccessibility of large portions of the coast and inland areas is the vulnerability of Louisiana's nearshore and wetland environments. The numerous shallow interconnecting waterways and gentle slope of the coastal areas would allow deep penetration of oil into the state's estuaries. The vast expanses of Louisiana's soft unconsolidated marshes lying just a few inches above sea level would, in the event of an oil spill, soak up large amounts of oil. Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 740, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2453 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2453. Legislative intent

RS 2453 - Legislative intent  A. The legislature finds and declares that the release of oil into the environment presents a real and substantial threat to the public health and welfare, to the environment, the wildlife and aquatic life, and to the economy of the state. Further, the legislature declares that the purpose of this Chapter is to assist the legislature in fulfilling its duties to protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of this state in accordance with Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana.  B. The legislature declares that it is the intent of this Chapter to support and complement the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380) and other federal law, specifically those provisions relating to the national contingency plan for cleanup of oil spills and discharges, including provisions relating to the responsibilities of state agencies designated as natural resources trustees. The legislature intends this Chapter to be interpreted and implemented in a manner consistent with federal law.  Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2455 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2455. Office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator

RS 2455 - Office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator The office of the Louisiana oil spill coordinator is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, and shall exercise the powers and duties set forth in this Chapter or otherwise provided by law. The office shall be administered by the coordinator who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation. The initial coordinator shall not perform any official duties prior to confirmation. Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991; Acts 2009, No. 409, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2458 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2458. Interagency council

RS 2458 - Interagency council A. The coordinator shall convene at least twice annually and as deemed necessary and serve as chairperson to a cooperative council, the interagency council, composed of the following: (1) Four people, who are not legislators, one selected by each of the following. (a) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. (b) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality. (c) The chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. (d) The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. (2) The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designee. (3) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee. (4) The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or his designee. (5) The secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality or his designee. (6) The attorney general or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. (7) The executive assistant for coastal activities in the office of the governor. (8) The executive assistant for environmental affairs in the office of the governor. (9) An assistant director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness designated by the director of the office, or the director if there is no assistant director. (10) The Louisiana oil spill coordinator. B. The council shall consider matters relating to the coordination of state prevention, response, and cleanup operations related to unauthorized discharges of oil, including but not limited to: (1) Assisting the coordinator in the development of a statewide oil spill prevention and contingency plan. (2) Assisting the coordinator in preparing an annual work plan, identifying state agency needs which must be met in order to comply with the state oil spill contingency plan. (3) Developing recommendations for additional legislation. (4) Assisting the coordinator in preparing a budget necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 740, §1; Acts 2003, No. 40, §3, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §2, eff. March 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 442, §3, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 580, §2. NOTE: See Section 4 of Act No. 394 of 2013 R.S. for the required study and report by the Oil Spill Interagency Council, eff. 6/18/13.
LA Rev Stat § 30:2461 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§2461. Coordinator; notification

RS 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. April 23, 1991.