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LA Rev Stat § 40:2266.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2266.3. Criminalistics laboratories operated by sheriffs of Calcasieu, Jefferson, and St. Tammany parishes included herein

RS 2266.3 - Criminalistics laboratories operated by sheriffs of Calcasieu, Jefferson, and St. Tammany parishes included herein The criminalistics laboratories presently operated by the sheriff of Calcasieu Parish for Vernon, Allen, Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Cameron, and Calcasieu parishes, by the sheriff of Jefferson Parish, and by the sheriff of St. Tammany Parish are hereby authorized to operate within the terms and provisions of Chapter 13-B of this Title, as may be applicable, and to receive the benefits therein established, as fully as though the laboratories were in fact operated by legislatively created and authorized criminalistics laboratory commissions; however, except for the criminalistics laboratory operated by the sheriff of Jefferson Parish, those sheriff's laboratories shall be required to provide criminalistics laboratory services for such nearby surrounding parishes as may elect, upon the terms provided above, to participate in the laboratories, within limitations as are reasonably developed by legislatively created criminalistics laboratory commissions, until such time as the laboratories may become operated by legislatively created criminalistics laboratory commissions. The criminalistics laboratory operated by the sheriff of Calcasieu Parish shall be named and known as the Southwest Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory. Added by Acts 1972, No. 174, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 168, §2; Acts 2006, No. 35, §1; Acts 2012, No. 619, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2266.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2266.4. Scope; cumulative authority

RS 2266.4 - Scope; cumulative authority The provisions of this chapter are optional and supplementary, they are not intended to repeal or supersede any act presently in force or hereafter enacted relative to criminalistics laboratory commissions and the provisions of such other legislative acts, particularly Act 124 of 1971, are continued and shall remain in full effect; and, therefore, the provisions of this act shall be construed to be cumulative authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted. Added by Acts 1972, No. 174, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2267.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2267.1. Creation; purpose; approval of criminalistics laboratory by Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice

RS 2267.1 - Creation; purpose; approval of criminalistics laboratory by Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice The Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission is hereby created to maintain and operate the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory, which has been established in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, with the approval of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, said commission and laboratory to serve the southwest Louisiana parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion, comprising the Evangeline Law Enforcement Planning District, said commission to operate the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory for the purpose of crime detection, prevention, investigation and other related activities in connection with criminal investigation. Added by Acts 1972, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2267.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2267.2. Domicile of the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission

RS 2267.2 - Domicile of the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission The domicile of the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission shall be the parish seat of the parish where the laboratory is located unless later changed by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission. Added by Acts 1972, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2267.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2267.3. Membership; tenure

RS 2267.3 - Membership; tenure A. The membership of the commission shall consist of the sheriff, district attorney, and the president of the governing authority of the parish in which the criminalistics laboratory is located, to serve during their elective terms of office, together with the district attorney of each district in which the Evangeline Law Enforcement Planning District lies and the sheriff of each parish within the district, all of whom shall serve ex officio during their respective terms of office, together with one member of the governing authority of each other parish of the Evangeline Law Enforcement Planning District, which the commission serves, who shall be appointed by the respective governing authorities of the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion, to serve for a period of two years, or until a successor is appointed. B. The membership of the commission shall elect their own officers, and they may also elect from amongst their membership an executive committee of five members, each from a different parish, who shall be empowered to act for the commission in all things as may be delegated by the commission by resolution adopted by the full commission. C. The members of the commission shall serve without pay or per diem. D. A sheriff may designate his chief deputy or chief administrative assistant to represent him at a commission meeting. The district attorney may designate his first assistant or an assistant district attorney to represent him at a commission meeting. The president of the parish governing authority may designate his administrative assistant or any other person to represent him at a commission meeting. The designation of representatives shall be in writing, dated, signed, and presented to the secretary at the meeting of the commission. Added by Acts 1972, No. 554, §1. Acts 1992, No. 814, §1; Acts 2006, No. 356, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2267.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2267.4. Commission; additional powers

RS 2267.4 - Commission; additional powers The Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission is created as a body politic with the right to sue and be sued, and in addition to the powers provided for in R.S. 40:2267, has the power to acquire any and all property necessary for its maintenance and operation by all lawful means, to incur debt in anticipation of its revenues, to accept gifts and donations, to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs, to establish charges and fees for any work done by said laboratory, to employ necessary personnel, to require bond for the handling of its funds in an amount to be determined by it; provided that employees thereof, as a condition of employment, shall become members of the Parochial Employees Retirement System of Louisiana according to laws relative thereto; and provided further, that title to fixtures, equipment, assets, or other property of any kind which have been provided by any coroner, law enforcement agency, or by the governing authority of any city, town, or parish for the initial establishment of the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory, shall remain in such coroner, law enforcement agency, or governing authority of any city, town, or parish. Added by Acts 1972, No. 554, §1; Acts 2004, No. 422, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2267.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2267.5. Costs of analysis and examination

RS 2267.5 - Costs of analysis and examination In addition to other methods of funding, each defendant who enters a plea of guilty or is convicted of a crime in which the investigation required the gathering, examining, and analysis of evidence by scientific means by the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory, which submitted a certificate stating its findings to the appropriate law enforcement or prosecuting agency, shall be ordered to pay the reasonable costs of the analysis or examination. However, the defendant shall not be liable if he is acquitted or the prosecution or proceeding is dismissed. Acts 2006, No. 356, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2268.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2268.1. Creation; purpose

RS 2268.1 - Creation; purpose A. The Southeast Louisiana Regional Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, hereafter referred to as the "commission", is hereby created for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating the Southeast Louisiana Regional Criminalistics Laboratory, hereafter referred to as the "laboratory", in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The commission shall operate the laboratory to assist member parishes in the detection of crime and the examination and analysis of evidence as provided for in the rules and regulations of the commission. B. Each of the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and Terrebonne shall be eligible to become a member of the commission upon a majority vote of the governing authority of that parish. Acts 1988, No. 82, §1, eff. June 23, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2268.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2268.2. Domicile of the Southeast Louisiana Regional Criminalistics Laboratory Commission; authority to contract with existing laboratory

RS 2268.2 - Domicile of the Southeast Louisiana Regional Criminalistics Laboratory Commission; authority to contract with existing laboratory A. The Southeast Louisiana Regional Criminalistics Laboratory Commission shall be domiciled at Nicholls State University. The university shall provide adequate space and facilities to the laboratory and commission. B. For purposes of this Chapter, the commission is authorized to contract with an existing private or public laboratory for the provision of criminalistic services and is authorized to impose, receive, or collect any and all fees or charges authorized by law for the purpose of establishing, funding, or operating a commission criminalistics laboratory. Acts 1988, No. 82, §1, eff. June 23, 1988; Acts 2006, No. 500, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2268.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2268.3. Commission membership; executive committee; quorum

RS 2268.3 - Commission membership; executive committee; quorum A. The membership of the commission shall consist of the coroner, sheriff, and district attorney of each member parish, or their designated deputies or assistants, who shall serve during their elective terms of office, together with the president of Nicholls State University or his designee. B. The daily affairs and operations of the commission and laboratory shall be managed by an executive committee to be established by the commission, which shall consist of not less than five commission members. C. A simple majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Acts 1988, No. 82, §1, eff. June 23, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2268.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2268.4. Revenues; fees and costs of court

RS 2268.4 - Revenues; fees and costs of court A.(1) In all criminal cases prosecuted under state statutes, parish ordinances, or municipal ordinances in any city, parish, municipal, or district court of the state sitting within a member parish, the court shall assess, in addition to and separate from other costs, against every defendant who is convicted after trial, or who enters a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, or who forfeits his bond, a fee in accordance with the following schedule: (a) The court shall, upon the conviction of the defendant for violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, assess against the defendant a fee of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars as reimbursement to the commission if laboratory personnel performed a scientific test of any evidence seized pursuant to the investigation or prosecution of the violation. The commission may establish a schedule stating the estimated cost of performing the test which may be used by the court in determining the amount of the fees. (b) Crimes defined in Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950-five dollars. (2) The fees provided for in Paragraph (1) hereof shall form no part of the criminal court fund of any court; however, upon written request by official action of the governing authority of any member parish or municipality thereof, the fees may be collected out of each fine imposed in lieu of being added as a fee or additional costs in that court. (3) The fees provided for in Paragraph (1) hereof shall be collected by the respective city marshals, constables, or sheriffs and shall be remitted to the commission by the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which they are collected. (4) The commission shall use the revenue received from such fees for all necessary expenses of the commission and of the laboratory, and for branch or satellite laboratories, including operating expenses, funds reserved for depreciation, capital expenses, and costs of constructing and maintaining buildings. The commission shall prepare an annual budget which shall be approved by a majority of the governing authorities of the member parishes. If revenues from the fees collected are not sufficient to pay the costs incurred as approved by the governing authorities in the budget, each such authority may pay from its general fund its pro rata share of the amount necessary to eliminate the deficit, based upon the ratio which the assessed valuation of property in the parish bears to the total assessed valuations of property in all of the member parishes. (5) The revenues and fees received by the commission shall not be construed to be revenues of Nicholls State University. B. The sheriff of each parish within the area served by the commission may make a direct contribution from time to time to the commission from his salary fund in order to assist in alleviating any deficit that may be existing in the operating funds of the commission. Acts 1988, No. 82, §1, eff. June 23, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2268.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2268.5. Commission as body politic; powers

RS 2268.5 - Commission as body politic; powers A. The commission is created as a body politic with the right to sue and be sued, to enter into contracts, to acquire any and all property necessary for its maintenance and operation by all lawful means, to incur debt in anticipation of its revenues, to accept gifts and donations, to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs, to employ necessary personnel, and to require bond for the handling of its funds in an amount to be determined by it. Employees of the commission, as a condition of employment, shall become members of the Parochial Employees Retirement System of Louisiana according to laws relative thereto. Title to fixtures, equipment, assets, and other property of any kind which have been provided by any coroner, law enforcement agency, or governing authority of any municipality or parish for the initial establishment of the commission shall remain in such coroner, law enforcement agency, or governing authority. B. The commission may establish and maintain branch or "satellite" laboratories at any location in any member parish. C. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the operations of the laboratory specifically to include the conditions under which the laboratory may be utilized and by whom. Acts 1988, No. 82, §1, eff. June 23, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2271. R.S. 40:2271 through 2301 were redesignated as R.S. 3:4201 through 4233 pursuant to Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.

RS 2271 - R.S. 40:2271 through 2301 were redesignated as R.S. 3:4201 through 4233 pursuant to Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2321. Definitions

RS 2321 - Definitions As used in this Chapter: "Water pollution control projects" means any waste treatment facilities or any plants or other works which accomplishes the treating, stabilizing or holding of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other wastes. Acts 1970, No. 171, §1, emerg. eff. June 29, 1970, at 7:00 P.M.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2322 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2322. State grants to political subdivisions for water pollution control projects qualifying for federal aid

RS 2322 - State grants to political subdivisions for water pollution control projects qualifying for federal aid The State of Louisiana is hereby authorized to make grants, as funds are available, to any parish, municipality, public board or political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, or any combination of the same, to assist them in the construction of those portions of water pollution control projects, which qualify for Federal aid and assistance under the provisions of Title 33, Section 466, et seq. of the United States Code Annotated, as now or as may hereafter be amended.1 Acts 1970, No. 171, §2, emerg. eff. June 29, 1970 at 7:00 P.M.  1Transferred; now 33 U.S.C.A. §1251 et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2323 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2323. Application for grant

RS 2323 - Application for grant  Whenever a parish, municipality, public board, or political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, or combination thereof, makes application for federal assistance under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act subsequent to January 1, 1968, for a portion of the cost of construction of water pollution control projects, it may apply for a state grant to the Louisiana Department of Health. The application shall state the total estimated cost of the project, the amount anticipated to be paid by federal assistance under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the amount which the applicant will contribute to the project, and that request is made for a state grant for the balance of the estimated cost of the project.  Acts 1970, No. 171, §3, emerg. eff. June 29, 1970 at 7:00 P.M. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2326 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2326. Bonds and fees limited to water pollution control projects

RS 2326 - Bonds and fees limited to water pollution control projects The authority herein granted to issue revenue bonds and to levy and collect charges is for the specific object and purpose of providing state funds to supplement grants made pursuant to Federal Water Quality Administration requirements to any political subdivision of this state that provides sanitary sewerage collection and/or treatment facilities to its citizens and the revenues accruing to the state under the provisions hereof are dedicated solely for the purpose of supplementing such grant offers either through the funding thereof as above provided or through cash expenditures. Acts 1970, No. 171, §6, emerg. eff. June 29, 1970 at 7:00 P.M.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2327 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2327. Issuance of local bonds; state refunds

RS 2327 - Issuance of local bonds; state refunds  In order to accelerate the completion of water quality control projects, any political subdivision making application for a Federal Water Quality Administration grant, may, with the approval of the state treasurer and the Louisiana Department of Health, if state funds as set forth in R.S. 40:2324 through R.S. 40:2326 herein are not available for participation in the cost of the project when application is made, obligate the political subdivision to provide local funds to pay that portion of the cost of the project that is anticipated to be borne by the state, and the state shall refund the amount expended on its behalf by the political subdivision, from the first funds available under the provisions of R.S. 40:2326 and this Section, and not later than September 1, 1975.  Acts 1970, No. 171, §7, emerg. eff. June 29, 1970 at 7:00 P.M. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 146, §1; Acts 1972, No. 615, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2332 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2332. Administrator

RS 2332 - Administrator  The compact entered into R.S. 40:2331 shall be administered by the Louisiana Department of Health; provided, however, if and when a single state agency shall be created to administer all environmental pollution problems, the compact shall be administered by such agency.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 100, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2351. Purpose

RS 2351 - Purpose It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to provide for the protection and conservation of the land, air and water. In this connection it is the intent of the legislature to achieve and to maintain for all the citizens of the state, a total environment of superior quality. Acts 1972, No. 460, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2352. Membership

RS 2352 - Membership For the purposes set forth in Section 1 herein,1 there is hereby created the Governor's Council on Environmental Quality which shall be composed of three members appointed by the governor to serve at his pleasure. The members shall receive compensation as determined by the governor to be necessary and equitable. Acts 1972, No. 460, §2. 1R.S. 40:2351.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2353. Duties

RS 2353 - Duties  The council shall have the following duties:  (1) To advise the governor on all matters pertaining to pollution control, management of natural resources, and land use activities within the state.  (2) To serve as a coordinating body to ensure that activities of the several agencies functioning in this field are directed toward the goal of this legislation.  (3) To serve as a clearinghouse for all statements of environmental impact prepared or reviewed by state agencies in accordance with Public Law 91-190, The National Environmental Policy Act1.  (4) To function in conjunction with all state and federal agencies to develop interrelated environmental quality criteria and long-range environmental quality goals.  Acts 1972, No. 460, §3; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4. 142 U.S.C.A. §4321 et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2354. Citizens advisory board created; membership; meetings; duties

RS 2354 - Citizens advisory board created; membership; meetings; duties A. There is hereby created an advisory board to be known as the Citizens Advisory Board which shall be composed of eighteen members, six of whom shall be appointed by the governor, six to be appointed by the president of the Senate and six to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives. Each member shall be appointed to serve a term of three years and shall be knowledgeable in the field of environmental management. B. The advisory board shall hold quarterly meetings and at its first meeting shall elect a president and a secretary. Each agency, department, board and commission of the state shall support and cooperate with the board. C. The duties of the board shall be: (a) To review the laws, standards, regulations and activities of the environmental agencies of the state and to make appropriate suggestions for revision, modifications of the environmental laws of the state and to make recommendations in the field of environmental quality which are deemed advisable in the opinion of the board; and (b) To report annually to the governor and the legislature. Acts 1972, No. 460, §4.