Louisiana Environmental Quality Act

Louisiana · Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality · §§ 30-2001 to 30-2050.9 · 83 sections

Overview

This act establishes a comprehensive framework for state environmental protection, consolidating authority over air, water, and land pollution control in a single environmental agency headed by a secretary with rulemaking, permitting, and enforcement powers. Its core mechanism is a permit system — covering permits, licenses, registrations, and variances, with application review standards, fees, transfer and disclosure requirements, and expedited handling in some circumstances — backed by inspections, monitoring requirements, and administrative and judicial enforcement, including appeal rights from agency action. It also builds in public participation and accountability provisions, such as public hearings and notice on permit applications and rulemaking, citizen suits, whistleblower protection for employees who report violations, toxic release reporting, environmental justice considerations, and emergency response authority.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

La. R.S. 30:2001GENERAL
La. R.S. 30:2002Findings and declaration of policy
La. R.S. 30:2003Purposes
La. R.S. 30:2004Definitions
La. R.S. 30:2005Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
La. R.S. 30:2011Department of Environmental Quality; creation; duties; powers; structure
La. R.S. 30:2011.1Toxics release inventory; annual report
La. R.S. 30:2011.2Environmental justice
La. R.S. 30:2012Enforcement inspections
La. R.S. 30:2012.1Monitoring equipment operation liability
La. R.S. 30:2013Environmental Control Commission authority; transfer to secretary
La. R.S. 30:2014Permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and fees
La. R.S. 30:2014.1Permit review; prohibition
La. R.S. 30:2014.2Permits; qualifications
La. R.S. 30:2014.3Review of secretary's public trustee decisions
La. R.S. 30:2014.4Transfer of permits; disclosure
La. R.S. 30:2014.5Expedited permitting program
La. R.S. 30:2014.6Null and void as of Jan. 1, 2009. See Acts 2006, No. 779, §3.
La. R.S. 30:2015Environmental Trust Dedicated Fund Account
La. R.S. 30:2015.1Purpose; remediation of usable ground water
La. R.S. 30:2016Public hearing; fact-finding; investigation; inquiry; rulemaking
La. R.S. 30:2017Public hearings; presiding officer; authority
La. R.S. 30:2018Environmental assessment hearings
La. R.S. 30:2019Promulgation of rules and regulations
La. R.S. 30:2019.1Promulgation of rules and regulations affecting agriculture
La. R.S. 30:2020Implementation plans, rules, regulations, and orders unaffected
La. R.S. 30:2021Interstate compacts on environmental control; environmental impact statements
La. R.S. 30:2022Permit applications and variance requests; notification
La. R.S. 30:2022.1Permits; application; listing
La. R.S. 30:2023Existing permits, registrations, variances, and licenses
La. R.S. 30:2024Finality of action; trial de novo; appeals
La. R.S. 30:2025Enforcement
La. R.S. 30:2026Citizen suits
La. R.S. 30:2027Environmental violations reported by employees; reprisals prohibited
La. R.S. 30:2028Environmental training programs
La. R.S. 30:2029Complainants bond; liability
La. R.S. 30:2030Confidential information; restricted access via the internet
La. R.S. 30:2031Donations or assistance for pollution sources
La. R.S. 30:2032Cooperative agreements
La. R.S. 30:2033Declaration of emergency
La. R.S. 30:2034Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 392, 3, eff. June 30, 1989.
La. R.S. 30:2035Environmental Emergency Response Training Program
La. R.S. 30:2036Easements, rights of way, eminent domain
La. R.S. 30:2037Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 303, 3, eff. June 14, 1999.
La. R.S. 30:2038Degradable or recyclable plastics; state agencies
La. R.S. 30:2039Recordation of notice of solid or hazardous waste site by landowner
La. R.S. 30:2040Siting disposal facilities in Rapides Parish
La. R.S. 30:2040.1Siting disposal facilities near Acadiana Regional Airport
La. R.S. 30:2041Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 123, 2.
La. R.S. 30:2042Payment under protest
La. R.S. 30:2043Public records; forms and methods; electronic signatures
La. R.S. 30:2044Voluntary environmental self-audits
La. R.S. 30:2050.1Enforcement; policies; list; legal review
La. R.S. 30:2050.10Declaratory rulings
La. R.S. 30:2050.11Adjudicatory hearings, in general; intervention; withdrawal; public hearing
La. R.S. 30:2050.12Public hearing; location; public comment; transcript
La. R.S. 30:2050.13Hearing officers; employment
La. R.S. 30:2050.14Hearing officers; qualifications; ethical standards
La. R.S. 30:2050.15Hearing officers; powers; contemptuous conduct
La. R.S. 30:2050.16Hearing officers; orders, recommendations, decisions
La. R.S. 30:2050.17Hearing officers; administrative review by secretary
La. R.S. 30:2050.18Hearing officers; interlocutory order or ruling; judicial review
La. R.S. 30:2050.19Order or decision of the secretary
La. R.S. 30:2050.2Enforcement; compliance orders
La. R.S. 30:2050.20Record of decision
La. R.S. 30:2050.21Judicial review; appeal
La. R.S. 30:2050.22Judicial review; appeal; stays
La. R.S. 30:2050.23Notice
La. R.S. 30:2050.24Subpoenas and witnesses; fees; expenses; notice
La. R.S. 30:2050.25Powers of the secretary
La. R.S. 30:2050.26Duties of assistant secretary
La. R.S. 30:2050.27Computation of time
La. R.S. 30:2050.28Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act
La. R.S. 30:2050.29Mandamus
La. R.S. 30:2050.3Enforcement; notice of violation; penalties
La. R.S. 30:2050.30Bond; exception
La. R.S. 30:2050.31Appeals; district court decisions
La. R.S. 30:2050.4Enforcement; adjudicatory hearing; public comment
La. R.S. 30:2050.5Enforcement; final action
La. R.S. 30:2050.6Enforcement; informal procedures
La. R.S. 30:2050.7Enforcement; settlement or compromise
La. R.S. 30:2050.8Enforcement; cease and desist orders
La. R.S. 30:2050.9Enforcement; abandonment

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