ENROLLED
Page 1 of 2
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
ACT No. 410
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1278 (Substitute for House Bill No. 575 by Representative Baldone)
BY REPRESENTATIVE BALDONE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2419(A)(2) and (3), relative to scrap metal recycling; to2
authorize the delivery of scrap metal containing fuel tanks to a scrap metal collection3
and recycling facility; to delete the requirement that persons delivering scrap to these4
facilities certify that fuel tanks have been removed; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 30:2419(A)(2) and (3) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as8
follows: 9
ยง2419. Lead acid batteries; land disposal prohibition; scrap and scrap metal10
recycling, prohibited items11
A.12
* * *13
(2) No person may knowingly and intentionally deliver scrap to a scrap14
metal collection and recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state if such15
scrap contains any lead-acid or nickel cadmium battery, microwave oven, fluorescent16
light, capacitors exceeding one inch in length, width, or height, hazardous waste as17
defined by the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, R.S. 30:2001 et seq.,18
radioactive materials regulated by the Louisiana Nuclear Energy and Radiation19
Control Law, R.S. 30:2101 et seq., and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto,20
fuel tanks if not certified as gas-free, or refrigerants containing chlorofluorocarbons21
(CFC's).22
(3) Any person delivering any scrap, including but not limited to23
automobiles or automotive parts, to a scrap metal collection and recycling facility24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1278
Page 2 of 2
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
must submit to the scrap metal collection and recycling facility a certification signed1
by a duly authorized representative that all lead-acid or nickel cadmium batteries,2
microwave ovens, fluorescent lights, capacitors exceeding one inch in length, width,3
or height, hazardous waste as defined by the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act,4
R.S. 30:2001 et seq., radioactive materials regulated by the Louisiana Nuclear5
Energy and Radiation Control Law, R.S. 30:2101 et seq., and regulations6
promulgated pursuant thereto, fuel tanks if not certified as gas-free, or refrigerants7
containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) have been removed from and are not8
included with the scrap delivered.9
* * *10
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: