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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1476 (Substitute for House Bill No. 1258 by Representative Harrison)
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 30:2154(B)(9) and to repeal R.S. 30:2157 and 2157.1, relative to providing2
for permits, licenses, registrations, variances, or compliant schedules issued by the3
Department of Environmental Quality; to provide for emergency response standards;4
to provide for certification of certain abilities of local fire departments; to provide5
for the emergency response standards of certain solid waste facilities; and to provide6
for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 30:2154(B)(9) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง2154. Powers; duties; restrictions; prohibitions; penalties10
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B. The secretary is hereby directed:12
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(9)(a) To promulgate regulations, prior to July 1, 2011, for all applicants14
specifying emergency response requirements that shall include the preparation of an15
emergency response plan for any applicant seeking a permit to process or dispose of16
solid waste and shall provide that the requirement for an emergency response plan17
is satisfied by the applicant's demonstration that it has the ability to meet the18
response requirements of the applicable sections of the National Fire Protection19
Association.20
(b) All potential applicants who seek to obtain a permit to process or dispose21
of solid waste shall be required to file an emergency response plan, in compliance22
with the promulgated regulations, as a special structures plan review with the state23
fire marshal. No application for a permit to process or dispose of solid waste shall24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1476
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be filed with nor accepted by the department prior to the applicant obtaining1
approval of the emergency response plan from the state fire marshal's office. The2
requirements of this Subparagraph shall not apply if the applicant has demonstrated3
its ability to meet the response requirements of the applicable sections of the4
National Fire Protection Association.5
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Section 2. R.S. 30:2157 and 2157.1 are hereby repealed in their entirety.7
Section 3. Section 2 of this Act shall become effective upon the effective date of the8
rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1 of this Act.9
Section 4. Sections 1 and 3 and this Section of this Act shall become effective on10
July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this11
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010, or on the day following such approval by the12
legislature, whichever is later.13
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: