Louisiana 2010 2010 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB893 Chaptered / Bill

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ACT No. 49
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 893
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAMPAGNE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2011(D)(3), 2014(A)(1), and 2054(B)(2)(a), relative to the2
authority to issue a regulatory permit; to provide for the authority of the secretary of3
the Department of Environmental Quality; to provide for the authority to issue a4
regulatory permit; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 30:2011(D)(3), 2014(A)(1), and 2054(B)(2)(a) are hereby amended7
and reenacted to read as follows: 8
§2011.  Department of Environmental Quality created; duties; powers; structure9
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D.  The secretary shall have the following powers and duties:11
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(3) To delegate the power to grant or deny permits, licenses, registrations,13
variances, or compliance schedules to the appropriate assistant secretary.  The14
authority to execute minor permit actions and to issue registrations, certifications,15
notices of deficiency, and notification of inclusion under a general permit or16
regulatory permit may be delegated by the secretary or the appropriate assistant17
secretary to an authorized representative, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.18
30:2050.26.19
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§2014.  Permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and monitoring fees21
A.(1) All permits, licenses, registrations, variances, and compliance22
schedules authorized by this Subtitle shall be granted by the secretary.  The power23
to grant or deny permits, licenses, registrations, variances, or compliance schedules24
may be delegated by the secretary to the appropriate assistant secretary, subject to25 ENROLLEDHB NO. 893
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his continuing oversight. The authority to execute minor permit actions and to issue1
registrations, certifications, notices of deficiency, and notification of inclusion under2
a general permit or a regulatory permit may be delegated by the secretary or the3
appropriate assistant secretary to an authorized representative, notwithstanding the4
provisions of R.S. 30:2050.26.5
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§2054.  Air quality control; secretary of environmental quality; powers and duties7
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B.  The secretary shall have the following powers and duties:9
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(2)(a) To develop permitting procedures and regulations conforming to11
applicable state and federal laws, and to require and issue permits, licenses,12
variances, or compliance schedules for all sources of air contaminants within the13
state of Louisiana and when the secretary deems it advisable to delegate the power14
to issue or deny such permits, licenses, variances, or compliance schedules to the15
appropriate assistant secretary subject to his continuing oversight. The authority to16
execute minor permit actions, to issue registrations, certifications, notices of17
deficiency, and notification of inclusion under a general permit or a regulatory18
permit may be delegated by the secretary or the appropriate assistant secretary to an19
authorized representative, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 30:2050.26.20
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: