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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE BILL NO. 101
BY SENATOR MURRAY
UTILITIES. Clarifies "emergency" under the Louisiana Utilities and Facilities Damage
Prevention Law as it relates to the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1749.12(4), relative to underground utilities and facilities;2
to define emergency; and to provide for related matters.3
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1749.12(4) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง1749.12. Definitions7
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to8
them in this Section:9
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(4)(a) "Emergency" means any crisis situation which poses an imminent11
threat or danger to life, health, or property and requires immediate action .12
(b) Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, for13
underground utilities and facilities of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water14
Board, "emergency" means any crisis situation which poses an imminent threat15
or danger to life, health, or property and requires immediate action, including16
but not limited to potable water outages and sewerage overflows.17 SB NO. 101
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not2
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature3
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If4
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become5
effective on the day following such approval.6
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
Present law, relative to the Underground Utilities and Facilities Law, defines an
"emergency" as any crisis situation which poses an imminent threat or danger to life, health,
or property and requires immediate action.
Proposed law retains present law and adds illustrative examples of potable water outages and
sewerage overflows as emergencies for the purpose of underground utilities and facilities
of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 40:1749.12(4))