DIGEST
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Barrow HB No. 959
Abstract: To prohibit the transport of hazardous materials within a 5-mile radius of a university
by carriers in any parish with a population range of 440,00 to 455,000.
Proposed law provides that in any parish with a population range of 440,00 to 455,00, no carrier
can transport hazardous materials within a 5-mile radius of a university, except for carriers
making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup to reach a local
pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities.
(Amends R.S. 32:1521(H) and (I); Adds R.S. 32:1521(J))