DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of
the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of
the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Garofalo HCR No. 171
Creates the Air Quality Monitoring Commission charged with the responsibility to study the
efficacy and adequacy of the state's air monitoring system, specifically the costs and benefits of
expanding the state's air monitoring system.
The commission members serve without compensation, except they may receive per diem or
expenses as members of their constituent organizations. The membership shall be composed of
the following:
(1)The secretary of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals, or his designee.
(2)The secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Quality, or his designee.
(3)A representative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated by the
administrator.
(4)The chair of the Dept. of Global Environmental Health Sciences of the Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, or his designee.
(5)The director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Program at the LSU
Health Sciences Center, or his designee.
(6)Nine residents each representing one of the state's nine homeland security and emergency
management regions appointed jointly by the chair of the House Committee on Natural
Resources and Environment and the chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources
from a list of nominees submitted by the governing authority of local governmental
entities. Nominees shall live within the region from which they are nominated , have
demonstrated a commitment in their parish or municipality to improve air quality, and
submit a letter of interest to the governing authority of their local governmental entity.
The governing authority shall submit one nominee, selected from residents who
submitted a letter of interest, to the chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources
and Environment and the chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
(7)Two representatives from the nonprofit sector who have a demonstrated history of
addressing industrial emissions and air quality appointed jointly by the chair of the House
Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the chair of the Senate
Committee on Natural Resources from a list of nominees submitted by the La. Bucket Brigade, the League of Women Voters, and the La. Environmental Action Network.
Prohibits membership to the commission if at anytime during the prior four years, the person
derived anything of substantial economic interest directly or indirectly through any transaction
involving any of the industries or facilities with a major air permit of which he may reasonably
be expected to know, or from any entity that transacts business with any such industries or
facilities of which he may reasonably be expected to know.
The first meeting shall be called by the secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Quality where the
chairman and vice chairman shall be elected.
The commission shall meet as necessary and shall submit a report of its findings to the House
Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural
Resources no later than February 1, 2015.