The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
Martiny (SB314)
Present law defines the terms "motor carriers" and "waste".
Present law defines "motor carriers" to include both a common carrier by motor vehicle and
contract carrier by motor vehicle, which transport household goods, passengers, waste intrastate,
or any other classification of carriers created by law, which transports household goods,
passengers, or waste intrastate for compensation or hire. Motor carriers shall include tow trucks.
Motor carriers shall not include contract carriers by bus; however, for purposes of certain
provisions of law only, a contract carrier by bus shall be considered a motor carrier subject to the
control and jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Proposed law provides that the term "motor carriers" shall not include any person engaged in the
business of transporting nonhazardous oilfield waste.
Present law defines "waste" as any of the following:
(1)"Nonhazardous oilfield wastes" means waste defined as nonhazardous oilfield wastes by
law and regulations adopted pursuant thereto that are disposed of at facilities not owned
or operated by the transporters.
(2) "Nonhazardous industrial solid waste" means waste defined as nonhazardous industrial
solid waste by the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act and solid waste regulations
adopted pursuant thereto that are disposed of at facilities not owned or operated by the
transporters.
(3)"Hazardous waste" means waste defined as hazardous waste by the Louisiana
Environmental Quality Act and the hazardous waste regulations adopted pursuant thereto
disposed of at facilities not owned or operated by the transporters.
Proposed law removes "nonhazardous oilfield wastes" from the definition of "waste".
Effective July 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 45:162(12) and (20))