The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Donahue (SB 623)
Present law provides the Louisiana Standards for Water Works Construction, Operation, and
Maintenance Committee (the committee) shall be created within the Department of Health and
Hospitals (DHH) to develop standards to be placed in the state Sanitary Code for water works
construction, operation, and maintenance.
Present law provides no later than August 1, 2014, the office of public health of DHH shall
promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act implementing the
standards developed by the committee.
Proposed law amends present law to provide the promulgated rules and regulations pursuant to
present law shall not apply to a water system whose license is in good standing with the office of
public health of DHH on the date such rules and regulations become effective.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 40:4.13(D)(10))