HLS 20RS-805 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 659
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARRIER
ENVIRONMENT/SOLID WASTE: Provides relative to requirements for establishing a
solid waste incineration facility
1 AN ACT
2To repeal R.S. 30:2157 and 2157.1 and Section 2 of Act No. 862 of the 2010 Regular
3 Session of the Legislature, relative to permitting for a solid waste treatment facility;
4 to repeal certain requirements for permitting; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 30:2157 and 2157.1 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
7 Section 2. Section 2 of Act No. 862 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature
8is hereby repealed in its entirety.
DIGEST
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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)]
HB 659 Original 2020 Regular Session Carrier
Abstract: Repeals requirements for certification from a local fire department as to the
department's ability to meet certain response standards.
Present law requires applicants for a solid waste disposal facility permit to obtain
certification from the local fire department as to the department's ability to meet certain
response standards. Industrial waste disposal facilities response standards are the
requirements of Section 472 of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection
Association.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law conditions repeal of present law on adoption by the Dept. of Environmental
Quality of rules and regulations requiring an emergency response plan from an applicant for
a solid waste disposal treatment facility.
Proposed law repeals present law
(Repeals R.S. 30:2157 and 2157.1 and to repeal Section 2 of Act No. 862 of the 2010
Regular Session)
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