ENROLLED
ACT No. 246
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 549
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCORMICK
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2363(7) and (13), relative to the reporting of hazardous
3 material releases; to provide for definitions; to provide for the applicability of
4 reporting requirements under the Hazardous Materials Information Development,
5 Preparedness, and Response Act and laws regarding hazardous materials
6 transportation and motor carrier safety; to provide relative to natural gas pipelines;
7 and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 30:2363(7) and (13) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10 follows:
11 ยง2363. Definitions
12 The following terms as used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings:
13 * * *
14 (7) "Facility" means the physical premises used by the owner or operator in
15 which the hazardous materials are manufactured, used, or stored. A natural gas
16 pipeline, including but not limited to transmission and distribution assets, shall be
17 considered a facility and subject to the reporting requirements for facilities under this
18 Chapter. A natural gas pipeline shall not be considered a transport vehicle or
19 otherwise subject to the reporting requirements under Chapter 12 of Title 32 of the
20 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, regarding hazardous materials transportation
21 and motor carrier safety. A natural gas pipeline shall not be classified as a
22 compressed natural gas facility.
23 * * *
Page 1 of 2
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HB NO. 549 ENROLLED
1 (13) "Owner or operator" means any person, partnership, or corporation in
2 the state including, unless otherwise stated, the state and local government, or any
3 of its agencies, authorities, departments, bureaus, or instrumentalities engaged in
4 business or research operations which use, manufacture, emit, or store a hazardous
5 material at in a facility.
6 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
Page 2 of 2
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.