RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 405 (HB 670) 2021 Regular Session Gary Carter
Existing law provides for the powers and duties of the secretary of the Dept. of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) and allows the DEQ to charge certain fees.
New law provides additional fees that the secretary may assess under his authority as follows:
(1)An annual fee for dependent mobile laboratories - not to exceed $363 per mobile.
(2)The accreditation fees for in state laboratories receiving national accreditation - not
to exceed one and one half times the regular fees.
(3)The accreditation fees for out-of-state laboratories receiving state accreditation - not
to exceed one and one-half times the regular fees.
(4)The accreditation fees for out-of-state laboratories receiving national accreditation -
not to exceed two times the regular fees.
(5)Interim accreditation application fees - not to exceed two times the regular fees.
New law authorizes increases in air fees as follows:
(1) Criteria pollutant annual fee - not to exceed $20 per ton in two phases. The first
phase will increase the fee to $16.61/ton effective July 1, 2022. The second phase
will increase the fee to $20/ton effective July 1, 2023.
(2) Minimum fee for criteria pollutants - not to exceed $250.
(3) New fee for asbestos disposal certification forms - $5000 for one fiscal year.
New law authorizes increases in solid waste fees as follows:
(1) Waste tire transporter authorization application fee - not to exceed $250.
(2) Maximum annual tonnage fee for type I facilities - $120,000.
(3) Maximum annual tonnage fee for type II facilities - $30,000.
(4) Permit application review fee for type I, I-A, II, and II-A standard permits applicants
may be increased to $6125.
(5)Permit application review fee for type III standard permits applicants may be
increased to $1325.
(6)Permit application review fee for type I, I-A, II, and II-A permits-modification
applicants may be increased to $2650.
(7)Permit application review fee for type III permits-modification applicants may be
increased to $813.
(8) All transporters of solid waste with a facility - $250.00
New law relative to radioactive waste disposal processing, authorizes a fee of $250 to be
billed at the wellhead regardless of the field. Further authorizes device, product, or sealed
source evaluation 6A device evaluation (each) be increased to $5000. Authorizes device,
product, or sealed source evaluation 6B sealed source design evaluation (each) be increased
to $2000. Authorizes device, product, or sealed source evaluation 6C update sheet be
increased to $500. Further authorizes fees for a commercial naturally occurring radioactive
materials waste disposal application fee of $23,000 and a commercial naturally occurring
radioactive materials waste disposal annual fee of $20,000.
Effective August 1, 2021. (Amends R.S. 30:2011(D)(22)(c) and 2014(D)(5) and (6); Adds R.S. 30:2014(D)(7))