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2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 192
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SANITARY CODE. Provides for connecting multiple recreational vehicles to an individual
sewerage system in certain parishes. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1281.26(C)(1) and to enact R.S. 40:1281.26(D), relative to
3 individual sewerage systems; to provide for a temporary waiver of sanitary code
4 requirements for individual sewerage systems in certain jurisdictions; to authorize
5 enforcement by the jurisdiction; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1281.26(C)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
9 40:1281.26(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง1281.26. Individual sewerage systems; temporary waiver; enforcement
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12 C. The parish or any municipality within the parish may provide appropriate
13 enforcement mechanisms to discourage citizens owning property within the
14 boundaries of the parish from doing any of the following:
15 (1) Connecting multiple habitable structures to an individual sewerage
16 system. However, two recreational vehicles, as defined in this Section, may
17 connect to one individual sewerage system.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 192
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2 D. For the purposes of this Section, "recreational vehicle" means a
3 motorized or towable vehicle that combines transportation and temporary
4 living quarters including but not limited to motor homes, travel trailers, and
5 camping trailers.
6 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
7 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
8 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
9 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
10 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tyler S. McCloud.
DIGEST
SB 192 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Hensgens
Present law requires the Dept. of Health and Hospitals, office of public health, to temporarily
waive applicable requirements of the state sanitary code regarding individual sewerage
systems during the construction of a community sewerage system for properties located
within the boundaries of any parish with a population between 6,800 and 6,900 according
to the latest federal decennial census under certain conditions.
Present law authorizes a parish or any municipality within the parish to provide appropriate
enforcement mechanisms to discourage citizens owning property within the boundaries of
the parish from certain actions, including connecting multiple habitable structures to an
individual sewerage system.
Proposed law provides an exemption for connecting two recreational vehicles to a single
individual sewerage system from the actions local government may provide enforcement
mechanisms against or may discourage.
Proposed law provides a definition for recreational vehicle.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 40:1281.26(C)(1); adds R.S. 40:1281.26(D))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.