Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2195.11 – Voluntary cleanup; private contracts; exemptions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2195.11
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Person: means any individual, municipality, public or private corporation, partnership, firm, the United States Government, and any agent or subdivision thereof or any other juridical person, which shall include, but not be limited to, trusts, joint stock companies, associations, the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state of Louisiana, commissions, and interstate bodies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
Nothing in La. Rev. Stat. 30:2194 through this Section shall be deemed to prohibit a person from conducting site rehabilitation and remediation through approved response action contractors. Voluntary rehabilitation of contaminated sites shall be encouraged by the department provided that such rehabilitation and remediation is conducted in a manner and to a level of completion which will protect the public health, safety, and welfare and will minimize damage to the environment. To accomplish this purpose, the department shall promulgate rules and regulations for the approval and compensation of response action contractors. Response action contracts shall not be construed as state contracts, and said contracts shall be exempt from the public bid laws as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 30:2031.
Acts 2004, No. 692, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.