Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2566 – Regulations
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2566
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Facility: means a pollution source or any public or private property or facility where an activity is conducted which is required to be regulated under this Subtitle and which does or has the potential to do any of the following:
(a) Emit air contaminants into the atmosphere. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Regulatory flexibility: means that a qualified participant in a regulatory innovations program may be exempted by the secretary from regulations promulgated by the department under this Chapter consistent with federal law and regulation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2563
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Superior environmental performance: means :
(a) A significant decrease of pollution to levels lower than the levels currently being achieved by the subject facility under applicable law or regulation, where these lower levels are better than required by applicable law and regulation; or
(b) Improved social or economic benefits, as determined by the secretary, to the state while achieving protection to the environment equal to the protection currently being achieved by the subject facility under applicable law and regulation, provided that all requirements under current applicable law and regulation are being achieved by the facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2563
On or before January 30, 1998, the secretary shall promulgate regulations, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, for the administration of the Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Innovations Programs including the Excellence and Leadership Program. The regulations shall provide for but are not limited to:
(1) Developing regulatory flexibility for participants in the Excellence and Leadership Program.
(2) Encouraging facility owners and operators to assess the pollution they emit or cause, directly and indirectly, to the air, water, and land.
(3) Encouraging facility owners and operators to innovate, set measurable and verifiable goals, and implement effective pollution prevention, or other pollution reduction strategies for their facilities, while complying with verifiable and enforceable pollution limits.
(4) Encouraging superior environmental performance and continuous improvement toward sustainable levels of resource usage and minimization of pollution discharges.
(5) Establishing a priority system for the selection of demonstration projects.
(6) Reducing the time and money spent by the department and facility owners and operators on paperwork and other administrative tasks that do not benefit the environment.
(7) Increasing public participation and requiring stakeholder participation in the development of innovative environmental regulatory methods and in monitoring the environmental performance of projects under this Chapter.
(8) Encouraging groups of facilities and communities to work together to reduce pollution to levels lower than levels required by applicable law.
Acts 1997, No. 992, §1.