Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2159 – Landfill siting near airports
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2159
- 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
- Solid waste: means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include or mean solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2153
In parishes with populations of at least seventy thousand persons and less than seventy-five thousand persons according to the latest decennial figures, the Department of Environmental Quality may recognize and adhere to all Federal Aviation Administration safety guidelines, rules, regulations, or recommendations before issuing any permit for a solid waste facility located within five thousand feet of any main runway of an airport and that may interfere with or endanger air traffic safety.
Acts 2008, No. 526, §1, eff. June 30, 2008.