Louisiana SB99: ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT: Provides for electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality in certain situations. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2022(A)(1), 2050.1(B)(2)(a), 2050.3(B)(1) and (3), 2116, 2162(A)(2), 2181, and 2250, relative to electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality; to provide for electronic applications; to provide for electronic mail; to provide for force and effect of notification; to provide for certified mail; to provide for written comments and notices; to provide for written requests; to provide for mailing lists; to provide for distribution; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2022(A)(1), 2050.1(B)(2)(a), 2050.3(B)(1) and (3), 2116, 2162(A)(2), 2181, and 2250, relative to electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality; to provide for electronic applications; to provide for electronic mail; to provide for force and effect of notification; to provide for certified mail; to provide for written comments and notices; to provide for written requests; to provide for mailing lists; to provide for distribution; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 30:2022(A)(1), 2050.1(B)(2)(a), 2050.3(B)(1) and (3), 2116, 2162(A)(2), 2181, and 2250 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §2022. Permit applications and variance requests; notification A.(1) Any person seeking a permit, license, registration, variance, or LPDES variance shall file a an electronic or written application for such with the secretary. Excluding applications relative to medical and dental devices, the secretary shall promptly send a notice of the subject matter of each application to the governing authority of the parish affected by the application and any public interest group or Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-288 ORIGINAL SB NO. individual within the affected parish who has requested notice electronically or in writing …

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