Louisiana § 30:2035 Environmental Emergency Response Training Program

Louisiana Statutes

§ 30:2035 — Environmental Emergency Response Training Program

Louisiana § 30:2035

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 30:2035 (2026).

Text

§2035. Environmental Emergency Response Training Program A. The Environmental Emergency Response Training Program is hereby created for the purpose of providing or securing training designed to instruct emergency response personnel to quickly, efficiently, and effectively respond to and address environmental problems and emergencies occurring within the area of their jurisdiction and to assist in addressing, when necessary, environmental emergencies occurring regionally. B.

(1)The chief of each eligible agency including any municipality or parish may apply to the department for allocation of funds from the Environmental Trust Dedicated Fund Account to provide or secure the training authorized by this Section.

(2)In order to encourage training programs to further the purposes of the Louisi

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§2035. Environmental Emergency Response Training Program
A. The Environmental Emergency Response Training Program is hereby created for
the purpose of providing or securing training designed to instruct emergency response
personnel to quickly, efficiently, and effectively respond to and address environmental
problems and emergencies occurring within the area of their jurisdiction and to assist in
addressing, when necessary, environmental emergencies occurring regionally.
B.(1) The chief of each eligible agency including any municipality or parish may
apply to the department for allocation of funds from the Environmental Trust Dedicated Fund
Account to provide or secure the training authorized by this Section.
(2) In order to encourage training programs to further the purposes of the Louisiana
Environmental Quality Act, as provided in R.S. 30:2011(D)(8), the department may make
allocations available only for those training programs which meet certain basic guidelines
for emergency response training established by the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections or the Department of Conservation and Energy in conjunction with the Peace
Officers Standard Training (POST). At a minimum, the guidelines shall require that training
provide instruction in emergency response situations peculiar or applicable to Louisiana.
(3) The guidelines required by this Subsection shall be adopted and promulgated by
rule and regulation by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on or before
November 15, 1983.

Legislative History

Acts 1983, No. 361, §1, eff. July 2, 1983; Acts 1989, No. 392, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 303, §1, eff. June 14, 1999; Acts 2018, No. 612, §9, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.