§ 51:1611 — Sale, transportation, and acceptance of fuel following a natural disaster

§1611. Sale, transportation, and acceptance of fuel following a natural disaster
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, following a disaster
or emergency declared in accordance with the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency
Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721 et seq., and upon written authorization from the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the diversion, sale,
transport, delivery, or acceptance of gasoline, diesel fuel, liquified petroleum gas, motor fuel,
special fuel, gasohol, liquified natural gas, and other types of fuel, across jurisdictional
boundaries within this state shall not be restricted or prohibited when needed for disaster
recovery, including but not limited to supplying fuel to generators, motor vehicles, homes,
and other resources to provide electricity, heat, light, meals, and other necessities to persons
in affected areas.
B. This provision shall not be construed as waiving any mandatory federal law, nor
as creating any exception thereto, to the extent that any such law may be applicable to the
transport of commodities described in this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2022, No. 73, §1; Acts 2022, No. 546, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.