Several environmental agencies are abolished or placed within the Department of Environmental Quality, and their powers and duties are transferred or carried out under specified state law provisions.
§239. Transfer of agencies and functions to Department of Environmental Quality A. The following agencies are hereby abolished and their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality and shall be exercised and performed as provided in R.S. 36:921 et seq.: (1) Governor's Council on Environmental Quality (R.S. 40:2351 et seq.). (2) Citizen's Advisory Board to the Governor's Council on Environmental Quality (R.S. 40:2354). (3) Environmental Control Commission (R.S. 30:2013). B. The Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Advisory Board (R.S. 30:2195 et seq.) is placed within the Department of Environmental Quality and shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as otherwise provided by law. C. The Board of Certification and Training for Solid Waste Management System Operators (R.S. 37:3151 et seq.) is placed within the Department of Environmental Quality and shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:803. D. The Louisiana Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel (R.S. 30:2062) is placed within the Department of Environmental Quality and shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:901 et seq., except that the panel shall also serve in an advisory capacity to other appropriate department officers and agencies, particularly as otherwise provided by law. Added by Acts 1983, No. 97, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 1984. Acts 1984, No. 795, §2, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 514, §2, eff. July 6, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 862, §4; Acts 1987, No. 248, §2, eff. July 3, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 724, §2, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 662, §4, §8, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 1037, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1019, §2; Acts 2001, No. 524, §2; Acts 2005, No. 428, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 811, §§11, 17, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §14, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 509, §5; Acts 2022, No. 623, §4, eff. July 1, 2022.