Louisiana § RS 33:7551.1 - Environmental protection districts; authorization; home rule charter parishes; powers
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§ RS 33:7551.1. Environmental protection districts; authorization; home rule charter parishes; powers
A. Any parish that is divided by the Mississippi River and which has adopted a home rule charter which provides for the establishment, function, and governance of special districts by the governing authority, or by a board or commission pursuant to such charter, may, in accordance with such charter, create an environmental protection district. The provisions of this Chapter providing for creation, membership, appointment, organization, and structure shall not be applicable to nor diminish any power or authority of an environmental protection district created pursuant to this Section.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, no environmental protection district shall have or exercise any power which is vested in, or in conflict with, any power vested in the Department of Environmental Quality or the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any power of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry with respect to the Louisiana Pesticide Law (R.S. 3:3201 et seq.).
Acts 1992, No. 1118, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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