Louisiana § RS 33:8051 - Creation of authority; boundaries; purpose
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§ RS 33:8051. Creation of authority; boundaries; purpose
A. There is hereby created the New Orleans Regional Recycling and Resource Recovery Authority (NORRA), hereinafter referred to as the "authority". The authority may be composed of all territory within the geographic limits of the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.
B. The purpose of the authority is to promote, foster, and encourage the recycling of solid waste and the development of environmentally efficient methods of solid waste reduction. It should include recycling, composting and any other technology not prohibited by the environmental regulations of the Department of Environmental Quality to reduce and eliminate solid waste in the parishes comprising the authority. However, the authority's jurisdiction and power shall not extend over solid waste at industrial facilities, including but not limited to industrial solid waste.
C. The term "solid waste" as used in this Chapter shall have the meaning as provided in R.S. 30:2153.
Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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