La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § I-301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Section I-301 - Definitions
A. As used in these rules and regulations:

Act- Act 605 of 1979, and any amendments thereto.

Administrative Costs- include the wages and salaries of the secretary's staff and employees; the engineering, legal, and operating costs incurred by or on behalf of the secretary; the equipment, supplies and overhead required for the secretary to carry out his functions, and any other similar administrative costs reasonably required by the secretary for operation and management.

Alternate Fuel or Other Alternate Fuel- some fuel other than natural gas, coal, and, with the exceptions stated in the federal Power-plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, oil.

Applicant- any person who applies for a license pursuant to these rules and regulations.

Application- an application submitted under these rules and regulations for a license to construct or operate support facilities within the jurisdiction of the secretary of Natural Resources, for transfer or renewal of any such license, or for any substantive change in any of the conditions or provisions of any such license.

Application Processing Fees- all fees or charges imposed by the secretary pursuant to these rules and regulations.

Economic Costs- shall include, but not be limited to, costs for facilities and services related to transportation, education, health, highways, roads and streets, police protection, fire protection, sewerage and water facilities and services, sanitation, flood protection, parks and recreation, libraries, and other similar types of community services.

License- a license issued by the secretary, pursuant to these rules and regulations, to any person to construct or operate support facilities within the jurisdiction of the secretary.

Licensee- the holder of a valid license.

Person- has the identical meaning given that term in the Act.

Secretary- the secretary of Natural Resources.

Support Facility- any facility providing an intermediate coal or alternate fuel service essential or useful to the use of, or conversion to, such fuels by powerplants and industries, the availability of which will facilitate economical and orderly use of or conversion to coal or alternate fuel and inure to the benefit of Louisiana citizens using the products produced by the powerplants and industries which utilize the support facility, and which the secretary has determined is required by the public interest of the state to be either licensed by the state under this Act, or if no person is interested in obtaining a license and constructing and operating such support facility, is owned and operated by the department as elsewhere provided in this Act. Support facilities shall include, without exclusion, facilities for loading and unloading, cleaning, blending, and/or storing coal or alternate fuel.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § I-301

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Secretary, LR 5:359 (November 1979).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:1603.