La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § I-2701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section I-2701 - Non-Orphaned Oilfield Sites

A. The responsible party is liable for the site restoration of an unusable oilfield site.

B. If the responsible party fails to complete restoration of an oilfield site and the assistant secretary, after notice and hearing, has declared the site to be unusable, the secretary is authorized to disburse such funds as are necessary for site restoration from the site-specific trust account. After completion of the site restoration any remaining funds in the site-specific trust account shall be remitted to the responsible party.

C. If the site-specific trust account is depleted prior to the payment of all site restoration costs, the department shall attempt to collect the remainder of site restoration costs from the responsible party or ensure that the responsible party completes the site restoration to the satisfaction of the assistant secretary. If the responsible party is still unable to complete the site restoration, and the assistant-secretary declares the site to be orphaned, the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund shall contribute the balance of the restoration costs for the site.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § I-2701

Promulgated by Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 21:400 (April 1995), repromulgated LR 21:742 (May 1995).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:80 et seq.