Section 32:387 - Special permitsA. No vehicle or combination of vehicles that does not meet the requirements of R.S. 32:380 through 386 shall use the public highways of this state without first obtaining a special permit from the department in addition to any other special permit which may be required from any other agency or department of the state or a political subdivision, and the special permit herein provided for shall be issued at the discretion of the secretary. If a permit issued pursuant to Subsection B of this Section authorizes a vehicle to operate on interstate highways, the secretary may allow the vehicle to operate on interstate highways at night if requested by the owner or operator.B.(1) The secretary may issue a special permit for the operation of vehicles or combination thereof having dimensions or weights in excess of the limits imposed by R.S. 32:380 through 386 if the shipment is not readily divided, broken, or dismantled, or the operation of such vehicles is otherwise prohibited by law, however, if the parts which have been divided, broken or dismantled from the shipment weight in the aggregate of five hundred pounds, or less, then the shipment shall be considered as indivisible. Provided further, however, that the secretary may issue special overwidth permits for vehicles transporting pipe. In the exercise of his discretion, the secretary shall consider the following factors, as well as any other circumstances existing in the particular case:(a) There is a vital and exceptional economic necessity therefor;(b) The existence of a real necessity of transportation by public roads; or,(c) The secretary considers the best interest of the state requires the issuance of the permit.(2) Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Subsection, the secretary may issue special permits to permit movement along the interstate highway system within Louisiana of vehicles and loads that do not meet the requirements of R.S. 32:380 through 386. The request for a permit may be denied, if the secretary determines that the vehicle or load traveling along the proposed route would endanger the public due to construction, highway conditions, or traffic along the proposed route. Any vehicle traveling under a special permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall not exceed a speed of fifty-five miles per hour.(3)(a) When an application for a special permit is made, the secretary may require the special permit applicant to supply any information the secretary deems necessary for the protection of the interests of the state, the state highway system, and the public.(b) Due to concurrent authority between the Department of Transportation and Development and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the enforcement of weight, size, and measurement laws and regulations, the secretary shall provide computer terminal access to information pertaining to all special permits to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. All costs related to the acquisition of such access shall be incurred by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.(c) Due to concurrent authority between the Department of Transportation and Development and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the enforcement of weight, size, and measurement laws and regulations, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide computer access to information pertaining to all special permits to the Department of Transportation and Development. All costs related to the acquisition of such access shall be incurred by the Department of Transportation and Development.(4) The secretary may impose conditions upon the issuance of a special permit and may impose requirements upon its use, including but not restricted to the use of additional axles, so as to require that the axle weight conform as closely as possible to the weights provided in R.S. 32:386; the routing over the highways of the shipment under the special permit; the date, time of day, and speed limit; the furnishing of a bond with good and solvent surety to protect the state, the department, and all political corporations and subdivisions of the state from all liability and damage resulting from the use of such permit; the accompaniment of the vehicle and shipment by a proper escort, all at the expense of the permittee; and such other conditions or requirements as the secretary deems necessary and proper. When state police vehicles are required as a proper escort, there shall be a charge for the use thereof, and the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall determine the fees charged for the use of the state police vehicles so used. Such charge shall be based on the mileage of the escort with a minimum charge of twenty-five dollars. Any fees charged in excess of twenty-five dollars shall be adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.(5) An overweight special permit shall be issued for the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.(6) The secretary may issue special permits to those vehicles transporting hay due to a disaster or emergency, including but not limited to severe and extended drought conditions. The secretary may promulgate the rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Paragraph.C.(1) The secretary may issue an annual special permit for the operation of those vehicles which are of such a particular design that they do not comply with R.S. 32:386. This type of annual special permit shall be issued only if:(a) The vehicles are nonload carrying, primarily operate off the road and only occasionally use the state maintained highway system, or,(b) The vehicle is a waste disposal truck that was in actual use in this state as of January 1, 1977, and,(c) Such vehicles are mounted with a minimum size 10.00 tire or such size tire as is required by the secretary. The secretary may establish and collect a reasonable fee for this annual special permit.
(2)(a) In addition, subject to the provisions of Paragraphs (B)(3), (4), (5), and (6) of this Section, the secretary may issue special permits he finds essential and in the best interest of the state by reason of an emergency situation, unusual circumstances, natural catastrophes, or disasters affecting the transportation on the highways of the state of farm products in their natural state or forest products in their natural state. The weight limitations of any special farm or forest product permit so issued shall not exceed those set forth in R.S. 32:386(D), (E), (F), and (G); the gross weight of any combination of vehicles shall not exceed one hundred thousand pounds; and the length of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed seventy-five feet. Each such special farm or forest product permit shall be issued for designated routes.(b) The secretary may establish and collect reasonable fees for each special farm or forest product permit issued. Permit fees shall be uniform for each classification of vehicle and the purpose for which issued.(3)(a) In addition, upon application of the owner or operator of any vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting farm and forest products in their natural state, transporting seed cotton modules, transporting cotton seed from the gin to the mill, transporting raw sugar from the mill to the refinery, or transporting brewer's grain, the secretary shall issue special harvest season permits within forty-eight hours of application and payment of fee for the transportation of farm and forest products in their natural state, for the transportation of seed cotton modules, for the transportation of cotton seed from the gin to the mill, for the transportation of raw sugar from the mill to the refinery, or for the transportation of brewer's grain on any state-maintained highway except the interstate system for a total gross weight of eighty-six thousand six hundred pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles provided:(i) The total weight of any single axle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand pounds.(ii) The total gross weight of any tandem axle shall not exceed thirty-seven thousand pounds, except as provided for vehicles carrying forest products in their natural state in R.S. 32:386(K).(b) Under the same special harvest season permit, the owners and operators shall be authorized to transport farm and forest products in their natural state, to transport seed cotton modules, to transport cotton seed from the gin to the mill, to transport raw sugar from the mill to the refinery, or to transport brewer's grain on the interstate system for a total gross weight of eighty-three thousand four hundred pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles provided: (i) The total gross weight of any single axle shall not exceed twenty thousand pounds.(ii) The total gross weight of any tandem axle shall not exceed thirty-five thousand two hundred pounds.(c) The provisions of Paragraphs (B)(1), (2), and (3) of this Section and R.S. 32:388(D) shall not apply to special harvest season permits.(d)(i) The secretary shall collect a one-time fee of ten dollars for each harvest year for the issuance of the special harvest season permits.(ii) An applicant for a timber harvest season permit for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles that will be used to transport pulp wood, wood chips, unrefined timber, or woody biomass products in their natural state shall have the option to pay a one-time fee of one hundred dollars to the secretary for each harvest year for the issuance of such permit. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any vehicle or combination of vehicles owned or operated by a timber harvest season permittee who paid one hundred dollars for the permit shall: (aa) Be equipped with weight scales for purposes of weight regulation.(bb) Not be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible axle weight, as determined by law, provided the total excess gross weight does not exceed ninety-two thousand pounds.(cc) Not exceed fifty-five miles per hour on the public highways of this state.(e) In addition, upon application of the owner or operator of any vehicle or combination of vehicles which has a minimum of eighteen wheels and which is engaged in the transfer of commercial and household trash, garbage, refuse waste, or recyclable waste material loaded exclusively from Department of Environmental Quality authorized pickup stations, or transfer stations, or both, and upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, the secretary shall issue a special permit authorizing the vehicle or combination of vehicles to operate on any state-maintained highway except the interstate system at a total gross weight of eighty-six thousand six hundred pounds. The permit shall be valid for one year. Except as otherwise provided in this Subparagraph, all of the provisions of this Paragraph shall apply to permits issued under the provisions of this Subparagraph and to vehicles or combinations of vehicles for which permits are issued under the provisions of this Subparagraph.(f)(i) In addition, upon application of the owner or operator of any vehicle or combination of vehicles which has a minimum of eighteen wheels, used to transfer commercial and household trash, garbage, refuse, or recyclable waste material loaded exclusively from the Department of Environmental Quality authorized pickup stations, or transfer stations, or both, and upon payment of a fee of one thousand dollars, the secretary shall issue a special permit authorizing the vehicle or combination of vehicles to operate at the maximum axle weights provided under the Department of Transportation and Development's regulations for overweight permit loads, on any state-maintained highway except the interstate system. The permit shall be valid for one year. Except as otherwise provided in this Subparagraph, all of the provisions of this Paragraph shall apply to permits issued under the provisions of this Subparagraph and to vehicles or combinations of vehicles for which permits are issued under the provisions of this Subparagraph.(ii) In addition, upon application of the owner or operator of any vehicle or combination of vehicles which has a minimum of eighteen wheels used to transfer bundled or bailed recyclable waste paper products and upon payment of a fee of one thousand dollars, the secretary shall issue a special permit authorizing the vehicle or combination of vehicles to operate at the maximum axle weights provided under the Department of Transportation and Development's regulations for overweight permit loads on any state-maintained highway except the interstate system. Such vehicles or the loads thereon shall not exceed a width of ten feet. The permit shall be valid for one year. Except as otherwise provided in this Subparagraph, all the provisions of this Paragraph shall apply to permits issued under the provisions of this Subparagraph and to vehicle or combinations of vehicles for which permits are issued under the provisions of this Subparagraph. The provisions of this Item shall include the equipment necessary for the loading or unloading of the load.(g) In addition, upon application of the owner or operator of any truck fitted with a compactor body which is engaged in the collecting and hauling of solid waste including residential solid waste, agricultural waste, commercial solid waste, construction or demolition debris, garbage, industrial solid waste, trash, white goods, woodwaste, and yard trash as defined by the Department of Environmental Quality's rules and regulations, and upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars, the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development shall issue a special permit authorizing said single vehicles with tandem axles to operate on any state-maintained highway including the interstate system at a total gross weight not to exceed sixty-eight thousand pounds provided the federal government does not raise any objections to such permitted weight limitations and the secretary shall issue a special permit authorizing said single vehicles which have tridum axles to operate on any state-maintained highway including the interstate system at a total gross weight not to exceed eighty thousand pounds provided the federal government does not raise any objection to such permitted weight limitation. The permit shall be valid for one year. Except as otherwise provided herein, all of the provisions of this Paragraph shall apply to permits issued under the provisions herein and to said trucks for which permits are issued hereunder. Nothing herein shall preempt municipal or parish ordinances regulating weight limits on municipal or parish streets or roads.(4) The secretary may issue an annual special overwidth permit for the operation of vehicles transporting pulpwood and plywood bolts not to exceed nine feet and forest management equipment except general construction equipment such as bulldozers, draglines, and graders, not to exceed ten feet. The secretary shall collect an annual fee of ten dollars for each pulpwood, plywood bolt, or forest management equipment special permit. This Paragraph does not apply to the operation of vehicles on the interstate system.(5) The secretary may issue a special overwidth permit for the transportation of privately owned pleasure craft together with its accompanying trailer when the width does not exceed ten feet. The permit shall be valid for a period of thirty days from the date of issuance. The secretary shall collect a fee of ten dollars for each permit issued. This permit shall not be issued to companies or individuals engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting pleasure craft. The permit shall not apply to the operation on the interstate system or to other highways which may be designated by the secretary. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to effectuate these provisions.(6) The secretary may issue special permits to those vehicles transporting commodities between a port facility located outside the state of Louisiana on the Mississippi River and a manufacturing facility located within the state of Louisiana where the vehicle must enter the state via a bridge crossing the Mississippi River and transport commodities to a manufacturing facility located within the same parish as the bridge. The special permit issued shall provide for size and weight limitations and shall specify the roads or highways over which the vehicle may operate. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Paragraph.D. Neither the state nor the department shall incur any liability of any nature whatsoever to any permittee or any other person arising from the use of a special permit. Every special permit is issued upon the condition that the permittee accepts and uses it at his own risk, even though the directions and instructions of the secretary and particularly such instructions and requirements as those relating to routing, are faithfully complied with.E.(1)(a) The secretary shall charge fees for special permits as provided in Subsection H of this Section for special permit applicants, if each permittee provides the department a surety bond or cash deposit in the minimum amount of one thousand dollars or any amount in excess thereof fixed by the secretary to guarantee payment of said account. To facilitate the use of such credit accounts, the department shall provide a sufficient number of Louisiana inbound wide area telephone service lines for use by the trucking industry.(b) All of such special permit fees collected by the secretary shall be paid into the state treasury on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month following their collection and, in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. After compliance with the requirements of the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, the treasurer shall deposit an amount equal to all fees collected pursuant to special permits into the Transportation Trust Fund.(2) The department shall keep a set of books showing from whom every dollar is received and for what purpose and to whom every dollar is paid and for what purpose. It also shall keep in its file vouchers and receipts for all monies paid out.F. Any special permit shall be carried with the vehicle using the same and shall be available at all times for inspection by the proper authorities.G. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Section relating to the issuance of special permits.H. Special permit fees. (1)(a) Except as provided for mobile homes in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, the fee for each overwidth, overheight, or overlength permit shall be ten dollars per trip or ten dollars per operating day for trips lasting more than one calendar day provided such vehicle or combination of vehicles is not also overweight; provided, however, that the fee for trailers or semitrailers hauling loads of the same product which exceed the legal limit shall be ten dollars per operating day provided such vehicles or combination of vehicles is also not overweight. Overwidth, overheight, and overlength permits may be issued on a monthly basis for a fee of ten dollars per operating day, except equipment used in an unloaded condition by companies engaged in the business of moving buildings may obtain one permit per company per month for a fee of fifteen dollars.(b) The permit fee for the transporting of each overwidth, overheight, or overlength mobile home shall be a total of ten dollars per permit, provided the vehicle is not overweight, and each permit shall be issued for a consecutive seventy-two hour period.(c) Single-trip permits issued to facilitate the movement of sealed ocean containers shall not require the specific identification of the vehicle carrying the permitted container. The single-trip permit shall be issued based upon the specific container and seal number.(2) Fees for an overweight permit shall be as set forth in the following schedules: (a) This schedule is for three types of vehicles:(i) Vehicles and combinations of vehicles which do not exceed the legal gross weight, but which exceed the legal axle weight on one to three single or individual axles or on tandem, tridum, or quadrum axles, including the steering axles.(ii) Vehicles or combinations of vehicles which have two or three single or individual axles total and which exceed both their legal gross weight and legal axle weight.(iii) Off-road equipment with two to four single or individual axles, or tandem, or tridum axles. PERMIT FEE DOLLARS
EXCESS WEIGHT | DISTANCE IN MILES |
POUNDS | 0-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | OVER 200 |
0-10,000 | $ 30.00 | $ 45.00 | $ 52.50 | $ 67.50 | $ 82.50 |
10,001-20,000 | 52.50 | 97.50 | 135.00 | 172.50 | 210.00 |
20,001-30,000 | 82.50 | 150.00 | 210.00 | 277.50 | 345.00 |
30,001-40,000 | 105.00 | 202.50 | 292.50 | 382.50 | 472.50 |
40,001-50,000 | 135.00 | 255.00 | 367.50 | 487.50 | 607.50 |
50,001-60,000 | 157.50 | 307.50 | 450.00 | 592.50 | 735.00 Over 60,000-- $15.00 permit fee plus $0.10 per ton-mile will be charged |
(b) This schedule is for combinations of vehicles with four single or individual axles including the steering axle. FOUR AXLES, INCLUDING STEERING AXLE:
PERMIT FEE DOLLARS
GROSS WEIGHT | DISTANCE IN MILES |
POUNDS | 0-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | OVER 200 |
66,001-80,000 | $ 30.00 | $52.50 | $ 67.50 | $ 90.00 | $ 105.00 |
80,001-90,000 | 67.50 | 112.50 | 165.00 | 217.50 | 262.50 |
(c)(i) This schedule is for combinations of vehicles with five or more single or individual axles, or tandem, or tridum axles, including the steering axle, where the gross weight exceeds eighty thousand pounds. FIVE OR MORE AXLES INCLUDING STEERING AXLE
WHERE GROSS WEIGHT EXCEEDS 80,000 POUNDS
PERMIT FEE DOLLARS
GROSS WEIGHT | DISTANCE IN MILES |
POUNDS | 0-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | OVER 200 |
80,001-100,000 | $ 45.00 | $ 67.50 | $ 97.50 | $ 120.00 | $ 150.00 |
100,001-108,000 | 75.00 | 142.50 | 202.50 | 270.00 | 330.00 |
108,001-120,000 | 105.00 | 195.00 | 285.00 | 375.00 | 465.00 |
120,001-132,000 | 135.00 | 255.00 | 375.00 | 495.00 | 622.50 |
132,001-152,000 | 180.00 | 337.50 | 502.50 | 667.50 | 832.50 |
152,001-172,000 | 232.50 | 442.50 | 660.00 | 877.50 | 1095.00 |
172,001-192,000 | 285.00 | 547.50 | 817.50 | 1087.50 | 1357.50 |
192,001-212,000 | 337.50 | 652.50 | 975.00 | 1297.50 | 1620.00 |
212,001-232,000 | 390.00 | 757.50 | 1132.50 | 1507.50 | 1875.00 |
232,001-254,000 | 442.50 | 862.50 | 1290.00 | 1717.50 | 2130.00 |
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any combination vehicle with a gross weight greater than 212,000 pounds, but not in excess of 254,000 pounds shall be authorized a maximum tandem axle weight of forty-five thousand pounds and a maximum steering axle weight of thirteen thousand pounds, provided the spread between axle groups is a minimum of twelve feet and the spread between tires in a group is a minimum of four feet.(iii) Loads exceeding 232,001 pounds, but not greater than 254,000 pounds shall be allowed statewide movement on the Department of Transportation and Development selected and approved routes, the majority of which are interstate highways only; however, those portions of their route from the load's origin to the National Highway System and that portion from the National Highway System to its destination shall be subject to the structural evaluation provided for in this Subparagraph.(iv) OVER 254,000 -- $15.00 permit fee, plus $0.75 per ton-mile of weight in excess of 80,000 pounds, plus a fee for structural evaluation based on the following schedule: (aa) $187.50 -- for evaluation of treated timber, concrete slab, and precast concrete slab bridge.(bb) $1,275.00 -- for evaluation of truss, continuous span, and movable bridges and for all Mississippi River structures.(cc) $750.00 -- for all other structures.(d) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, any revenues collected by the secretary for issuance of permits pursuant to this Paragraph in excess of twenty million dollars in a fiscal year shall be paid into the state treasury for deposit into the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund pursuant to the requirements of Article VII, Section 27(B)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana.(3) A permit granted under the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall include the operation of vehicles or combination of vehicles having both dimensions and weights in excess of the limits imposed in Subpart A of this Part, without the payment of any fee other than that imposed in the schedules above set forth in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.I. All vehicles or combinations of vehicles utilizing a balance type utility trailer or a fifth-wheel type utility trailer engaged in the transportation of utility poles shall be deemed to have a special permit by operation of law and may use the public highways of this state for the transportation of utility poles by a utility, its representative, or its contractor for the normal operation of its facilities to provide service to the area it serves. Such vehicles or combinations of vehicles shall be subject to the restriction that no load consisting of such poles shall extend more than thirty-five feet past the rear of the vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying the load, and the load shall maintain a minimum clearance of one and one-half feet above the ground. These restrictions shall be deemed to be in lieu of those set forth in R.S. 32:382.J. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Subpart or other provisions of law to the contrary, vehicles hauling prepackaged products in international trade originating from or destined to an intermodal facility, which are containerized in such a manner as to make subdivision thereof impractical, shall be authorized special container permits. For the purposes of this Subsection, the contents of a sealed container being used in international trade in conjunction with a maritime shipment shall be considered indivisible. The special container permits shall be subject to the following provisions:(1)(a) Upon application of the owner or operator of any vehicle transporting intermodal containers, within a fifty-mile radius of a statutorily defined port or harbor district, the secretary shall issue a Class I Ocean Container Permit for the transportation of such containers with the gross vehicle weight limitation not to exceed eighty thousand pounds and the axle weight not to exceed forty thousand pounds per tandem axle group. Additionally, provided there are no objections raised by the Federal Highway Administration, any vehicle transporting intermodal containers with an open-top or flat rack with a gross vehicle weight not to exceed eighty thousand pounds and axle weight not to exceed forty thousand pounds per tandem axle group shall be eligible for the Class I Ocean Container Permit. The applicant shall indicate on the application the vehicle identification number of the vehicle for which the permit shall be issued. The annual fee for the permit shall be fifty dollars per vehicle. If the vehicle for which the permit issued is no longer usable to the owner or operator, the permit may be transferred to a replacement vehicle. However, such transfer shall be authorized only one time during the year for which the permit is in effect. All fines and penalties assessed against a vehicle hauling containerized prepackaged products in international trade for failing to provide proof to any law enforcement or weight enforcement officer that the cargo originated from or is destined to an intermodal facility shall be waived by the Department of Transportation and Development upon submission to the department of satisfactory proof that the cargo originated from or was destined to an intermodal facility.(b) For the purposes of this permit a vehicle is deemed to be in international trade if the bill of lading contains, but is not limited to any one of the following references: a port facility, a booking number, a vessel name, a voyage number, a foreign port of discharge, or a steamship line.(c) The provisions of this Paragraph limiting the transportation of sealed intermodal containers within a fifty-mile radius of a statutorily defined port or harbor district shall not apply to vehicles transporting such containers within a fifty-mile radius of the Interstate Ten Twin Span Bridge, until such time as the Interstate Ten Twin Span Bridge is opened to owners or operators of any vehicle transporting sealed intermodal containers.(2)(a) Upon application of the owner or operator of any vehicle transporting sealed intermodal containers, the secretary shall issue a Class II Ocean Container Permit for the transportation of such containers with the gross vehicle weight limitation not to exceed ninety-five thousand pounds and the axle weight not to exceed twenty-two thousand pounds per axle. The applicant shall indicate on the application the vehicle identification number of the vehicle for which the permit shall be issued. The biannual fee for the permit shall be three hundred seventy-five dollars per vehicle. The secretary may establish routes for any owner or operator who receives a permit. The secretary may revoke the permit of any owner or operator that fails to adhere to the route designated by the secretary. If the vehicle for which the permit is issued is no longer usable by the owner or operator, the permit may be transferred to the replacement vehicle. However, such transfer shall be authorized only one time during the six-month period for which the permit is in effect.(b) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, two hundred fifty dollars of the fee collected by the secretary for the issuance of permits pursuant to this Paragraph shall be paid into the state treasury for deposit into the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund pursuant to the requirements of Article VII, Section 27(B)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana.(3) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 301, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.K. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Section.L. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governor may delegate authority to the secretary to waive the requirements of the rules and regulations promulgated by the department relative to the issuance of special permits for purposes of disaster, emergency, or emergency preparedness. For the purposes of this Subsection, "disaster", "emergency", or "emergency preparedness" are defined as provided in R.S. 29:723.Acts 1991, No. 445, §1; Acts 1991, No. 839, §1; Acts 1992, No. 186, §1; Acts 1992, No. 243, §1; Acts 1992, No. 734, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §10; Acts 1993, No. 13, §1; Acts 1993, No. 340, §1; Acts 1993, No. 371, §1; Acts 1995, No. 228, §1; Acts 1995, No. 254, §1; Acts 1995, No. 474, §1, eff. June 17, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 86, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 432, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1342, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 300, §1; Acts 1999, No. 436, §1; Acts 1999, No. 786, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1219, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 302, §1, eff. June 18, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 527, §1; Acts 2008, No. 708, §1; Acts 2009, No. 46, §1; Acts 2009, No. 189, §1; Acts 2011, No. 162, §1; Acts 2013, No. 47, §1, eff. May 29, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 441, §1; Acts 2019, No. 191, §1; Acts 2019, No. 301, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, No. 84, §1, eff. June 5, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 142, §1.Amended by Acts 2022, No. 142,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2022.Amended by Acts 2020, No. 84,s. 1, eff. 6/5/2020.Amended by Acts 2019, No. 301,s. 1 and 2, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by Acts 2019, No. 191,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2016, No. 441,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2016.Amended by Acts 2013, No. 47,s. 1, eff. 5/29/2013.Acts 1991, No. 445, §1; Acts 1991, No. 839, §1; Acts 1992, No. 186, §1; Acts 1992, No. 243, §1; Acts 1992, No. 734, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §10; Acts 1993, No. 13, §1; Acts 1993, No. 340, §1; Acts 1993, No. 371, §1; Acts 1995, No. 228, §1; Acts 1995, No. 254, §1; Acts 1995, No. 474, §1, eff. 6/17/1995; Acts 1997, No. 86, §1, eff. 6/11/1997; Acts 1997, No. 432, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1342, §1, eff. 7/15/1997; Acts 1999, No. 300, §1; Acts 1999, No. 436, §1; Acts 1999, No. 786, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1219, §1, eff. 7/1/2003; Acts 2004, No. 302, §1, eff. 6/18/2004; Acts 2004, No. 527, §1; Acts 2008, No. 708, §1; Acts 2009, No. 46, §1; Acts 2009, No. 189, §1; Acts 2011, No. 162, §1.