Louisiana HB 397: ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Separates funding sources for environmental education and litter abatement

Bill Text

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ACT No. 15
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 397
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2531(C)(4) and 2532(Section heading) and (A)(5), R.S.
3 32:412(A)(1), (2), (5), and (6), and (B)(1), (2), and (7)(e)(i)(cc) and (ee) and (ii)(cc)
4 and (ee), R.S. 47:463.43(Section heading), (A), and (D), and R.S. 56:10(B)(15), to
5 enact R.S. 56:10(B)(17), and to repeal R.S. 30:2532(B), relative to funding for
6 environmental education and litter abatement; to separate the litter abatement and
7 education account into an account for litter abatement and an account for
8 environmental education; to redirect existing fines, fees, and donations dedicated for
9 these purposes into the separate accounts; and to provide for related matters.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 30:2531(C)(4) and 2532(Section heading) and (A)(5) are hereby
12 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
13 §2531. Intentional littering prohibited; criminal penalties; simple littering
14 prohibited; civil penalties; special court costs
15 * * *
16 C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall pay special court
17 costs of one hundred dollars in lieu of other costs of court and the special court costs
18 shall be disbursed as follows:
19 * * *
20 (4) Twenty-five dollars shall be paid to the state treasury for credit to the
21 Litter Abatement and Education Account.
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1 §2532. Collection and distribution of fines; litter abatement and education account
2 A. All fines collected under the provisions of this Part shall be payable as
3 follows:
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5 (5) The remainder shall be paid to the state treasury for credit to the litter
6 abatement and education account.
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8 Section 2. R.S. 32:412(A)(1), (2), (5), and (6), and (B)(1), (2), and (7)(e)(i)(cc) and
9 (ee) and (ii)(cc) and (ee) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 §412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation;
11 disabled veteran designation; university logo; "I'm a Cajun" designation;
12 needs accommodation designation; autism spectrum disorder designation;
13 disbursement of funds; renewal by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D"
14 or "E" drivers' licenses; disposition of certain fees; exception
15 A.(1) Every applicant for a Class "D" driver's license, or for a renewal of a
16 Class "D" driver's license, except those bona fide residents of the city of New
17 Orleans, shall pay for such basic license a fee of forty-two dollars and seventy-five
18 cents. Eleven dollars and fifteen cents of the fee shall be paid to the Louisiana State
19 Police Retirement System Fund. One dollar and fifty cents of the fee shall be
20 forwarded by the department to the litter abatement and education account which is
21 created with within the Conservation Fund through the provisions of R.S.
22 56:10(B)(15).
23 (2) The fee for Class "D" driver's licenses, or renewal of a Class "D" driver's
24 license, issued to bona fide residents of the city of New Orleans shall be fifty-four
25 dollars, fifteen dollars of which shall be payable by the department to the board of
26 trustees of the police pension fund of the city of New Orleans. One dollar and
27 eighty-four cents of the fee shall be paid to the Louisiana State Police Retirement
28 System Fund. One dollar and fifty cents of the fee shall be forwarded by the
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1 department to the litter abatement and education account which is created within the
2 Conservation Fund through the provisions of R.S. 56:10(B)(15).
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4 (5) Every applicant for a Class "E" driver's license, or for a renewal of a
5 Class "E" driver's license, except those bona fide residents of the city of New
6 Orleans, shall pay for such basic license a fee of twenty dollars and twenty-five
7 cents, which shall be the cost of such basic license. Five dollars and sixty-three cents
8 of the fee shall be paid to the Louisiana State Police Retirement System Fund. One
9 dollar and fifty cents of the fee shall be forwarded by the department to the litter
10 abatement and education account which is created within the Conservation Fund
11 through the provisions of R.S. 56:10(B)(15).
12 (6) The fee for a Class "E" driver's license, or renewal of a Class "E" driver's
13 license, issued to bona fide residents of the city of New Orleans shall be twenty
14 dollars and twenty-five cents, three dollars and seventy-five cents of which shall be
15 paid by the department to the board of trustees of the police pension funds of the city
16 of New Orleans. Three dollars and seventy-five cents of the fee shall be paid to the
17 Louisiana State Police Retirement System Fund. One dollar and fifty cents of the fee