Title 30, Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:316 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§316. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:32 Failure of owner, etc., to comply with notice; closing by department of public works; expenses
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§32. Failure of owner, etc., to comply with notice; closing by department of public works; expenses A. When an owner, or person in possession of an uncontrollable, or wastefully burning well receives the notice provided in R.S. 30:31, he shall within five days thereafter commence…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:33 Setting fire to well or permitting well to catch fire, prohibited; penalty
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§33. Setting fire to well or permitting well to catch fire, prohibited; penalty No person shall wilfully and intentionally set fire to a natural gas well, or negligently permit a natural gas well owned by him, or under his management, or in his possession to catch fire, or become…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:34 Abandoning gas well without closing prohibited; penalty
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§34. Abandoning gas well without closing prohibited; penalty No person shall abandon a well in or adjacent to a natural gas field or an apparent natural gas field, without first placing a properly made plug both above and below the gas-producing sand, or otherwise sufficiently se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:4 Jurisdiction, duties, and powers of the secretary; rules and regulations
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§4. Jurisdiction, duties, and powers of the secretary; rules and regulations A. The secretary has jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property necessary to enforce effectively the provisions of this Chapter and all other laws relating to the conservation of oil or gas…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:4.1 Underground injection control
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§4.1. Underground injection control A. The following definitions shall apply where used in this Section: (1) "Commercial operations" as defined in this Section pertains to those who dispose of hazardous waste materials off the site where produced by others. "Hazardous Waste mater…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:4.2 Effective enforcement of wildlife and fisheries laws
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§4.2. Effective enforcement of wildlife and fisheries laws The secretary shall make, after notice and public hearing as provided in this Chapter, any reasonable rules, regulations, and orders which are necessary to prohibit the operators of oil and gas wells from performing any a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:4.3 Financial security
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§4.3. Financial security A. As required by R.S. 30:4, an applicant for a permit to drill or to amend a permit to drill for change of operator shall provide financial security as provided in this Section in a form acceptable to the secretary. For an application for a permit to dri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:401 Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration; purpose
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§401. Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration; purpose There is hereby created the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration within the Department of Conservation and Energy. The commission shall support programs des…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:402 Commission membership; domicile; chair; term; vacancies; quorum; compensation
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§402. Commission membership; domicile; chair; term; vacancies; quorum; compensation A. The commission shall be composed of the following members: (1)(a) One member appointed by the governor chosen from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Landowners Association board …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:403 Operational plan; legislative recommendations
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§403. Operational plan; legislative recommendations A. The commission shall develop an operational plan and legislative recommendations for the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature necessary to implement the operational plan by July 1, 2021. B. Department and legislative staff…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:41 Production of gas in excess of market demands; proportionate production
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§41. Production of gas in excess of market demands; proportionate production In order to conserve the natural gas in the state, whenever the full production from any common source of supply of natural gas is in excess of the market demand, then any person having the right to prod…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:411 Failure to supply natural gas as result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment action; damages; service; exceptions
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§411. Failure to supply natural gas as result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment action; damages; service; exceptions A. In the event of failure to supply natural gas in Louisiana which is the direct result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment procedures, other than r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:412 Measure of damages for failure to supply
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§412. Measure of damages for failure to supply When failure to supply natural gas pursuant to a contract is the result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment not otherwise excepted by this Part, the damages due to the former purchaser/recipient shall adhere to the following gu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:413 Certified emergencies; suspension of act
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§413. Certified emergencies; suspension of act A. Whenever there is a compulsory reallocation or curtailment of natural gas resulting in a failure to supply natural gas in Louisiana pursuant to a contract, the secretary, on call of the governor, shall hold a public hearing for th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:414 Reallocation hearings; powers and duties of the secretary; reports to the governor
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§414. Reallocation hearings; powers and duties of the secretary; reports to the governor A. Whenever there has been a failure to supply natural gas as a result of compulsory reallocation or curtailment procedures other than as provided for at R.S. 30:413 and 571, the secretary sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:42 Right to purchase gas
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§42. Right to purchase gas Every person, engaged in the business of purchasing and selling natural gas in this state, shall be a common purchaser thereof, and shall purchase all of the natural gas which may be offered for sale which may be brought in pipes and connecting lines by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:43 Discrimination by purchaser
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§43. Discrimination by purchaser No common purchaser shall discriminate between like grades and pressures of natural gas, or in favor of its own production or of production in which he may be directly or indirectly interested, either in whole or in part, but for the purpose of pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:431 Liquefied petroleum gas emergency; declaration; duration
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§431. Liquefied petroleum gas emergency; declaration; duration A. The governor of Louisiana is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the state, to join with the governor of any other state in declaring a liquefied petroleum gas emergency. When the declaration is issued, trucks …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:44 Gas to be measured by meter
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§44. Gas to be measured by meter All gas produced from the deposits of this state when sold shall be measured by meter and the secretary shall, upon notice and hearing, relieve any common purchaser from purchasing gas of an inferior quality or grade, and the secretary shall from …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:45 Secretary to enforce Part
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§45. Secretary to enforce Part The secretary shall see that the provisions of this Part are fully and properly complied with and the district attorney in whose district a violation takes place shall, on application, bring suit if necessary to enforce the provisions of this Part. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:46 Penalty
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§46. Penalty Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Amended by Acts 195…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:47 Cubic foot of gas defined
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§47. Cubic foot of gas defined A. The term "cubic foot of gas" or "standard cubic foot of gas" means the volume of gas contained in one cubic foot of space at a standard pressure base and at a standard temperature base. The standard pressure base shall be 15.025 pounds per square…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:48 Average specific gravity; average flowing temperature; field rules
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§48. Average specific gravity; average flowing temperature; field rules A. The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered, in the absence of the availability of satisfactory actual data based upon observed or recorded specific gravity and flowing temperature determinations, to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:49 Reporting volumes of gas production
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§49. Reporting volumes of gas production Any person required to report volumes of gas production under the laws of this state shall report such volumes in number of thousands of standard cubic feet calculated and determined under the provisions of this Part. Acts 1992, No. 55, §2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:5 Permission to convert gas into carbon black; recycling gas; unit operations
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§5. Permission to convert gas into carbon black; recycling gas; unit operations A. In order to prevent waste of natural gas, the secretary may grant to bona fide applicants permits for the building and operation of plants and to burn natural gas into carbon black for the period o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:5.1 Deep pool order; ultra deep structure units; application; procedure; allocation of costs;
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§5.1. Deep pool order; ultra deep structure units; application; procedure; allocation of costs; rules and regulations A. The following shall be applicable to deep pool units: (1) In order to prevent waste and to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, and to encourage the develo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:5.2 Coal seam natural gas producing areas order; application; procedure; allocation of
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§5.2. Coal seam natural gas producing areas order; application; procedure; allocation of costs; rules and regulations A. In order to prevent waste and to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells and to encourage the development of coal seam natural gas producing areas in Louisiana…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:50 Gas to be sold, purchased, and accounted for on basis of standard cubic
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§50. Gas to be sold, purchased, and accounted for on basis of standard cubic foot of gas; penalties A. Each and every sale, and each and every purchase, delivery and receipt of gas by volume hereafter made in this state, for which any accounting for the price paid or received for…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:501 Citation
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§501. Citation The provisions of this Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Natural Resources and Energy Act of 1973. Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:502 Declaration of energy emergency; purpose of Chapter
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§502. Declaration of energy emergency; purpose of Chapter A. It is the determination of the legislature that existing and impending shortages of natural gas and other fossil fuels caused by inadequate domestic production, environmental constraints, impediments to the intrastate t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:503 Definitions
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§503. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: (1) "Commissioner" means the secretary of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:504 Department of Conservation and Energy; powers of the secretary
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§504. Department of Conservation and Energy; powers of the secretary The secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy shall administer, enforce and carry out the powers, duties and functions transferred to him by Part II of this Chapter or otherwise vested in him by thi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:51 Prescription of penalties
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§51. Prescription of penalties Any suit by an official or agency responsible for the enforcement of a law, order, or regulation governing the production, transportation and marketing of oil and gas, or products thereof, to enforce in civil proceedings a penalty by means of a mone…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:521 Merger and consolidation of agencies or functions
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§521. Merger and consolidation of agencies or functions A. In order to merge and consolidate into one agency, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, certain executive and administrative offices, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of L…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:522 Effect of transfer of functions
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§522. Effect of transfer of functions A. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this Part, any pending or unfinished business of any of said agencies shall be taken over and be completed by the commissioner with the same power and authority as the agencies from which the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:523 Transfer of records, money and equipment
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§523. Transfer of records, money and equipment All books, paper, records, money, choses in action and other property of every kind and description, movable and immovable, real and personal, heretofore possessed, controlled or used by any of the agencies affected by this Part, in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:524 Secretary or merged agencies as agency of state for accepting and expending federal
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§524. Secretary or merged agencies as agency of state for accepting and expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal laws The secretary is designated as the sole agency of the state for accepting, administering and expending any and all federal funds awarded or al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:525 Transfer of employees
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§525. Transfer of employees All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties in any agency in the exercise of functions transferred by this Part to the secretary shall be transferred with such functions to Department of Conservation and Energy to the full extent nece…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:526 Orderly transfer
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§526. Orderly transfer In order to effect an orderly transfer of the agencies and functions affected by this Part the following procedure shall be effected, to-wit: (1) Not later than January 1, 1974, the governing authorities of each of the agencies herein merged, consolidated a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:527 Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions: appropriations
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§527. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions: appropriations The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this Part shall commence on March 1, 1974, and shall be completed on or before thirty days thereafter, and it is hereby spec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:528 Agencies created at same session
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§528. Agencies created at same session In the event that any other laws are enacted at this 1973 Extraordinary Session which create and provide for boards or other agencies charged with the functions of the administration, enforcement, management or operation of matters and facil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:541 General power; secretary; requirements
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§541. General power; secretary; requirements To accomplish the purposes of this Chapter, the secretary is authorized to: (1) Employ such officers, agents, employees, and professional personnel, including legal counsel, as he deems necessary for the performance of his powers and d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:542 Administration and enforcement
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§542. Administration and enforcement A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the provisions of R.S. 30:6, 30:8, 30:13, and 30:15 shall apply to the administration and enforcement of this Chapter. B. The legal counsel employed or retained by the commissioner, when authori…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:543 Suit by party in interest upon commissioner's failure to sue
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§543. Suit by party in interest upon commissioner's failure to sue If the commissioner fails to bring suit within ten days to restrain a violation as provided in Subsection C of R.S. 30:542 any person in interest adversely affected by the violation who has notified the commission…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:544 Violation; penalties, civil and criminal
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§544. Violation; penalties, civil and criminal A.(1) Any person who shall be determined by the secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to have violated any provision of this Chapter or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated or issued under this Chapter shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:545 Noncompliance not excused by contractual obligations
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§545. Noncompliance not excused by contractual obligations Noncompliance with the provisions of this Chapter, or with rules, regulations, or orders issued by the commissioner under this Chapter may not be excused on the basis of any private contractual obligation. No person who c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:546 General powers to control natural resources and energy
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§546. General powers to control natural resources and energy A. The secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy shall have the powers and duties of: (1) Developing a program for the equitable distribution of energy supplies in Louisiana. (2) Preparing and implementing …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:547 Extraction of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons not prohibited; not regulated as natural gas
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§547. Extraction of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons not prohibited; not regulated as natural gas The commissioner shall not have the authority to prohibit the extraction of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas, nor shall these hydrocarbons be regulated as intrastate n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:548 Exercise of powers
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§548. Exercise of powers The secretary of conservation shall exercise his powers so as to provide, under the priorities hereinafter set forth, to the maximum extent practicable, for: (1) Protection of public health, safety, and welfare (including maintenance of hospitals, juvenil…