Title 30, Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:652 Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos
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§652. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:653 Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos
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§653. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:654 Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos
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§654. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:655 Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos
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§655. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:656 Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos
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§656. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:657 Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos
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§657. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:681 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§681. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 482, §2 eff. July 13, 1977
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:681.1 Legislative findings
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§681.1. Legislative findings The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds that: (1) The state of Louisiana and the nation are rapidly depleting their reserves of oil and natural gas upon which the United States as a whole is heavily dependent for its energy requirements. (2) States …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:681.2 Definitions
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§681.2. Definitions For the purpose of this Subpart: (1) "Commissioner" means the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy. (2) "Department" means the Department of Conservation and Energy of the state of Louisiana. (3) "Geothermal resources" means: (a) all products…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:681.3 State Department of Conservation; powers, duties
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§681.3. State Department of Conservation; powers, duties A. The State Department of Conservation shall be responsible for the effective management and coordination of a state geothermal and geopressure energy research and development program. B. Such program shall include: (1) th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:681.4 Participation by state, federal and private agencies; funds
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§681.4. Participation by state, federal and private agencies; funds A. The department is authorized to utilize the expertise, knowledge, equipment, and personnel available from other state agencies, from the federal government, or from the private sector in carrying out its respo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:681.5 Reports to legislature
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§681.5. Reports to legislature The department shall maintain accurate records of the progress of this program and shall make annual reports to the governor and the Joint Legislative Committee on Natural Resources as to such progress, discoveries, and needed legislation. Added by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:691 Liquefied petroleum gas; defined
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§691. Liquefied petroleum gas; defined "Intrastate liquefied petroleum gas" is defined as those gases derived from petroleum or natural gas which are in a gaseous state at normal temperature and pressure and those maintained in the liquid state at normal atmospheric temperature b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:692 Application of Chapter
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§692. Application of Chapter Except as may otherwise specifically be provided in the constitution of this state, the provisions of this Chapter, including the powers, duties and functions of the commissioner and the Louisiana Energy Commission, shall apply to intrastate liquefied…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:7 Orders fixing allowable productions; hearing to determine initial
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§7. Orders fixing allowable productions; hearing to determine initial schedules; old fields, hearing unnecessary, summary hearing A. An order fixing allowable production of oil or gas or making changes therein for any month or other period shall be issued by the commissioner on o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:701 Short title
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§701. Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Law". Acts 1987, No. 794, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:702 Definitions
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§702. Definitions As used in this Part, the following words and phrases have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them: (1) "Hazardous liquid" means: (a) Petroleum or any petroleum product, except as specifically excluded in this Paragraph, and (b) Any substance or material which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:703 Regulatory designation
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§703. Regulatory designation A. The secretary shall be the authority to regulate persons engaged in the transportation of hazardous liquids or who own or operate intrastate pipeline facilities for the transportation of hazardous liquids. The secretary shall establish by regulatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:704 Administration and enforcement
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§704. Administration and enforcement A. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the provisions of R.S. 30:6, 30:8, 30:13, 30:15 and 30:21 shall apply to the administration and enforcement of this Part. B. The secretary may employ such officers, agents, employees, and professio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:705 Violation; civil and criminal penalties
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§705. Violation; civil and criminal penalties 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 Part or any final rule, final regulation promulgated or order issued under this Part shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:706 Fees
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§706. Fees In order to implement this Part, every person engaged in the transportation of hazardous liquids or who owns or operates intrastate pipeline facilities for the transportation of hazardous liquids shall be assessed an annual fee which shall not exceed forty-four dollars…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:707 Collection of fees
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§707. Collection of fees A. The annual fees imposed by R.S. 30:706 shall be paid to the department no later than January fifteenth of each year on forms to be prescribed by the secretary. If any person fails to pay the fees imposed by this Part, the secretary may proceed to enfor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:71 Citation
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§71. Citation This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Abandoned Oilfield Waste Site Law". Acts 1986, No. 892, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:72 Policy and purpose
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§72. Policy and purpose A. The legislature finds and declares that: (1) Oilfield wastes in abandoned pits, ponds, lagoons, landfills, or other sites can pose a present and future hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare. (2) State laws and regulations must comprehensively…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:721 Definitions
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§721. Definitions "Coal or lignite slurry transportation" is defined as the transportation through a pipeline in the state of Louisiana of coal, lignite or any mixture of substances which includes coal or lignite, in any form. Added by Acts 1977, No. 561, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:722 Application
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§722. Application A. Except as may otherwise be specifically provided by the constitution of this state, the provisions of Parts I, II and III of this Chapter, including the powers, duties and functions of the secretary, shall apply to coal or lignite slurry transportation. B. Th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:723 Expropriation authority
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§723. Expropriation authority A. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 19:8, coal or lignite slurry pipeline owners or operators otherwise licensed and permitted to operate in Louisiana by order of the secretary shall possess the right of expropriation with authority to expropriate p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:724 Number of pipelines
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§724. Number of pipelines Unless otherwise specified in the original right of way agreement, only one pipeline shall be located on the right of way. Additional pipelines may be located thereon only with the written permission of the landowner. Added by Acts 1977, No. 561, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:73 Definitions
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§73. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context or use clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Commissioner" means the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy or his authorized represe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:731 Definitions
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§731. Definitions As used in this Part, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them: (1) "Compressed natural gas" means natural gas designated for vehicular use that is under pressures exceeding twenty-four hundred pounds per square inch. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:732 Regulation of compressed natural gas
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§732. Regulation of compressed natural gas The secretary shall have the authority to regulate all activities related to the safety of compressed natural gas and shall establish by regulation minimum safety standards for compressed natural gas compression and conversion equipment …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:74 Abandoned oilfield waste sites; notification; clean up
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§74. Abandoned oilfield waste sites; notification; clean up A.(1) Whenever any responsible person, owner, or operator of any abandoned waste site obtains information that indicates that oilfield waste is spilling, discharging, or otherwise escaping into, or on any land or water w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:75 Abandoned oilfield waste sites; declaration
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§75. Abandoned oilfield waste sites; declaration A. A site may be declared to be an abandoned oilfield waste site by the commissioner upon a finding that the site: (1) Has received for storage, treatment, or disposal or now contains or emits wastes that are identified, classified…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:76 Oilfield waste site cleanup
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§76. Oilfield waste site cleanup Except as provided in R.S. 30:77 in any cases where monies are expended to conduct investigative, testing, control, pit, or other cleanup activities at a waste site, the commissioner shall institute a civil action to recover from any responsible p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:77 Cooperative agreements
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§77. Cooperative agreements The commissioner may enter into a cooperative agreement and may disburse monies from the Fund to any person, private trust, association, committee, or other entity for the purpose of evaluation, investigation, testing, containment, and cleanup of speci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:78 Easements, rights-of-way, eminent domain
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§78. Easements, rights-of-way, eminent domain A. When an oilfield waste site is declared to be abandoned, the commissioner, under the police powers of the state, may, for the duration of the cleanup operations and without compensation to the landowner, except for actual damages t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:79 Recordation of notice of abandoned oilfield waste sites by landowner
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§79. Recordation of notice of abandoned oilfield waste sites by landowner A. In addition to the notice required under R.S. 30:74, any landowner who has notified the department that his property contains an abandoned oilfield waste site or who owns property which has been identifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:8 Subpoenas and production of records; service; excuses for disobedience; enforcement
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§8. Subpoenas and production of records; service; excuses for disobedience; enforcement of subpoenas A.(1) The secretary may subpoena witnesses and require their attendance and the giving of testimony before him. He may require the production of any books, papers, or records mate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:80 Citation
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§80. Citation This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Oilfield Site Restoration Law". Acts 1993, No. 404, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:800 Policy
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§800. Policy It is declared to be the policy of Louisiana that: (1) The rapid and orderly development of geothermal resources within the state of Louisiana is in the interest of the people of the state of Louisiana; (2) In developing the state's geothermal resources, the primary …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:801 Definitions
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§801. Definitions (1) "Geothermal resources" means: (a) All products of geothermal processes, including both "hydropressured" reservoirs (normal or below normal pressure) and "geopressured" reservoirs (above normal), embracing indigenous steam, hot water, hot brines and hydropres…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:802 Regulation of exploration, drilling, production and subsurface disposal
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§802. Regulation of exploration, drilling, production and subsurface disposal A. Full regulatory authority over all geothermal exploration, drilling, development, and production as well as subsurface disposal of geothermal waters and/or waste is hereby vested in the Department of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:803 Conservation and environmental protection
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§803. Conservation and environmental protection In all cases, a lessee under a geothermal lease or an owner shall conduct his exploration, drilling, development, production operations and disposal methods using all reasonable precautions to protect the environment and to prevent …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:804 Jurisdiction over state geothermal resources and products
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§804. Jurisdiction over state geothermal resources and products The State Mineral and Energy Board is hereby vested with exclusive authority to lease for the exploration, development, production, and distribution of geothermal resources and the byproducts thereof any lands belong…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:805 Leasing procedures
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§805. Leasing procedures Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, applications for state geothermal leases, the inspection of the lands, the quantity of land to be obtained in a single lease, the advertisement for bids, the bidding procedures and the board's authority to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:806 Terms; rentals; royalties
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§806. Terms; rentals; royalties A. All state geothermal leases shall be granted for a maximum primary term of ten years and so long thereafter as geothermal operations are being conducted or geothermal resources are being produced or utilized in commercial quantities. B. Where a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:807 Regulations of board
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§807. Regulations of board The mineral board is hereby authorized to incorporate such additional customary provisions in a state geothermal lease and to adopt such additional regulations governing the administration and management of such leases that are not inconsistent with the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:808 Records; execution of documents; disposition and appropriation of funds
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§808. Records; execution of documents; disposition and appropriation of funds A. The maintenance of records, the execution of division orders and other documents and the handling and distribution of all bonuses, rentals, royalties, shut-in payments or other sums payable to the st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:809 Preservation of rights
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§809. Preservation of rights A. The respective rights of the lessees under oil, gas, and mineral leases and of the lessees under geothermal leases are intended to be compatible and to be exercised reasonably by one with due regard to the other. However, in the event of conflict, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:81 Policy and purpose
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§81. Policy and purpose A. The legislature finds and declares that: (1) A present and future benefit to the environment, public health, safety, and welfare would be to clean up, close, and restore oilfield sites. (2) State laws and regulations must comprehensively address those s…