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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1 Department established; appointment of secretary; jurisdiction
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§1. Department established; appointment of secretary; jurisdiction A. There is established the state Department of Conservation and Energy, hereinafter referred to in this Subtitle as the department. The department shall be directed and controlled by a secretary, who shall be app…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:10 Agreements for drilling units; pooling interests; terms and conditions; expenses
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§10. Agreements for drilling units; pooling interests; terms and conditions; expenses A.(1) When two or more separately owned tracts of land are embraced within a drilling unit which has been established by the secretary as provided in R.S. 30:9(B), the owners may validly agree b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:10.1 Authority of governor with advice of the secretary to enter unitization agreements
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§10.1. Authority of governor with advice of the secretary to enter unitization agreements affecting the production from state and federal waterbottoms A. Offshore production agreement. The governor or his designee is authorized to enter into an Offshore Production Agreement with …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.1 Citation
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§101.1. Citation This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program". Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2025, No. 458, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2025. NOTE: See R.S. 30:101.15 regarding t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.10 Secretary annual report to the legislature
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§101.10. Secretary annual report to the legislature A. The secretary shall submit to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment before March first an annual report that reviews the extent to which the program has enabled…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.11 Geographical coverage; annual assessments
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§101.11. Geographical coverage; annual assessments A. The dedicated fund account as established in R.S. 30:101.9 shall be utilized to compensate commercial fishermen operating in Louisiana territorial waters which overlie state-owned waterbottoms which are contained within the co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.12 Promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations
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§101.12. Promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations A. In carrying out the provisions of this Part applicable to compensation to commercial fishermen for damage to their fishing gear, the secretary shall prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations for the filing, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.13 Disbursement of funds; eligibility; hearings
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§101.13. Disbursement of funds; eligibility; hearings A. Payments may be disbursed by the secretary from the dedicated fund account to compensate commercial fishermen for actual property damage suffered as a result of hitting or snagging an obstruction or hazard in the territoria…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.14 Facilities reports; survey of obstruction; labeling
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§101.14. Facilities reports; survey of obstruction; labeling A. The secretary shall prepare a detailed file of all structures and facilities located on state waterbottoms within the boundaries of the dedicated fund account. In developing the file, the secretary may require the ow…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.15 Termination date
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§101.15. Termination date The provisions of this Part shall terminate and have no effect after June 30, 2027. Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 2023. NOTE: Pursuant to its own terms, R.S. 30:101.15 will terminate after June 30, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.2 Policy and purpose
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§101.2. Policy and purpose A. The legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest and within the police power of this state to establish a fishermen's gear compensation and underwater obstruction removal program and a fishermen's gear compensation and underwater …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.3 Definitions
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§101.3. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context or use clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Account" means the Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Dedicated Fund A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.4 Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program
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§101.4. Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program A. The Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Program is hereby created within the office of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy and shall be administ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.5 Powers of the secretary
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§101.5. Powers of the secretary A. The powers of the secretary shall include without limitation the power to do the following: (1) Administer general oversight of expenditures or commitments to make expenditures from the dedicated fund account for the identification, inventory, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.7 Contracts; parties
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§101.7. Contracts; parties A. A contract for obstruction removal shall require a cash bond, performance bond, or other equivalent surety instrument approved by the secretary, and shall require a formal bid process. A project which the secretary has declared in writing to be an em…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.8 Liability
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§101.8. Liability The secretary shall not be liable for any damages arising from an act or omission if the act or omission is part of a good faith effort to carry out the purpose of this Part. Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2022, No. 100, §2, eff. July 1, 20…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:101.9 Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Dedicated
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§101.9. Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Removal Dedicated Fund Account A. There is hereby established a statutorily dedicated fund account in the custody of the state treasurer to be known as the Fishermen's Gear Compensation and Underwater Obstruction Re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:102 Lessees to notify lessors of the termination of mineral leases
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§102. Lessees to notify lessors of the termination of mineral leases Within ninety days after the expiration of: (1) Production under a mineral lease previously maintained by production and (2) all other rights to maintain that lease, the lessee or his assigns shall notify the le…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:103 Operators to report to owners amount of oil or gas produced
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§103. Operators to report to owners amount of oil or gas produced Operators taking or producing oil or gas from lands who do not market through a pipeline company shall report monthly to each owner of an oil or gas interest in the lands. These monthly reports shall show the amoun…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:103.1 Operators and producers to report to owners of unleased oil, gas, or brine interests
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§103.1. Operators and producers to report to owners of unleased oil, gas, or brine interests A. Whenever there is included within a drilling unit, as authorized by the secretary, lands producing oil, gas, brine, or any combination thereof upon which the operator or producer has n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:103.2 Failure to report; penalty
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§103.2. Failure to report; penalty Whenever the operator or producer permits ninety calendar days to elapse from completion of the well and thirty additional calendar days to elapse from date of receipt of written notice by certified mail from the owner or owners of unleased oil,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:104 Failure to report punishable; fine
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§104. Failure to report punishable; fine Whoever fails to make the reports, required of him by R.S. 30:103 shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars for each failure to report to any individual royalty or mineral owner.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1051 §§1051 to 1150 .96 redesignated as Subtitle II of Title 30 (R.S
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§1051. §§1051 to 1150 .96 redesignated as Subtitle II of Title 30 (R.S. 30:2001 to 2396)
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:108 R.S
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§108. R.S. 30:105 to 30:106 not applicable to state lands R.S. 30:105 to 30:1061 shall not apply to minerals produced from lands belonging to the state. 1Repealed. See, now, R.S. 31:210.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:11 Allocation of allowable production
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§11. Allocation of allowable production A. Whenever the commissioner limits the total amount of oil, gas, or brine which may be produced, the commissioner shall allocate the allowable production among the fields. This allocation shall be made on a reasonable basis, giving, to eac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:11.1 Filing and recording of orders creating drilling or production units
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§11.1. Filing and recording of orders creating drilling or production units Within thirty days after the issuance thereof, the secretary of the state of Louisiana shall cause to be filed and recorded in the conveyance records of the parish or parishes in which the immovable prope…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1101 Short title
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§1101. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act". Acts 2009, No. 517, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1102 Policy; jurisdiction
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§1102. Policy; jurisdiction A. It is declared to be in the public interest for a public purpose and the policy of Louisiana that: (1) Carbon dioxide is a valuable commodity to the citizens of the state. (2) It is the public policy of Louisiana and the purpose of this Chapter to p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1103 Definitions
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§1103. Definitions Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this Section have the following meaning when found in this Chapter: (1) "Area of review" means the region surrounding a geologic sequestration project where underground sources of drinking water may be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1104 Duties and powers of the secretary; rules and regulations; permits
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§1104. Duties and powers of the secretary; rules and regulations; permits A. The department's actions under this Chapter shall be directed and controlled by the secretary. The secretary shall have authority to: (1) Regulate the development and operation of storage facilities and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1104.1 Environmental analysis
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§1104.1. Environmental analysis A. The applicant for a permit for a Class VI injection well shall submit an environmental analysis as part of the permit application. B. The environmental analysis required by this Section shall be used to satisfy the public trustee requirements of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1104.2 Unitization
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§1104.2. Unitization A. In order to promote the orderly development of the state's geologic storage resources, to ensure that these resources are developed in an efficient, fair, and equitable manner, and to prevent waste thereof, upon the application of a storage operator, the c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1105 Hearings; notice; public records
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§1105. Hearings; notice; public records A. All public hearings under this Chapter shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 30:6. In addition to the requirements of R.S. 30:6, any notice required pursuant to this Chapter shall also be provided to the governing authori…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1106 Underground injection control
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§1106. Underground injection control A. The commissioner shall have authority to perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, relating to this state's participation in the underground injection c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1107 Certificates of public convenience and necessity; certificate of completion of
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§1107. Certificates of public convenience and necessity; certificate of completion of injection operations A.(1) The secretary shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a certificate of completion of injection operations to each person applying therefor if,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1107.1 Reporting; recordkeeping
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§1107.1. Reporting; recordkeeping A. The owner or operator of a permitted Class VI well shall provide quarterly reports to the commissioner containing, at a minimum, the following: (1) Any changes to the physical, chemical, and other relevant characteristics of the carbon dioxide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1107.2 Emergency preparedness
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§1107.2. Emergency preparedness A. Prior to the commencement of carbon dioxide injection, an owner or operator of a storage facility shall have in place an emergency and remedial response plan as required by the administrative rules regarding Class VI injection wells and shall pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1108 Eminent domain; expropriation
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§1108. Eminent domain; expropriation A.(1) Any storage operator is hereby authorized, after obtaining any permit and any certificate of public convenience and necessity from the secretary required by this Chapter, to exercise the power of eminent domain and expropriate needed pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1109 Cessation of storage operations; limited liability release
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§1109. Cessation of storage operations; limited liability release A.(1) Fifty years after cessation of injection into a storage facility, or any other time frame established on a site-specific basis by application of the rules regarding the time frame for a storage operator's pos…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1109.1 Landowner liability limitation
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§1109.1. Landowner liability limitation A. A landowner shall not assume or have any liability associated with or related to carbon dioxide, at any time, by the mere fact of being a landowner or by the mere fact of entering a contract to allow his property to be used for geologic …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:111 Payment for materials furnished or used in drilling well; market price
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§111. Payment for materials furnished or used in drilling well; market price Owners of unleased mineral interests and lessees in any drilling unit authorized by the department of conservation of this state, shall not be liable or obligated to pay to the operator or producer for m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1110 Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund
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§1110. Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund A.(1) There is hereby established a fund in the custody of the state treasurer to be known as the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", which shall constitute a special custodial trust …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1111 Site-specific trust accounts
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§1111. Site-specific trust accounts A. If a storage facility site is transferred from one party to another, not including a transfer to the state pursuant to R.S. 30:1109, a site-specific trust account may be established to separately account for each such site for the purpose of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1112 Notice of geologic storage agreements; notice of Class VI injection well permits;
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§1112. Notice of geologic storage agreements; notice of Class VI injection well permits; maps; recordation A. Notice of geologic storage agreement. (1) In lieu of recording an agreement for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide or any amendment or modification thereof, as provid…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1113 Siting requirements
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§1113. Siting requirements No Class VI injection wellhead shall be located within five hundred feet of the following: (1) Inhabited dwellings not owned by the storage operator or any owner in interest bound by a contract with the storage operator that allows for location of a Cla…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1114 Groundwater quality monitoring
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§1114. Groundwater quality monitoring The owner or operator of a storage facility shall conduct periodic testing and monitoring of ground water quality above the confining zone and shall report the testing and monitoring conducted to the commissioner semiannually. Acts 2024, No. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1115 Notifications regarding applications
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§1115. Notifications regarding applications A. Every applicant for a Class VI permit or Class V permit related to a geologic sequestration project shall comply with the following: (1) In order for an application for a Class VI permit to be deemed administratively complete, the ow…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:112 Mineral lessee's address, secretary of state as agent to receive notices
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§112. Mineral lessee's address, secretary of state as agent to receive notices A. A mineral lease shall include the lessee's complete address. The lessee shall be responsible for informing the lessor of any subsequent change in address. B. If a certified letter addressed to the l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1131 Permits for renewable energy batteries
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§1131. Permits for renewable energy batteries A. No battery used for renewable energy storage facilities shall be installed without the operator first obtaining a permit for installation from the Department of Conservation and Energy. B. No permit shall be issued without proof of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 30:1141 Permits for wind energy
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§1141. Permits for wind energy A. No onshore wind project shall be constructed or completed without a permit issued by the Department of Conservation and Energy. B. No permit shall be issued without proof of financial security and a decommissioning plan. C. The secretary shall pr…
