Fireworks continue from the Louisiana legislature on CCS. Since our previous post covering the legislative session, the filed CCS bills now include:
- HB 10, which would remove expropriation authority from all CCS activity.[1]
- HB 35, which would prevent the Commissioner of Conservation from permitting any activity related to CCS in St. Helena Parish.[2]
- HB120, which would prohibit above-surface structures on Lake Maurepas and Lake Ponchartrain.[3]
- HB 267, which would place a ten-year moratorium on CCS activity involving Lake Maurepas and the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area.[4]
- HB 308, which would require Environmental Impact Statements for CCS activity involving Lake Maurepas and the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area.[5]
- HB 312, which would remove the statutory damage cap for claims against CCS entities and impose strict liability for damages.[6]
- HB 453, which would prohibit all CCS facilities except in the Gulf of Mexico.[7]
- HB 454, which would prohibit all CCS activity in a parish until approved in that parish at a referendum election for that purpose.[8]
- SB 141, which would make a limited grammatical change to clean-up a certain CCS provision.[9]
- HB 571, which would make comprehensive changes to the CCS statutes, including notice provisions to local authorities, allocation of funds to local authorities, and increased financial and regulatory requirements on operators.[10]
We will continue to provide updates on this blog as the legislative session proceeds.
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