LA HB353

Increases setback requirements for Class VI injection wells and CO2 transmission pipelines from 500 feet to one-half mile from inhabited dwellings, schools, healthcare facilities, and houses of worship, and requires 60-day advance notice to all residences and businesses within two miles of proposed construction

Establishes criminal penalties of up to $25,000 per day and one year imprisonment for willful or knowing violations of reporting and recordkeeping requirements for carbon dioxide storage facilities

Requires storage facility operators to obtain financial security or insurance covering remediation costs, equipment damages, and expenses for any contamination of public water systems within the area of review

Mandates emergency response plans for both storage facilities and transmission pipelines, including community notification systems tested semiannually, continuing training for first responders, and annual tabletop exercises

Imposes strict liability on storage facility and transmission pipeline owners for all damages including wrongful death, bodily injury, and property damage from unauthorized carbon dioxide releases, and requires continuous groundwater monitoring with immediate provision of alternative water supplies if contamination occurs