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LA HB548

Bill

Status

Passed

7/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy LaCombe

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes distribution framework for carbon dioxide sequestration revenue from state agency-owned lands, with 30% going to parish governing authorities within the storage facility's area of review and the remainder to either the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund (for LDWF property) or the state general fund (for other state agencies)

  • Requires state agencies or the Office of Mineral Resources to submit monthly reports to the Department of Treasury and relevant parish governing authorities itemizing collections from injection operations

  • Defines "injection-based revenue" to include injection fees, minimum guaranteed annual payments, and other revenue from injection operations, while excluding bonuses, rentals, pipeline rights-of-way, and surface use payments

  • Protects donation agreements accepted by the state prior to August 1, 2025 involving wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, or public hunting grounds from being breached by these provisions

  • Provides that if a future carbon dioxide injection tax is enacted with parish dedications, state agency payments to local governments under this act would be reduced by any tax revenue already received by those parishes

Legislative Description

Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms

ENERGY

Last Action

Effective date: 08/01/2025.

7/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources5/28/2025
Natural Resources and Environment4/4/2025

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