LA HB694

Raises the evidentiary standard for challenging a Department-approved remediation plan from "preponderance of evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence" that the plan is "arbitrary and capricious"

Removes the requirement for landowner consent when the Department applies exceptions to Statewide Order No. 29-B (including RECAP standards) in determining remediation plans

Limits non-remediation damages to fair market value of the property as if it had no environmental damage, and requires economic loss damages to be proven by clear and convincing evidence

Directs all appeals of judgments adopting the "most feasible plan" to the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, removing de novo review

Applies to any case where the court has not approved a most feasible plan on or before January 1, 2026