LA HB1156

Establishes comprehensive safety regulations for Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells, requiring permits, emergency response plans, financial security, and minimum 50-year post-injection monitoring periods before site closure

Mandates coordination with emergency responders before operations begin, including providing equipment to local fire departments and implementing emergency alert systems for CO2 releases

Sets strict siting requirements including injection points at least one mile below drinking water sources, confining zones at least 300 feet thick, and 500-foot setbacks from dwellings, schools, and healthcare facilities

Creates detailed pipeline safety standards covering design, construction, operation, and maintenance, including rupture-mitigation valves, accident reporting within one hour, and mandatory integrity management programs for high-consequence areas

Requires operators to maintain groundwater remediation plans and provide alternative potable water within 24 hours if monitoring indicates contamination of drinking water sources from storage facilities