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LA HB589
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Les Farnum
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AI Summary
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Carbon dioxide transport pipelines cannot be constructed within 500 feet of inhabited dwellings, schools, or healthcare facilities
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Expands existing siting requirements in R.S. 30:1113, which already prohibits Class VI injection wellheads within 500 feet of these same locations
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Unlike the wellhead setback, the pipeline setback contains no exception for dwellings owned by the storage operator or properties bound by contract
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Amends Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 30, Section 1113 (Siting requirements)
Legislative Description
Requires a five hundred foot setback for carbon dioxide pipelines
ENERGY/PIPELINES
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
3/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and Environment2/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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