House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
April 29, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB4
CHARLES OWEN
ENERGY/CONSERVATION
- Authorizes a parish governing authority to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within its parish
HB75
MCCORMICK
ENERGY/CONSERVATION
- Provides relative to compensation for pore space owners (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB353
MACK
ENERGY
- Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)
HB380
SCHAMERHORN
ENERGY/CONSERVATION
- Removes eminent domain authority for carbon dioxide sequestration
HB522
MCCORMICK
ENERGY/CONSERVATION
- Places a moratorium on carbon dioxide sequestration (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB537
SCHAMERHORN
ENVIRONMENT/QUALITY
- Authorizes liens for victims of CO2 pipeline disasters (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB553
SCHAMERHORN
ENERGY/CONSERVATION
- Prohibits the exercise of eminent domain or unitization for a pipeline that carries carbon dioxide
HB568
CARRIER
ENERGY/CONSERVATION
- Establishes public safety and accountability procedures applicable to carbon capture and storage projects (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
HB601
GEYMANN
ENERGY
- Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration
SB73
REESE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
- Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25)
OTHER BUSINESS
Consideration and adoption of 2024 Regular Session, 2024 2nd Extraordinary Session, and 2024 3rd Extraordinary Session committee minutes
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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