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ACT No. 527
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 733
BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS AND SENATORS LONG, NEVERS, RISER,
THOMPSON, AND WAL SWORTH
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 3:1221, relative to carbon sequestration; to authorize participation in2
greenhouse gas emission reduction programs; to provide for the state's participation;3
and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 3:1221 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง1221. Carbon sequestration; emissions reduction of carbon dioxide and other7
greenhouse gases8
A. The commissioner is authorized to take all action necessary to ensure9
Louisiana's participation, to the fullest extent practicable, regarding carbon10
sequestration or the reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse11
gases from agriculture and forestry.12
B. The office of soil and water conservation of the Department of13
Agriculture and Forestry shall function as the state's agency for such participation.14
C. The provisions of this Section do not affect the authority of the Louisiana15
Department of Natural Resources or benefits, credits, or offsets derived from projects16
approved and undertaken by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in the17
coastal area.18
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: