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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 39
BY SENATOR LONG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MINERALS. Provides that a nonexclusive geophysical permittee will pay the permit fee to
the office of mineral resources. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 30:215(A), relative to nonexclusive geophysical permits; to2
provide certain terms, conditions, and requirements for certain nonexclusive3
geophysical permits; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 30:215(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง215. Nonexclusive geophysical permits7
A. A nonexclusive permit to conduct seismic, geophysical, or geological8
surveying upon state-owned lands, including water bottoms, shall be valid for one9
year from the date of issuance. However, if operations commence within the year10
and are ceased due to unforeseen circumstances, the term may be extended for up to11
one year from the cessation of operations by the secretary of Department of Natural12
Resources. The permittee shall pay to the office of mineral resources at the time13
of application for the seismic permit a fee. Such fee shall be determined by the14
State Mineral and Energy Board at least every twelve month months or more as15
often as necessary. The fee shall be based upon market value but shall be no more16
than thirty dollars and no less than five dollars per acre.17 SB NO. 39
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not2
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature3
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If4
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become5
effective on the day following such approval.6
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
Present law provides for the payment of fees for nonexclusive geophysical permits.
Proposed law requires the permittee to pay permit fees to the office of mineral resources at
the time of application and provides that the State Mineral and Energy Board may determine
fees every twelve months or as often as necessary.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 30:215(A))