RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 332 (HB 400) 2015 Regular Session Schexnayder
New law authorizes the commissioner of conservation to promulgate rules for the regulation
of the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of a liquefied natural gas facility
within the state.
Prior law provides that the commissioner of conservation has the authority to regulate all
public and private natural gas distribution systems for safety purposes except where
prohibited by federal law. New law authorizes the commissioner to regulate people engaged
in the transportation of gas or those who own or operate intrastate pipelines and requires state
regulations to be consistent with federal rules and regulations.
Prior law authorizes the commissioner of conservation to certify to the U.S. secretary of
transportation that the state has regulatory jurisdiction over the safety standards of intrastate
pipelines. New law authorizes the commissioner to certify to the U.S. Dept. of
Transportation that the state has jurisdiction over the safety standards and practices of
intrastate pipelines and liquified natural gas facilities and the transportation of gas and
liquified natural gas associated with those facilities.
New law specifically provides that, except as provided in federal law, the commissioner does
not have authority to regulate safety standards for interstate gas pipelines or the
transportation of gas through those pipelines.
Effective Aug. 1, 2015.
(Amends R.S. 30:551(B) and 703; Adds R.S. 30:4(P) and 551(C) and (D))