ENROLLED
ACT No. 277
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 465
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(e) and to repeal R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(d)(xiv), (xvi), (xviii), (xx), and
3 (xxi), relative to fees collected by the commissioner of conservation; to provide for
4 fees for activities regulated by the office of conservation; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(e) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง21. Fees and charges of the commissioner of conservation; revisions; exceptions;
9 collections; Oil and Gas Regulatory Fund; creation; amounts; requirements
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11 B.(1)
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13 (e) For the purposes of this Paragraph, exploration and production waste
14 shall not include produced brine, produced water, or salvageable hydrocarbons
15 bound for permitted salvage oil operators. There shall be a monthly fee payable to
16 the office of conservation of two cents per barrel of exploration and production waste
17 delivered, as reported on a form prescribed by the department to collect commercial
18 facilities monthly report of waste receipts, from the original generator of the waste
19 to the following facilities:
20 (i) Office of conservation permitted off-site commercial facilities.
21 (ii) Transfer stations permitted by the office of conservation for waste
22 transfer to out-of-state treatment or disposal facilities.
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1 (iii) Any other legally permitted Louisiana off-site waste storage, treatment,
2 or disposal facilities also approved by the office of conservation for the receipt of
3 exploration and production waste.
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5 Section 2. R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(d)(xiv), (xvi), (xviii), (xx), and (xxi) are hereby repealed
6 in their entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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