SLS 18RS-435 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 456
BY SENATOR JOHNS
PRIVILEGES/LIENS. Amends the definition of operations in the Louisiana Oil Well Lien
Act. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal R.S. 9:4861(4)(b)(iii), relative to the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act; to provide for
3 the definition of operations; to remove the disposal of salt water or another waste
4 substance from the list of activities that is not included in the definition of
5 operations; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 9:4861(4)(b)(iii) is hereby repealed.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. W. Wiley.
DIGEST
SB 456 Original 2018 Regular Session Johns
Present law defines what is and is not operations for purposes of the Louisiana Oil Well Lien
Act, and includes salt water or another waste substance after placed in a means of
transportation for disposal, as an activity that is not included in operations.
Proposed law removes the disposal of salt water or another waste substance from the list of
activities that is not included in the definition of operations.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Repeals R.S. 9:4861(4)(b)(iii))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.