Louisiana 2025 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB696

Introduced

5/21/25

Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Replaces Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration

Provides relative to landowner liability for carbon dioxide sequestration

Provides relative to carbon capture and sequestration (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

Authorizes unitization for carbon dioxide sequestration

Authorizes unitization for carbon dioxide sequestration

Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

Removes eminent domain authority for carbon dioxide sequestration

Authorizes parishes to levy a tax on carbon dioxide injected for geologic sequestration

Requires a local election for the approval of carbon dioxide sequestration within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides relative to liability and damages resulting from carbon sequestration

Public health: pandemic protocols.

Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Certification of thermal powerplants: data centers.

California Safe Drinking Water Act: wildfire aftermath: benzene testing.

Emergency backup generators: critical facilities: exemptions.

California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: renewable hydrogen production assessment.

Hydrogen production facilities: certification and environmental review.

Emergency backup generators: critical facilities: exemptions.