Provides for a moratorium on permits allowing underground storage of hazardous wastes, natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, Class III brine extraction from or near a salt dome drilling through or into such underground storage reservoirs near salt domes or adjacent caverns, and to expand the requirements for such operations near moderate and catastrophic disasters such as sinkholes and collapses in salt dome caverns. (8/1/13)
Prohibits the issuance of certain permits to create or convert a solution mined cavern in Vermilion and Iberia parishes. (gov sig)
Provides for solution mining injection wells and solution mined caverns
Requires notification of the proximity of property to a salt dome containing solution mining and storage caverns
Provides for permitting requirements of solution mining injection wells and solution mined caverns. (8/1/14)
Requires public notice for certain solution-mined cavern permits in Vermilion and Iberia parishes. (8/1/14)
Provides relative to the storage of hydrogen in underground reservoirs and salt domes
Provides relative to the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Provides relative to fines levied by the commissioner of conservation for certain violations. (2/3 - CA7s2.1(A)) (gov sig)
Requests the office of conservation to study the effect of implementing certain requirements for operators of salt dome caverns