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LA SB244
LA SB244Provides for the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Introduced
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
In Committee
06/03/2025
06/03/2025
Crossed Over
05/20/2025
05/20/2025
Passed
06/24/2025
06/24/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/24/2025
06/24/2025
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:1(section heading), (A), (B), and (C), the introductory paragraph of 3, 3(3), (6), (7), (9), and (18), 4(A), (B), introductory paragraph of (C), (C)(1)(a)(v) and (b), (14), (16)(b), (17)(b), introductory paragraph of (D), (D)(1), (2), (3), and (5), (E), (F), (G), (H), introductory paragraph of (I), (I)(1), (3), (4), (5), (9), and (11), (K), introductory paragraph of (L)(1), introductory paragraph of (M), (M)(3), (6)(b), (O)(1) and (2), (P), (Q), introductory paragraph of (R), and (T), introductory paragraph of 4.1(B), (C), (D), (E), (F)(1), (I), and (K), 4.2, 4.3, 5(A), (B), (C)(1), introductory paragraph of (2), (2)(d), (4), and (6), and (D)(1) and the introductory paragraph of (2), 5.1(A)(1), (2), introductory paragraph of (3), (3)(e), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), (B)(1), (2), and introductory paragraph of (3), (5), (7), (9), (10), (12), and (13), 5.2(A), (B), the introductory paragraph of (C), (E), (F), (G), and (H), 6, 6.1(A), (B), (C), (D)(1), and (F), 8(A)(1), (2), (3), and (4), and (B), introductory paragraph of 9(A), (B), (C), and (D), the introductory paragraph of 10(A), the introductory paragraph of (A)(1), the introductory paragraph of (A)(2), the introductory paragraph of (A)(2)(a)(i), (b)(ii)(ii), introductory paragraph of (vi), (vi)(bb), (c), (d), and (f), and (3), (B), and (C)(7), 10.1(B)(1), (3), (4), and (5), 11.1, 12(A), (B)(1), (2), (3), (4), introductory paragraph of (5), and (5)(f), and (C), 13, 14, 15, 18(A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)(a)(i) and (ii), (b), (c)(i)(ff), (ii), (iii), (d), and (e), and (B), 20(A) and (D), 21(A) and (B)(1)(a), (b), (c), the introductory paragraph of (d) and (e), and (2)(a) and (b), the introductory paragraphs of 22(B) and (C), (D), and (E), introductory paragraph of 23(B), (C), and (D), 23.1(A), 25(A)(2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), (D), (E), and (F), 26(A), the introductory paragraph of 27(A), (D), and (F), 28(A), (C), introductory paragraph of (D), (D)(2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), (F), (G), (H), introductory paragraph of (I)(1), (1)(a), (d), and (g), and (J), 29(A), (B)(1), (C)(1), (3)(a), (5), and (6)(b) and (c), (D)(1) through (3), (E)(1), (F), (H)(1), (I)(2) and (4), the introductory paragraph of (M)(1), and (M)(1)(c), 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, introductory paragraph of 61, 73(1), 74(A) and (B), 79(A), (B), and (C), 82(1), (6), (7), (11), and (14), 83(A)(5) and (7), 83.1(B)(3), 85(A)(3) and (C), 86(A)(2), (D)(8), (9), and (10), (E)(2) as enacted by Section 1 of Act 16 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, (6), and (7), (G), and (H), 87(A), introductory paragraph of (F)(1)(a), and introductory paragraph of (b) as enacted by Section 1 of Act 16 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, 88(B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (I), and introductory paragraph of (J), 88.1(A)(3) and (4), (C), (D), (E), (G), and (H), 88.2(C), introductory paragraph of (E), (E)(1), and (F), 89(A), (B), introductory paragraph of (C), (C)(2) and (3), and (D), 90(C), introductory paragraph of (D), (D)(1) and (4), and (E)(4), introductory paragraph of R.S. 30:91(A), 91(A)(1), (B)(1), (2)(a) and (c), (3), and (4), and (D), 92(A) and (C), introductory paragraph of R.S. 30:93(A), 94(A), introductory paragraph of (B)(1), (2)(b), and (3), and (C), 95(B), (C), and (D), 101.2(A), 101.3(2), 101.4, 101.5(A)(2), introductory paragraph of 101.6(A) and (B), 101.7(A), 101.8, introductory paragraph of 101.9(D), (D)(1) and (2), 101.10(A) and introductory paragraph of (B), 101.13(A) and (B)(2), and (C)(4), 101.14(A) and (B), introductory paragraph of R.S. 30:103.1(A), 121(A), (C), and (D), 125, 127.1(C)(10) and (11), and (D), 129(B)(1)(a), 135, 136.3(B)(1), (C) and (D), 143(D)(2) and (3), 148.8, 148.9(A)(1) and (2), 153, 172, the introductory paragraph of 209(4)(e), 209.1(A) and (B)(1), 413(A) and (B), 414(A), 502(D), 503(1), (2), (4), (6), and (8), 504, the introductory paragraph of 521(A) and 521(C), 524, 525, introductory paragraph of R.S. 30:541 and 541(2), 544(A) and (B), introductory paragraph of 546(A), (A)(5), (B), and (C), introductory paragraph of R.S. 30:548, 551, 557(A), (B), (C), (D), the introductory paragraph of (E), (E)(1), (F), and (G), 558(A), (B), (D), (F), (G), and (H), 559(A) and (C), 560(B), (C), and (D), 561(A), (B), and (C), 571, introductory paragraph of 572(1), (1)(f), (h), and (i), 603(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (G), 604, 681.1(5), (8), and (9), 681.2(2) and (3), 702(1), (2)(b), and (5), 703, 704(B), (C), (D), and (E), 705(A) and (B), 706, 707, 722, 723(A), (F), and (H), 731(1), 732, 802, 904(2), (4), (7), (9), (12), (20), 905(A), introductory paragraph of (B), (B)(2), (8), and (9), and (C), 905.1(A) and (B)(2), introductory paragraph of 905.3(A)(1), (B), (C), (E)(1), and (F), 906.1, 907(A) and introductory paragraph of (B), (B)(9), (11), (12), (13)(b), (15), (17), and (18), (C)(1), (D), (F), and (G), 908(A)(12) and (B), 915(B)(7), (9), (10)(f), (12), introductory paragraph of (15), (15)(e), (20), (22)(e), (25), introductory paragraph of (C)(2), (2)(d), introductory paragraph of (3), and (4), (D)(3) and (4), (E)(1), (4), and (5), 917(A)(1), introductory paragraph of (2), (2)(d), (3), (B), (D), (E), (F), and (G), 921, 1102, 1103(3), (14), and (15), introductory paragraph of 1104(A), 1104(A)(3), (9), (10), (B), introductory paragraph of (C), (D), (E), the introductory paragraph of 1107(A)(1), (A)(2), (B), (C), and the introductory paragraph of (D), 1108(A)(1), (B), and (D), introductory paragraph of 1109(A)(1), 1109(C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), 1110(A), (B)(1), introductory paragraph of (C), introductory paragraph of (C)(1), (1)(b), (f), (g), and (h), (2), and (3), introductory paragraph of (G), (H), and (I), 1115, 2200, 2455, and introductory paragraph of 2456(A), R.S. 31:115(C)(1)(b), R.S. 36:351, 352, 353, 354(A)(7), (10), (13), and (15), (B)(1)(b), (2), (4), (6), (8), (10), and (12), 355, 356, 357, 358, the introductory paragraphs of 359(A) and (B), (B)(1) and (2), and (C), R.S. 38:3072, 3073(8), introductory paragraph of 3076(A), (A)(3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (14)(b), and (24), (C), (D), (E), introductory paragraph of (F)(1), (F)(1)(b), and (2), 3077, 3078, 3079, 3081, 3083, 3087.136(4), 3087.138, 3092(2) and (4), 3093, the introductory paragraph of 3094(A), (A)(1) through (4), the introductory paragraph of 3094(B), (B)(7), the introductory paragraph of 3094(C), and (C)(1), 3097.1(C), 3097.2(1), (4), (7), and (9), 3097.3(A) and (B), the introductory paragraphs of 3097.3(C) and (C)(4)(a), (C)(4)(a)(v) and (b), and (8), (D), (E), (F)(1), the introductory paragraph of (2), the introductory paragraph of (d), and the introductory paragraph of (f), and (G), 3097.6(A), the introductory paragraphs of 3097.6(B) and (B)(3), 3097.8(A) and (C), the introductory paragraph of 3098(A), 3098(B) and (E), and 3098.1(4), R.S. 44:4.1(B)(19), R.S. 45:251(3), 252, and 255, R.S. 49:214.29(B) and 992(D)(7), R.S. 56:432.1(C)(2), 700.13(B), and 700.14(B), to enact R.S. 30:3(21)and (22), 4(C)(21) and (D)(6), 21.1, 29(C)(6)(d), 86(I) and (J), 93(C), Part VIII of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to
AI Summary
This bill provides for the Department of Energy and Natural Resources by making comprehensive changes to the organization, functions, and authorities of the department, which will be renamed the Department of Conservation and Energy.
The bill comprehensively restructures the department's organizational structure, creating new offices and redefining the roles of existing ones. Key changes include establishing offices of administration, permitting and compliance, enforcement, energy, state resources, and creating a Natural Resources Commission to provide coordination between state agencies. The bill gives the secretary expanded powers, including the ability to reorganize departments, delegate functions, and issue administrative directives.
The bill makes significant modifications to groundwater management, creating a more centralized approach to water resource management. It transfers the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District to the new department and establishes new provisions for groundwater conservation and management.
The legislation also introduces an optional administrative dispute resolution process for matters under the department's jurisdiction, allowing parties to voluntarily seek resolution through a hearing process with retired judges.
Other notable provisions include:
- Creating a Natural Resources Financial Security Fund
- Establishing a comprehensive water resource management program
- Modifying provisions related to oilfield site restoration
- Changing various definitions and regulatory processes related to energy, natural resources, and environmental management
The bill will take effect on October 1, 2025, with some sections becoming effective upon the governor's signature. It represents a major reorganization of Louisiana's approach to energy, conservation, and natural resource management, streamlining processes and creating more flexible administrative structures.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Effective date: See Act. (on 06/24/2025)
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