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LA Rev Stat § 30:84 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§84. Powers of the secretary

RS 84 - Powers of the secretary  A. The powers of the secretary shall include without limitation the power to do the following:  (1) Make expenditures or commitments to make expenditures from the fund or disburse funds for the restoration of oilfield sites as he deems necessary and appropriate, including but not limited to disbursement of monies in the fund pursuant to R.S. 30:86(E)(2) to pay principal, interest, and related costs in connection with the issuance of bonds.  (2) Disburse and approve expenditures or release monies from site-specific trust accounts for restoration of oilfield sites at any time during the life of the oilfield site.  (3) Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 994, §2.  (4) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations respecting the administration of this Part.  (5) Negotiate and execute contracts, upon such terms as he may agree upon, for legal, financial, engineering, construction, and other professional services necessary to meet the purpose of this Part.  (6) Perform such other specific functions as may be enumerated or envisioned by the provisions of this Part.  (7) The secretary shall maintain all oversight, supervisory, and fiscal responsibility imposed under the provisions of this Part which are not specifically conferred upon the commission.  B-C. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 994, §2.  D. The powers provided for in this Section shall be in addition to and shall not limit the powers conferred on the secretary in other provisions of this Subtitle or by any other provisions of any state or federal law or regulation.  Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 1995, No. 297, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 994, §§1, 2; Acts 2008, No. 384, §1; Acts 2016, No. 666, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 30:85 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§85. Powers of the assistant secretary

RS 85 - Powers of the assistant secretary A. The powers of the assistant secretary shall include without limitation the power to do the following, subject to the supervision of the secretary: (1) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations implementing the administration of this Part. (2) Perform such specific functions as may be enumerated by the provisions of this Part. (3) The assistant secretary shall perform all regulatory functions imposed by this Part. (4) Modify funding requirements of site-specific trust accounts either upon recommendation of the commission, the secretary, or upon his own determination, based upon changes in operation, site conditions, or trust account status. B. The assistant secretary, upon a finding of economic justification and with the concurrence of the commission, may authorize the closure and restoration of nonpriority orphaned oilfield sites by lots which are subject to bidding in large packages, the purpose being to economically decrease the total number of orphaned wells in the state of Louisiana, provided that such action does not reduce the number of priority sites that can be properly closed and restored in any fiscal year. C. The aforementioned powers shall be in addition to and shall not limit the powers conferred on the assistant secretary in other provisions in this Title or any other pertinent provision of any state or federal law or regulation. Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 1995, No. 297, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 994, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:89 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§89. Non-orphan site restoration

RS 89 - Non-orphan site restoration A. After due notice and hearing and upon certification from the assistant secretary that a responsible party has failed to undertake site restoration of an unusable oilfield site, the secretary or assistant secretary is authorized to disburse such funds as are necessary for site restoration from the site-specific trust account. B. The assistant secretary, upon notice and hearing, pursuant to rules adopted by the assistant secretary in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, may declare an oilfield site to be an unusable oilfield site. Upon failure of a responsible party to undertake site restoration as ordered by the assistant secretary, the secretary or assistant secretary is authorized to disburse such funds as are necessary for site restoration from the site-specific trust account. C. For sites restored pursuant to Subsections A and B of this Section, after site restoration has been completed and approved by the assistant secretary, funds from the site-specific trust account will be disbursed as follows: (1) The balance of the account existing in the site-specific trust account will be remitted to the responsible party. Such account shall thereafter be closed. (2) If the funds in the site-specific trust account are depleted prior to the payment of all site restoration costs, the department is authorized to collect the remainder of site restoration costs from the responsible party or ensure that the responsible party completes the site restoration to the satisfaction of the assistant secretary. (3) If the funds in the site-specific trust account are depleted prior to the payment of all site restoration costs, and if the assistant secretary declares that oilfield site to be an orphaned oilfield site, the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund shall contribute the balance of the restoration costs for that orphaned oilfield site. D. If a responsible party fails or is unable to restore a site and there is no site-specific trust account, the assistant secretary shall declare the site orphaned in accordance with R.S. 30:91(B). Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 1995, No. 297, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 994, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:89.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§89.1. Credits for judgments or compromises

RS 89.1 - Credits for judgments or compromises In the event an owner of a property interest in an oilfield site, or in other property affected by oil or gas exploration, development, or production activities on an oilfield site, obtains a final judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction, pursuant to the provisions of this Title or any other law or regulation or any obligation whatsoever, including but not limited to obligations imposed by contract or by law, or enters into a binding compromise, which judgment or compromise awards damages or other relief for injury to such property interest resulting from oil or gas exploration, development, or production activities on an oilfield site, including but not limited to damages equivalent to the costs of site assessment or restoration, or which judgment or compromise requires the performance of site assessment, restoration, or any other operations or activities on an oilfield site, in any action, judicial or administrative, by the state of Louisiana or any state agency to enforce any law or regulation with regard to the consequences of the same oil or gas exploration, development, or production activities on the same oilfield site, then solely to the extent that a judgment or compromise after June 30, 2006, is shown to have been satisfied or discharged by the actual performance of site restoration in accordance with the appropriate regulatory standards of the Department of Natural Resources, office of conservation at a minimum, or by actual site assessment, the party against whom such judgment was rendered, or who is obligated by such compromise, shall be given full credit against the obligation sought to be enforced by the state of Louisiana or any state agency, and such obligation shall be reduced proportionately, in amounts equal to the portion of such judgment or compromise paid, satisfied, or discharged or the costs of the performance of any site assessment, restoration, or other operations or activities required by such judgment or compromise. Acts 1995, No. 297, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2006, No. 312, §1, eff. June 8, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 30:90 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§90. Commission's annual report to the legislature

RS 90 - Commission's annual report to the legislature A. The commission shall submit to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, and the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality before March first an annual report that reviews the extent to which the fund has enabled the commission to better protect the environment and enhance the income of the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund. B. The commission shall generate a three-year plan which comprehensively addresses a balanced restoration of all oilfield sites in the state. The three-year plan shall include an inventory of all wells by classification, a timetable for implementation and completion of site restoration activities and set forth other goals and objectives of the commission. The commission will annually review the status of its three-year plan and shall generate successive three-year plans as needed. C. The assistant secretary shall furnish the commission with semiannual reports that review the efforts of the assistant secretary to assure proper and timely cleanup, closure, and restoration of oilfield sites. D. The assistant secretary's semiannual reports shall include: (1) The number of wells plugged by the assistant secretary. (2) The number of orphaned oilfield sites, including a breakdown of those which have been identified during the preceding year and those at which site restoration has been completed during the preceding year. (3) The number of producing and nonproducing oilfield sites. (4) The status of enforcement proceedings for all sites in violation of the assistant secretary's rules and the time period during which the sites have been in violation, including the status of the assistant secretary's attempts to recover reimbursement for restoration costs. E. The commission's annual report to the legislature shall include: (1) The number of wells plugged by the department. (2) The number of orphaned oilfield sites, including a breakdown of those which have been identified during the preceding year and those at which site restoration has been completed during the preceding year. (3) The number of producing and nonproducing oilfield sites. (4) The status of enforcement proceedings for all sites in violation of the assistant secretary's rules and the time period during which the sites have been in violation, including the status of the assistant secretary's attempts to recover reimbursement for restoration costs. (5) A report on the progress of the commission's three-year plan. (6) A projection of the amount of oilfield cleanup funds needed for the next year for site restoration. (7) The status of implementation of the provisions of this Part relating to possession and sale of equipment to recover site restoration costs. Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2008, No. 580, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:92 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§92. Orphan site restoration

RS 92 - Orphan site restoration  A. The assistant secretary is hereby authorized to conduct site restoration on any site declared to be an orphaned oilfield site. The secretary or assistant secretary may expend sums from the fund and enter into contracts for the purpose of site restoration.  B. Any contractor bidding for a contract to provide services for site restoration as provided in this Part shall take into account the salvage value of all equipment which shall be removed in the clean-up and restoration process and shall so stipulate and identify the value in his bid.  C. A contract for site assessment or site restoration shall require a formal bid process. All contracts herein shall be exempt from the provisions of the Public Bid Law and the Louisiana Procurement Code; however, before this exemption from the Public Bid Law and the Louisiana Procurement Code can be effective the assistant secretary shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to set forth the procedures, which, to the extent practicable, shall be in substantial compliance with the Public Bid Law and shall require a formal bid process. A project which the assistant secretary has declared in writing to be an emergency may employ a written and thoroughly documented informal bidding procedure in which bids are solicited from at least three bidders. All such contracts shall be reviewed prior to execution by the assistant secretary and all informally bid contracts shall be reviewed by the secretary.  Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 1995, No. 297, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 994, §1; Acts 2020, No. 242, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:94 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§94. Penalties

RS 94 - Penalties A. Failure of a responsible party to comply with its obligation under this Part may cause that responsible party to lose all rights of an operator under this Subtitle in the state of Louisiana. The assistant secretary may cancel forthwith any allowables and deny any permits until restitution is received by cashier's check for costs incurred by the assistant secretary under this Part. Costs shall include without limitation restoration costs, legal expenses, and interest. The fund shall be reimbursed for any expenditures made on behalf of the oilfield site. B.(1) The assistant secretary may withhold any permit application under this Subtitle to the following: (a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity which has been found to have violated Statewide Order 29-B. (b) Any partnership, corporation, or other entity for which a general partner, an owner of more than twenty-five percent ownership interest, or a trustee has, within the two years preceding the date on which the permit application is filed, held a position of ownership or control in another partnership, corporation, or other entity which has been found to have violated Statewide Order 29-B. (2) An individual or entity has committed a violation of Statewide Order 29-B if any one of the following has occurred: (a) On order finding the violation has been entered against the individual or entity, all appeals have been exhausted and the individual or entity is not in compliance or on a schedule for compliance with an order. (b) The assistant secretary and the individual or entity have entered into an agreed order relating to the alleged violation and the individual or entity is not in compliance or on a schedule for compliance with such order. (3) The assistant secretary shall not deny the permit application if: (a) The conditions that constituted the violation have been corrected. (b) All administrative, civil, and criminal penalties relating to the violation have been paid. (c) All costs and expenses relating to the violation have been paid. C. In addition to the foregoing, any person found by the assistant secretary to be in violation of any requirement of this Part, may be liable for a civil penalty, to be assessed by the assistant secretary or court, of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of the continued noncompliance. D. No penalty shall be assessed until the person charged shall have been given notice and an opportunity for a hearing on such charge. In determining whether or not a civil penalty is to be assessed and in determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the gravity of the violation and the demonstrated good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve rapid compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered. Acts 1993, No. 404, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:95 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§95. No inference of liability on the part of the state

RS 95 - No inference of liability on the part of the state  A. Nothing in this Part shall establish or create any liability or responsibility on the part of the commission or the state of Louisiana to pay any costs associated with site restoration from any sources other than the fund created by R.S. 30:86 or the funds established in connection with the issuance of bonds on behalf of the commission, at the direction of the secretary, pursuant to R.S. 30:83.1 nor shall the commission or the state of Louisiana have any liability or responsibility to make any payments for costs associated with site restoration if the trust created herein is insufficient to do so.  B. The secretary, assistant secretary, the commission, or their agents, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for purposes of site assessment or restoration.  C. The commission, the secretary, and the assistant secretary, and their agents, are not liable for any damages arising from an act or omission if the act or omission is part of a good faith effort to carry out the purpose of this Part.  D. No party contracting with the Department of Natural Resources, office of conservation, or the commission under the provisions of this Part shall be deemed to be a public employee or an employee otherwise subject to the provisions of Parts I through IV of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 1997, No. 994, §1; Acts 2016, No. 666, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 30:96 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§96. Nullification of Part

RS 96 - Nullification of Part This Part shall be null, void, and without effect upon the appropriation by the legislature of all or any portion of the monies in the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund for any use or purpose other than that provided for by this Part; provided however, upon the creation of a trust fund in the constitution of Louisiana for the purposes contained in this Part, the legislature may appropriate all of the monies in the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund to such constitutional trust fund. Acts 1993, No. 404, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:97 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§97. Implementation; trust accounts

RS 97 - Implementation; trust accounts The provisions of this Part regarding the implementation of site-specific trust accounts shall not be implemented until the rules and regulations pertaining to such trust accounts are finally adopted. Acts 1993, No. 404, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§101. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 50, §3

RS 101 - Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 50, §3
LA Rev Stat § 30:101.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§101.1. Citation

RS 101.1 - Citation This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Underwater Obstruction Removal Program". Acts 1997, No. 666, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:101.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§101.2. Policy and purpose

RS 101.2 - Policy and purpose NOTE: Subsection A eff. until July 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 114.   A. The legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest and within the police power of this state to establish an underwater obstruction removal program and an underwater obstruction removal fund to provide for the proper and timely identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions which are a hazard to navigation and commercial fishing in the state, to be administered by the assistant secretary of the office of conservation within the Department of Natural Resources. NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2021, No. 114, eff. July 1, 2022.   A. The legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest and within the police power of this state to establish an underwater obstruction removal program and an underwater obstruction removal dedicated fund account to provide for the proper and timely identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions which are a hazard to navigation and commercial fishing in the state, to be administered by the assistant secretary of the office of conservation within the Department of Natural Resources.  B. Nothing in this Part shall be deemed to alter or impair any rights and responsibilities established by contract between private parties.  Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 30:101.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§101.3. Definitions

RS 101.3 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context or use clearly indicates otherwise: NOTE: Paragraphs (1) through (3) eff. until July 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 114.   (1) "Assistant secretary" means the assistant secretary of the office of conservation within the Department of Natural Resources or his authorized representatives.  (2) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.  (3) "Fund" means the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund. NOTE: Paragraphs (1) through (3) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 114, eff. July 1, 2022.   (1) "Account" means the Underwater Obstruction Removal Dedicated Fund Account.  (2) "Assistant secretary" means the assistant secretary of the office of conservation within the Department of Natural Resources or his authorized representatives.  (3) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.  (4) "Program" means the Underwater Obstruction Removal Program.  (5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or his authorized representatives.  (6) "Underwater obstruction" means any obstacle, whether natural or manmade, which impedes normal navigation and commercial fishing on the navigable waters of the state.  Acts 1997, No. 666, §2; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 30:101.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§101.4. Underwater Obstruction Removal Program

RS 101.4 - Underwater Obstruction Removal Program A. The Underwater Obstruction Removal Program is hereby created within the office of the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, and shall be administered by the assistant secretary of the office of conservation. B. The assistant secretary shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Part and to provide for procedures for the identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions to navigation and commercial fishing. Acts 1997, No. 666, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:101.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§101.5. Powers of the secretary

RS 101.5 - Powers of the secretary A. The powers of the secretary shall include without limitation the power to do the following: (1) Administer general oversight of expenditures or commitments to make expenditures from the fund for the identification, inventory, and removal of underwater obstructions as he deems necessary and appropriate. (2) Maintain all supervisory and fiscal responsibility imposed under the provisions of this Part which are not specifically conferred upon the assistant secretary. (3) Perform such other specific functions as may be enumerated or envisioned by the provisions of this Part. B. The powers provided for in this Section shall be in addition to and shall not limit the powers conferred on the secretary in other provisions of this Title or by any other provisions of any state or federal law or regulation. Acts 1997, No. 666, §2.