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LA Rev Stat § 30:575.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§575.1. Deliveries not to be reduced more than ten per cent

RS 575.1 - Deliveries not to be reduced more than ten per cent Any other provisions of this Chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, no daily allocation, curtailment or priority of intrastate natural gas shall result in a reduction of more than ten per cent of the maximum daily quantity of intrastate natural gas contracted to be delivered to a purchaser under any contract existing on the effective date of this Chapter, or to natural gas not in excess of 25,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day owned by a person at or near the field where produced and transported by said person through his own pipe line for his own consumption not in excess of 25,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. This exception shall not apply to contracts for the purchase of gas hereafter executed. The price to be charged by the intrastate natural gas transporter to any person receiving reallocated natural gas shall be the arithmetic average of the price of intrastate natural gas delivered or deliverable pursuant to contracts entered into in the state of Louisiana within ninety days prior to such reallocation, and in the event that no such contract has been executed during that period, then the price shall be based upon similar contracts entered into within one hundred eighty days prior to such reallocation, but in no event shall such price be less than the price stipulated in such contract. Such allocation made pursuant to this Section shall be redistributed and only to those persons purchasing intrastate natural gas for use within priorities one through five as set forth in Paragraphs (a) through (e) inclusive of Subsection (1) of R.S. 30:572.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:575.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§575.2. Amendments of existing contracts; effects

RS 575.2 - Amendments of existing contracts; effects If a contract for the sale of intrastate natural gas existing on December 8, 1973 is thereafter amended in any respect, such amendment or amendments shall not subject such contracts to any greater degree of curtailment than if such contracts had not been amended subsequent to December 8, 1973, unless the effect of such amendment or amendments is to increase the volume of intrastate natural gas contracted to be delivered to the purchaser under such contract. If any such amendment has the effect of increasing the volume of intrastate natural gas to be delivered to the purchaser under the contract, the provisions of R.S. 30:575.1 shall continue to apply to the volume of gas contracted for as of December 8, 1973, and shall continue to apply until the volume of gas contracted for as of December 8, 1973, has been delivered but shall not apply to the amount by which the volume of gas is increased over that volume.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 637, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:576 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§576. Change in priorities; hearings

RS 576 - Change in priorities; hearings The commissioner shall prescribe the rules of order or procedure in hearings or other proceedings to be held in relation to this emergency gas shortage allocation plan. No change in the above listed priorities for allocation or rationing shall be accomplished by the commissioner, in the absence of a serious immediate emergency, except after a public hearing upon at least ten days' notice given in the form and manner and at a time and place prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may in his discretion designate a member of his staff to conduct public hearings in his behalf. Any person having an interest in the subject matter of the hearing shall be entitled to be heard.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:577 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§577. Change in priorities without hearing; emergency

RS 577 - Change in priorities without hearing; emergency A. If the commissioner finds an emergency to exist which in his judgment requires a change in the above priorities for allocation or rationing of intrastate natural gas, without first having a hearing, his emergency order providing for such a change shall remain in force no longer than thirty days from its effective date, unless the commissioner had been physically unable to hold or complete public hearings on the matter by reason of the pressure of multiple public hearings being sought in such matters, in which event, the emergency order shall remain in effect until such time as the commissioner can physically conduct a hearing on the problem. However, such hearing in any case must be held within a maximum period of 120 days or such order will automatically expire. In any event, the emergency order shall expire when a rule, regulation or order made after notice and hearing with respect to the same subject matter becomes effective.  B. Any interested person directly affected by any curtailment procedures, rules, regulations or orders of the commissioner relating to the emergency gas shortage allocation plan has the right to request the commissioner to call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to such matter by making a request thereof in writing. Upon receiving the request, the commissioner shall as soon as the physical circumstances of the commissioner will permit, considering especially pending hearings and requests for hearings, call a hearing. After the hearing, and with all convenient speed, and in any event within thirty days after the conclusion of the hearing, the commissioner shall take whatever action he deems appropriate with regard to the subject matter. In the event of failure or refusal of the commissioner to issue an order within the period of thirty days, he may be compelled to do so by mandamus at the suit of any interested persons.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:578 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§578. Results contrary to intent of plan; hardship cases

RS 578 - Results contrary to intent of plan; hardship cases A. If the results of some aspects of the emergency gas shortage allocation plan promulgated by the commissioner are contrary to its stated intent, the person affected may request the commissioner to grant an exception on the basis of unintended results.  B. Notwithstanding the procedures set forth above, the commissioner shall possess express authority to alter the emergency gas shortage allocation plan as to individual situations in order to alleviate exceptional hardship cases in the event of serious immediate emergencies.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:579 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§579. Discrimination by suppliers prohibited

RS 579 - Discrimination by suppliers prohibited A. No supplier shall discriminate against any purchaser by failing to make allocations as described under the emergency gas shortage allocation plan, or under any rules, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, or by imposing terms or conditions on sales upon any single purchaser other than those imposed upon all other purchasers at an equivalent level of trade, except as may be lawful and normal in general practice.  B. It is the intent of this Section that suppliers shall deal with the purchasers of intrastate natural gas supplies under the priority allocation plan provided for by this Part and as it may be changed from time to time by the commissioner. The emergency gas shortage allocation plan shall not be construed to require intrastate natural gas suppliers to sell to others who do not arrange proper credit or payment for products. However, a supplier may not require or impose discriminatorily more stringent credit terms or payment schedules on purchasers of intrastate natural gas supplies than the supplier's normal business practice during the first half of 1972.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:580 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§580. Prohibitions; bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions

RS 580 - Prohibitions; bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions Notwithstanding any provision of law or this Chapter to the contrary, no existing contract, agreement or understanding for the delivery and sale of intrastate natural gas involving a parish, municipality or other political subdivision, shall be altered, amended or changed by any action, order or directive of the commissioner or any provision hereof if the effect thereof reduces or could reduce the allocation of natural gas to be delivered or sold thereby below the allocation necessary to generate sufficient revenues to pay the debt-service requirements of any bonds of a parish, municipality or other political subdivision.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:591 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§591. Definition

RS 591 - Definition As used in this Part, unless otherwise clearly indicated, the following term has the meaning ascribed to it below: (1) "Natural gas company" means a person engaged in the production or sale of intrastate natural gas.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973 at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:592 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§592. Necessity for regulation

RS 592 - Necessity for regulation A. It is declared that the business of selling intrastate natural gas is affected with a public interest, and that state regulation in matters relating to the sale of intrastate natural gas is necessary in the public interest to conserve the natural resources of the state and prevent the physical and economic waste, wasteful use and wasteful utilization thereof. It is further declared that the sale of intrastate natural gas at a price below the fair market value of such gas, especially as compared to the price of other fuels, is one of the primary causes of the present energy crisis in the state in that it has caused and is causing the physical and economic waste, wasteful use and wasteful utilization of intrastate natural gas.  B. The provisions of this Part shall only apply to contracts for the sale of intrastate natural gas executed and completed after December 8, 1973, except that in no case shall the provisions of this Part apply to the sale of intrastate natural gas at the wellhead.  C. If a contract for the sale of intrastate natural gas existing on December 8, 1973, is thereafter amended in any respect, such amendment or amendments shall not subject such contracts to the provisions of this Part to any greater extent than if such contracts had not been amended subsequent to December 8, 1973, unless the effect of such amendment or amendments is to increase the volume of intrastate natural gas to be delivered to the purchaser under such contract. If any such amendment has the effect of increasing the volume of intrastate natural gas to be delivered to the purchaser under the contract, the provisions of this Part shall not apply until the volume of gas contracted for as of December 8, 1973, has been delivered but the provisions of this Part shall apply to the amount by which the volume of gas is increased over that volume.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 637, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 30:593 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§593. Sales direct to industrial users

RS 593 - Sales direct to industrial users The commissioner shall have the power and authority to supervise, govern, regulate and control minimum sales prices of intrastate natural gas direct to industrial users whether for fuel, or for utilization in any manufacturing process or otherwise.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:594 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§594. Public utilities

RS 594 - Public utilities The provisions of this Part shall apply to purchase prices of intrastate natural gas in purchases by privately or publicly owned public utilities. The provisions of this Part shall apply to sale prices of intrastate natural gas in sales by privately or publicly owned public utilities direct to industrial users, but shall not apply to sales of such gas by such utilities to other users.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:595 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§595. Exemption

RS 595 - Exemption The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any contract agreement or understanding that involves or affects less than one billion cubic feet of natural gas to be produced, transported, delivered or sold within a twelve month period; provided, that for good cause shown the commissioner may, if he considers it necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Chapter, decrease the amount of gas which may be produced, transported, delivered or sold under this exemption; and, further provided that no such contract shall be exempt from the filing provisions of this Part.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:596 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§596. Waiver of requirements

RS 596 - Waiver of requirements The commissioner may waive any requirement of this Part when upon reasonable cause shown he finds that the application of enforcement thereof will work an undue hardship on the person affected or will seriously impede the efficiency of his administration of this Part, and that the application or enforcement thereof is not necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Chapter.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:597 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§597. Notice filing

RS 597 - Notice filing Any provision of this Part to the contrary notwithstanding, as to any contract, agreement or understanding or proposed contract, agreement or understanding affecting the purchase or sale of natural gas, the parties thereto may furnish the commissioner with notice thereof, in a form and under conditions to be established by the commissioner, and unless the commissioner gives notice to the contrary to the parties thereto, within fifteen days after the receipt of such notice, the same shall be deemed to have been accepted by the commissioner without objection and to be in compliance with the provisions of this Part. If, however, the commissioner deems it advisable to consider the proposal further, the commissioner shall notify the parties accordingly and the matter shall thereafter be processed by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this Part.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:599 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§599. Fixing prices

RS 599 - Fixing prices Whenever the commissioner, after a hearing had upon his own motion or upon complaint of any party to a contract, shall find that any price demanded, charged, or collected thereunder by any natural gas company in connection with any sale of intrastate natural gas is below the just and reasonable minimum price determined by the commissioner, considering the fair market value of intrastate natural gas of like kind, quality and character, to be necessary to prevent the physical and economic waste, wasteful use and wasteful utilization thereof, or that any rule, regulation, practice or contract affecting such price is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential, or is otherwise contrary to the purposes of this Chapter, the commissioner shall determine the just and reasonable minimum price, rule, regulation, practice or contract which will effectuate the purposes of this Chapter, to be thereafter observed and in force, and shall fix the same by order. The commissioner shall have the power to order an increase in any price contained in the currently effective schedule of such natural gas company on file with the commissioner, but shall not have the power to decrease such price. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner shall have no authority to fix the minimum sales prices of intrastate natural gas on a statewide basis, but, rather, shall fix said prices on either a contract by contract basis or on a field by field basis in any instance at the discretion of the commissioner.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:600 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§600. Periodic and special reports

RS 600 - Periodic and special reports A. Every natural gas company shall file with the commissioner such annual and other periodic or special reports as the commissioner may by rules and regulations or order prescribe as necessary or appropriate to assist the commissioner in the proper administration of this Part. The commissioner may prescribe the manner and form in which such reports shall be made.  B. It shall be unlawful for any natural gas company willfully to hinder, delay, or obstruct the making, filing, or keeping of any information, document, report, memorandum, record, or account required to be made, filed, or kept under this Part or any rule, regulation, or order hereunder.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§601. Services, records, information from other agencies

RS 601 - Services, records, information from other agencies In carrying out the purposes of this Part, the commissioner shall, so far as practicable, avail himself of the services, records, reports, and information of the executive departments and other agencies of the government, and the governor may, from time to time, direct that such services and facilities be made available to the commissioner.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§602. Complaints

RS 602 - Complaints Any party to a contract of sale complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any natural gas company in contravention of the provisions of this Part may apply to the commissioner by petition, which shall briefly state the facts, whereupon a statement of the complaint thus made shall be forwarded by the commissioner to such natural gas company, which shall be called upon to satisfy the complaint or to answer the same in writing within a reasonable time to be specified by the commissioner.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§604. Hearings; rules of procedure

RS 604 - Hearings; rules of procedure A. Hearings under this Part may be held before the commissioner, or any officer or employee of the State Department of Conservation designated by him, and appropriate records thereof shall be kept.  B. All hearings, investigations, and proceedings under this Part shall be governed by rules of practice and procedure to be adopted by the commissioner, and in the conduct thereof the technical rules of evidence need not be applied. No informality in any hearing, investigation, or proceeding or in the manner of taking testimony shall invalidate any order, decision, rule or regulation issued under the authority of this Part.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§605. Administrative powers of commissioner; rules, regulations, and orders

RS 605 - Administrative powers of commissioner; rules, regulations, and orders The commissioner shall have power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make, amend and rescind such orders, rules and regulations as he may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Part. Among other things, such rules and regulations may define accounting, technical, and trade terms used in this Part; and may prescribe the form or forms of all statements, declarations, applications, and reports to be filed with the commissioner, the information which they shall contain, and the time within which they shall be filed. Unless a different date is specified therein, rules and regulations of the commissioner shall be effective thirty days after publication in the manner which the commissioner shall prescribe. Orders of the commissioner shall be effective on the date and in the manner which the commissioner shall prescribe. For the purposes of its rules and regulations, the commissioner may classify persons and matters within his jurisdiction and prescribe different requirements for different classes of persons or matters. All rules and regulations of the commissioner shall be filed at the office of the commissioner and shall be kept open in convenient form for public inspection and examination during reasonable business hours.  Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 30:607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§607. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.

RS 607 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 8, §1, eff. May 13, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 30:650 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§650. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.

RS 650 - Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§651. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.

RS 651 - Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§652. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.

RS 652 - Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§653. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.

RS 653 - Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§654. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.

RS 654 - Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 30:655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality|§655. Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.

RS 655 - Repealed by Acts 1997, Nos. 181, §1 and 1116, §2.