HB 548: ENERGY: Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms - Louisiana

HB548 Original → HB548 Act 508 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated to reflect its final passage as Act No. 508, removing original prefiling language and adjusting line numbers. The core policy regarding carbon dioxide sequestration revenue distribution remains substantively unchanged, continuing to direct funds to local parishes, the state general fund, and the Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund based on specific ownership rules.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on carbon dioxide storage revenue from state-owned lands and water bottoms. A key distinction in the text clarifies that these rules do not apply to local governmental entities, and specific provisions were added to protect prior statutory dedications made before August 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Removed original prefiling language and updated page counts and headers to reflect the bill's status as an enrolled Act.

DEFINITION

Added a definition for 'injection-based revenue' to clarify that it includes fees and guaranteed payments but excludes surface use bonuses or pipeline rights.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for state agencies to submit monthly reports to the Treasury and local parishes detailing revenue collections from injection operations.

ENFORCEMENT

Authorized the Department of Energy and Natural Resources to disclose storage facility data to local parishes upon request to help calculate owed payments.

ELIGIBILITY

Explicitly stated that the revenue distribution rules apply only to state-owned property and do not apply to local governmental entities.

FISCAL

Added a provision ensuring that existing constitutional or statutory dedications made before August 1, 2025, are not impacted by this new revenue distribution scheme.

HB548 Enrolled → HB548 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an enrolled version to an original draft, restoring the full legislative text including a new section for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The most significant policy change is the addition of a new revenue stream for the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which now receives 100% of revenue from carbon dioxide storage on state-owned wildlife lands, whereas the original enrolled version only included provisions for general state lands.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include revenue generated from carbon dioxide sequestration on properties owned by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which was missing in the enrolled version.

FISCAL

Added a new Section 149.1 that dedicates 100% of revenue from carbon dioxide storage on Department of Wildlife and Fisheries property to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund.

Reorganized the distribution rules for general state lands to clarify that 30% goes to the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund and 30% goes to local parishes, with the remainder going to the state general fund.

DEFINITION

Defined 'specific area of interest' to include individual tracts of property used for carbon dioxide injection, storage, or transport.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Energy and Natural Resources to disclose storage facility data to parish authorities upon request to facilitate revenue calculations.

HB548 Reengrossed → HB548 Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, changing its status from a draft to the official text ready for signing. The core policy regarding carbon dioxide storage revenue distribution remains unchanged, but the formatting was corrected to remove redundant headers and standardize the page count.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document status and formatting were updated.

TECHNICAL

The header changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is now the official version.

Redundant header lines and the prefiling constitutional citation were removed as they are no longer needed in the final enrolled version.

Page numbering was adjusted from 'Page 1 of 7' to 'Page 1 of 6' to reflect the final, consolidated document length.

HB548 Engrossed → HB548 Reengrossed · 4 edits · Jun 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reengrossed to correct the title and section references to include new provisions for revenue distribution from carbon dioxide sequestration on property owned by state agencies. The primary change is the addition of a new section (R.S. 30:149.1) that establishes a specific revenue distribution plan for state agency property, which was missing from the previous version.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include revenue generated from carbon dioxide storage on property owned by state agencies, in addition to state-owned public lands and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries property.

FISCAL

Added a new section (R.S. 30:149.1) that mandates thirty percent of revenue from state agency property be sent to local parish governing authorities and the remainder to the state general fund.

DEFINITION

Defined 'injection-based revenue' to include fees and guaranteed payments, while explicitly excluding bonuses, rentals, and surface rights payments from the distribution formula.

TITLE

Updated the bill title to reflect the new inclusion of state agency property in the revenue distribution scheme.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the list of amended statutes in the title and introductory section to accurately reference the new sections 30:149.1 and 209.3.

ENERGY: Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms

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