ENERGY: Creates a special task force for the legislature to work with the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Louisiana Board of Regents to assess the capacity of government, industry, and academia to model the behavior of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide and to develop a method, if necessary

HCR 67 creates a special task force to evaluate whether Louisiana has or needs a reliable method to model how carbon dioxide behaves when stored underground in geologic formations. The task force, including state agency leaders and academic representatives, will assess existing government, industry, or university models by July 2025 to determine if they can predict CO2 movement with 95% certainty across all soil and rock types in the state. If no such model exists, the task force must develop a timeline for Louisiana researchers to create and test one. This directly affects state agencies overseeing carbon capture projects, the emerging carbon sequestration industry, and academic institutions. The resolution does not create new regulations but focuses on ensuring accurate risk assessment for carbon storage projects permitted under Louisiana’s Class VI well rules.