HB 820

HLS 26RS-512  ORIGINAL
 2026 Regular Session
 HOUSE BILL NO. 820
 BY REPRESENTATIVE FARNUM
 ENERGY/PIPELINES: Requires tracking of carbon dioxide transported by pipeline
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(c) and 1107.3, relative to tracking carbon dioxide; to establish
3requirements for the tracking of carbon dioxide from capture through injection; to
4require the creation of manifests and reports; to provide for the retention and
5inspection of reports; to provide for violations; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7Section 1. R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(c) and 1107.3 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8§4. Jurisdiction, duties, and powers of the secretary; rules and regulations
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10C. The secretary has authority to make, after notice and hearings as provided
11in this Chapter, any reasonable rules, regulations, and orders that are necessary from
12time to time in the proper administration and enforcement of this Chapter, including
13rules, regulations, or orders for the following purposes:
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15(17)
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17(c) Pipelines authorized under this Paragraph for the transport of carbon
18dioxide shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 30:1107.3.
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1§1107.3. Manifests; carbon dioxide transport
2A. All transporters of carbon dioxide shall be required to utilize a manifest
3system for the orderly tracking of carbon dioxide from the generation site to the site
4of use, storage, or disposal. The manifests shall, at a minimum, contain the
5identification and location of the generator, each transporter, the end user and
6destination site, and the volume of carbon dioxide transported. The secretary may
7establish additional criteria for the manifest system to facilitate the monitoring of
8carbon dioxide transported within the state.
9B. If the owner or operator of a destination site of the carbon dioxide is a
10different entity than that which transported the carbon dioxide, the owner or operator
11at the destination site shall be provided a copy of the manifest.
12C. The manifest shall be maintained for no less than ten years and shall be
13available for inspection by the department upon request.
14D.(1) Failure to create and maintain the manifest shall subject the transporter
15or owner or operator of the destination site to the penalties provided in R.S. 30:1106.
16(2) Should the manifest created pursuant to this Section indicate a different
17end use or purpose for the carbon dioxide than any activities for which a certificate
18of public convenience and necessity was issued by the secretary, the transporter and
19owner or operator of the destination site shall be subject to penalties in R.S. 30:1106
20up to and including revocation of any permits issued by the department.
  DIGEST
 The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
 of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
 part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
 HB 820 Original  2026 Regular Session  Farnum
 Abstract: Creates a manifest for tracking carbon dioxide from capture through injection
  and provides for inspection of the manifest and violations for noncompliance.
 Present law authorizes the secretary to issue any rules or orders as necessary for construction
 and operation of pipelines to transport carbon dioxide and provides requirements for
 expropriation to be used for construction or operation of carbon dioxide pipelines for
 enhanced oil recovery projects.
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Proposed law creates a system for tracking the transport of carbon dioxide from the site of
generation to the site of use, storage, or disposal by use of a manifest that contains the
identification and location of the generator, each transporter, and end user as well as the
volume of carbon dioxide transported.
Proposed law provides for the retention and inspection of the manifest with penalties for
violations provided under present law.
Proposed law further provides that if the manifest indicates a different end use or purpose
than the one for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity was issued, the
owner or transporter of the carbon dioxide will be subject to penalties provided under present
law.
(Adds R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(c) and 1107.3)
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