Louisiana § 30:1 Department established; appointment of secretary; jurisdiction

Louisiana Statutes

§ 30:1 — Department established; appointment of secretary; jurisdiction

Louisiana § 30:1

Title 30Mortgages and Privileges

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 30:1 (2026).

Text

§1. Department established; appointment of secretary; jurisdiction A. There is established the state Department of Conservation and Energy, hereinafter referred to in this Subtitle as the department. The department shall be directed and controlled by a secretary, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate. B. All natural resources of the state not within the jurisdiction of other state departments or agencies are within the jurisdiction of the department. C. The department shall manage all natural resources within its jurisdiction through the following offices:

(1)The office of permitting and compliance shall oversee all portions of state law within the jurisdiction of the department which relate to the issuance of permits and compliance with legal and regulato

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§1. Department established; appointment of secretary; jurisdiction
A. There is established the state Department of Conservation and Energy, hereinafter
referred to in this Subtitle as the department. The department shall be directed and controlled
by a secretary, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate.
B. All natural resources of the state not within the jurisdiction of other state
departments or agencies are within the jurisdiction of the department.
C. The department shall manage all natural resources within its jurisdiction through
the following offices:
(1) The office of permitting and compliance shall oversee all portions of state law
within the jurisdiction of the department which relate to the issuance of permits and
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as further detailed by order of the
secretary in accordance with R.S. 36:354.1.
(2) The office of enforcement shall oversee all portions of state law within the
jurisdiction of the department which relate to penalties and enforcement of violations as
further detailed by order of the secretary in accordance with R.S. 36:354.1.
(3) The office of state resources shall oversee all portions of state law within the
jurisdiction of the department which relate to management of the state's natural resources,
including but not limited to mineral and energy leasing, management of groundwater
resources, and energy-related management of state lands and water bottoms as further
detailed by order of the secretary in accordance with R.S. 36:354.1.
D. The disposal of any waste product into the subsurface by means of a disposal well
and the regulation of all surface and storage waste facilities incidental to oil and gas
exploration and production, shall be within the jurisdiction of the department.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1959, No. 100, §1; Acts 1965, No. 53, §3; Acts 1970, No. 20, §1; Acts 1975, No. 388, §1; Acts 1976, No. 116, §1; Acts 1976, No. 122, §1; Acts 1978, No. 681, §1, eff. July 12, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 379, §1; Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.