SB 60·LA·senate
CONSERVATION: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
In CommitteeFiled Feb 18, 2026
Sponsor: Bill Wheat (R)
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2026
Summary
The bill bans private companies and partnerships from using eminent domain to build or operate CO₂ pipelines or underground storage sites. It removes the state secretary’s power to order such projects and to issue certain permits, while keeping authority to regulate pipelines used for oil and gas recovery. The change protects landowners and clarifies how the state will oversee CO₂ transport and storage.
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