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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:82 (2026)

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§82. Definitions

           As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context or use clearly indicates otherwise:

           (1) "Bonds" means revenue bonds, notes, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by an issuer pursuant to R.S. 30:83.1.

           (2) "Department" means the Department of Conservation and Energy.

           (3) "Fund" means the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund.

           (4) "Issuer" means a public trust and public corporation organized and existing by, under, and pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:2341 through 2347, whose beneficiary is the state of Louisiana, and who is authorized to issue revenue bonds on behalf of the state of Louisiana or the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 33:4548.1 et seq.

           (5) "Nonproducing oilfield site" means an oilfield site which is not a producing oilfield site and which has not been declared an orphaned oilfield site by the secretary.

           (6) "Oilfield site" or "exploration and production (E&P) site" means any oilfield site or exploration and production site as defined in R.S. 30:29(I)(5).

           (7) "Orphaned oilfield site" means an oilfield site which has no continued useful purpose for the exploration, production, or development of oil or gas and which has been declared to be an orphaned oilfield site by the assistant secretary under R.S. 30:91.

           (8) "Producing oilfield site" means an oilfield site which is associated with the production of oil or gas for at least six months of the preceding calendar year.

           (9) "Responsible party" means the operator of record according to the department records, who last operated the property on which the oilfield site is located at the time the site is about to be abandoned, ceases operation, or becomes an unusable oilfield site, and that operator's partners and working interest owners of that oilfield site. A working interest owner is the owner of a mineral right who is under an obligation to share in the costs of drilling or producing a well on the oilfield site.

           (10) "Revenues" means the revenues described in R.S. 30:83.1(A)(2).

           (11) " Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy or his authorized representatives.

           (12) "Site restoration" means any and all oilfield site restoration activities required of a responsible party of an oil or gas property by regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this Subtitle, including without limitation plugging of oil and gas wells, pit closure, site remediation, and removal of oilfield equipment.

           (13) "Trust authority" means the Natural Resources Trust Authority established pursuant to R.S. 36:356.1.

           (14) "Unusable oilfield site" means an oilfield site which has no continued useful purpose for the exploration, production, or development of oil or gas and for which a responsible party can be located.

           Acts 1993, No. 404, §2; Acts 2006, No. 312, §1, eff. June 8, 2006; Acts 2016, No. 666, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. January 10, 2024; Acts 2024, 3rd EX, No. 16, §§1 & 2, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. October 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1999–2016 · leading case: MJ Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 998 So. 2d 16 (La. 2008).
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MJ Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 998 So. 2d 16 (La. 2008). · cites it 4× “Act 312 amended and reenacted La.Rev.Stat. §§ 30:82(6) (defining "producing oilfield site" or "exploration and production site"), 89.”
Giorgio v. All. Operating Corp., 921 So. 2d 58 (La. 2006). · cites it 2× “" La.Rev.Stat. § 30:82(11). Notably the assistant secretary is not required to conduct site restoration, and "[t]he commission, the secretary, and the assistant secretary, and their agents, are not liable for any damages arising from an act or omission if the act or omission is…”
MP31 Investments, LLC v. Harvest Operating, LLC, 186 So. 3d 750 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “R.S. 30:82(9) and 88(J)(1). 7. The trial court erred in not finding Harvest owed a) a contractual and/or fiduciary duty or obligation to MP31, b) breached same in obtaining the return of the cash security previously on deposit in the SSTA for itself alone, and c) failing to…”
Yuma Petroleum Co. v. Thompson, 731 So. 2d 190 (La. 1999). · cites it 2× “R.S. 30:82(12). [6] A "site specific trust account" may be established if an oilfield site is transferred from one party to another to separately account for each site for the purpose of providing a source of funds for site restoration of that oilfield site at such time in the…”
CEDYCO CORP. v. Dep't of Nat. Res., 993 So. 2d 271 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “" LSA-R.S. 30:82(7). [3] See LSA-R.S. 36:359(I).”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 30:82(11) — 1 case
Giorgio v. All. Operating Corp., 921 So. 2d 58 (La. 2006). “" La.Rev.Stat. § 30:82(11). Notably the assistant secretary is not required to conduct site restoration, and "[t]he commission, the secretary, and the assistant secretary, and their agents, are not liable for any damages arising from an act or omission if the act or omission is…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 30:82(12) — 1 case
Yuma Petroleum Co. v. Thompson, 731 So. 2d 190 (La. 1999). “R.S. 30:82(12). [6] A "site specific trust account" may be established if an oilfield site is transferred from one party to another to separately account for each site for the purpose of providing a source of funds for site restoration of that oilfield site at such time in the…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 30:82(6) — 1 case
MJ Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 998 So. 2d 16 (La. 2008). “Act 312 amended and reenacted La.Rev.Stat. §§ 30:82(6) (defining "producing oilfield site" or "exploration and production site"), 89.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 30:82(7) — 1 case
CEDYCO CORP. v. Dep't of Nat. Res., 993 So. 2d 271 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “" LSA-R.S. 30:82(7). [3] See LSA-R.S. 36:359(I).”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 30:82(9) — 2 cases
MP31 Investments, LLC v. Harvest Operating, LLC, 186 So. 3d 750 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 30:82(9) and 88(J)(1). 7. The trial court erred in not finding Harvest owed a) a contractual and/or fiduciary duty or obligation to MP31, b) breached same in obtaining the return of the cash security previously on deposit in the SSTA for itself alone, and c) failing to…”
Yuma Petroleum Co. v. Thompson, 731 So. 2d 190 (La. 1999). “R.S. 30:82(12). [6] A "site specific trust account" may be established if an oilfield site is transferred from one party to another to separately account for each site for the purpose of providing a source of funds for site restoration of that oilfield site at such time in the…”
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