House Bill No. by Representative Carrier authorizes the governing authority of Allen Parish to determine the permitting of Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells within the parish. The bill enacts new provisions in R.S. 30:1104(G) and 1104.3, which state that Class VI injection wells cannot be permitted in any parish where they are prohibited by local option procedures. The governing authority of Allen Parish can pass a resolution or ordinance to decide whether these wells may be allowed, and they are required to notify the Department of Energy and Natural Resources of any such decision.

This legislation creates an exception to the existing permitting authority of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, allowing local governance to have a say in the matter. The effective date of the bill is contingent upon the governor's signature or the expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature.