House Bill No. by Representative Robby Carter aims to regulate the transportation of carbon dioxide by prohibiting carbon capture facilities from sharing pipelines. The bill enacts a new section, R.S. 30:1116, which explicitly states that the owners or operators of separate carbon dioxide storage facilities are not allowed to utilize the same pipelines for the transport of carbon dioxide intended for storage.
This legislation is designed to ensure that carbon capture facilities operate independently regarding their pipeline infrastructure, thereby enhancing safety and efficiency in the management of carbon dioxide transport. The bill does not include any deletions from existing law, focusing solely on the new provisions regarding shared pipelines.