Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:595

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of conservation of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:503
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Gas: means any gas derived from or composed of hydrocarbons, including synthetic gas which is produced from coal, lignite, or petroleum coke and the heat content of which synthetic gas does not exceed 800 BTUs per standard cubic foot. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:503

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any contract agreement or understanding that involves or affects less than one billion cubic feet of natural gas to be produced, transported, delivered or sold within a twelve month period; provided, that for good cause shown the commissioner may, if he considers it necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Chapter, decrease the amount of gas which may be produced, transported, delivered or sold under this exemption; and, further provided that no such contract shall be exempt from the filing provisions of this Part.

Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.