Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:547

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of conservation of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:503
  • 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 commissioner shall not have the authority to prohibit the extraction of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas, nor shall these hydrocarbons be regulated as intrastate natural gas under this Chapter.

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