Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:549

  • 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 be empowered to promulgate and enforce a uniform system of accounting by intrastate natural gas transporters, where deemed advisable by the commissioner, to assure that intrastate natural gas transporters accurately report the results of their operations thereby facilitating rate regulations in those instances where the commissioner is called upon to establish reasonable rates for the transportation and sale of gas.

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