Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:707

  • 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
  • Person: means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, any political subdivision of this state, municipality, cooperative association, or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:702

           A. The annual fees imposed by La. Rev. Stat. 30:706 shall be paid to the office of conservation no later than January fifteenth of each year on forms to be prescribed by the commissioner of conservation. If any person fails to pay the fees imposed by this Part, the commissioner of conservation may proceed to enforce the collection thereof by utilizing the remedies and procedures set forth in Chapter 1 of this Title, specifically including any authority to obtain and audit information and authority to impose interest and penalties.

           B. All money received or collected by the commissioner of conservation under La. Rev. Stat. 30:706 and this Section shall be deposited immediately upon receipt in the state treasury and shall be credited to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Dedicated Fund Account.

           Acts 1987, No. 794, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §9; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2003, No. 711, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.