2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 3 - Agriculture and Forestry
RS 3:1221 - Carbon sequestration; emissions reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

LA Rev Stat § 3:1221 What's This?

§1221. Carbon sequestration; emissions reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

A. The commissioner is authorized to take all action necessary to ensure Louisiana's participation, to the fullest extent practicable, regarding carbon sequestration or the reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from agriculture and forestry.

B. The office of soil and water conservation of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall function as the state's agency for such participation.

C. The provisions of this Section do not affect the authority of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources or benefits, credits, or offsets derived from projects approved and undertaken by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in the coastal area.

Acts 2010, No. 527, §1.

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