2020 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 30 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality
§574. Curtailment orders
RS 574 - Curtailment orders
A. The commissioner is empowered to require intrastate natural gas transporters to curtail delivery of intrastate natural gas in conformance with the priorities for use of intrastate natural gas set forth in R.S. 30:572, and the commissioner shall be empowered to promulgate and enforce supply curtailment programs.
B. Notwithstanding the priorities for use of intrastate natural gas set forth in R.S. 30:572, the curtailment of deliveries of intrastate natural gas shall be accomplished by order by the commissioner whenever he determines that such curtailment is necessary in order to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter, provided that no such order for the curtailment, allocation, or redistribution of intrastate natural gas shall be issued by the commissioner unless and until the governor declares an extreme state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 30:571.
Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.
