(2) Any election called pursuant to this Section shall be held in accordance withtheprovisionsoftheLouisianaElectionCodegoverningpropositionorquestion elections.

(3)(a) If a majority of the electors voting in the election vote to allow Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, then such activity may be permitted within the parish as provided by law.

(b) If a majorityof the electors voting in the election vote not to allow Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, then such activity shall be prohibited within the parish.

(4) Theparishgoverningauthoritythatorderedtheelectionshallpromulgate the results of the election by resolution or ordinance adopted at its first regular meeting after the election and shall notifythe department of the results.

(5) Elections authorized bythis Section shall not be held more than once in a five-year period.

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5 (6) Any prohibition determined by an election pursuant to this Subsection shall be effective upon certification of the election results by the parish registrar of voters.

D.

In the event that there are conflicting determinations made by a parish governing authority adopting a resolution or ordinance pursuant to Subsection B of this Section and the results of an election held pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, the results of the election shall govern and may not be superseded by subsequent action taken bythe parish governing authorityalone until the expiration of five years from the date of the most recent election held for this purpose.

E.

AnylocaldeterminationmadepursuanttothisSectionshallsupersedeand preempt any conflicting state or local law, regulation, order, permit, or certificate.

No application, option agreement, site control agreement, or preliminary or draft approval shall confer vested rights or grandfathered authority inconsistent with a parish prohibition adopted pursuant to this Section.

Section2.

Ifanyprovision ofthis Actortheapplicationthereofisheldinvalid,such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Act are herebydeclared severable.

Section 3.

This Act shall become effectiveupon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided byArticle III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

If vetoed bythe governor and subsequentlyapprovedbythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.

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5 carbon dioxide may be permitted within their parish by action of the parish governing authority or by local option election.

Present law authorizes the Dept.

of Conservation and Energy to permit and regulate Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells, the geologic storage of carbon dioxide, and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide within the state.

Proposed law creates an exception to the dept.'s permitting authority for any parish where Class VIwells, carbondioxide sequestration, or pipelines transportingcarbondioxide have been prohibited by the local governing authority or by a local option election.

Proposedlawauthorizesparishgoverningauthoritiestodeterminebyresolutionorordinance whether Class VI wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish.

Proposed law provides that any prohibition by a local governing authority will be effective upon its adoption.

Proposedlawfurtherauthorizesparishgoverningauthoritiesto orderaparish-wideelection ontheirowninitiativeforelectorsoftheparishto determinewhetherClass VIwells,carbon dioxide sequestration, or pipelines transporting carbon dioxide should be permitted in the parish.

Proposed law requires a parish governing authority to order a parish-wide election if 15% of the qualified electors of the parish sign a petition requesting an election on the question of whether Class VI wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or pipelines transporting carbon dioxide should be permitted within the parish.

Proposed law requires that this petition be certified by the parish registrar of voters.

Proposed law requires the parish governing authority to pass the results of any election by resolution or ordinance.

Proposedlawprovidesthat anyprohibition determined in an election will be effectiveupon certification of the election results.

Proposed law only allows for one election to be held for this purpose within a five-year period.

Proposed law provides that any conflict between an independent action of the parish governing authorityand the results of an election called for this purpose will be resolved in favor of the election results.

If such a conflict occurs, proposed law also provides that the prevailing election results cannot be superseded by any independent action of the parish governing authority for five years following the election.

Proposed law requires the parish governing authority to notify the dept.

of any resolution, ordinance, or election results stemming from proposed law.

Proposed law provides that a local determination made under proposed law will supersede any conflicting laws, regulations, or actions of the dept.

Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

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