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Pipeline jurisdiction clarification bill stalls after debate over Public Service Commission authority and eminent-domain implications
Summary
House Bill 494 to clarify pipeline definitions and limit Public Service Commission jurisdiction was held in Senate Commerce after witnesses warned it could upend long-standing statutory expectations and impact eminent-domain rights.
Representative Domingue presented House Bill 494 to clarify the statutory definition of a pipeline and to limit Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) jurisdiction over certain third-party terminal tank facilities. He said the change would restore predictability after an administrative-law judge found that an operation at Fouchon could be subject to PSC rate regulation.
Rosefield Fouchon Operating CEO Chris Kapsilimi testified the bill would protect third-party terminals from an unexpected expansion of…
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