Louisiana HCR104: ENERGY: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and develop recommendations for the collection, retention, and access to the state's subsurface data

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A concurrent resolution To urge and request the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to establish an advisory committee to review existing laws and regulations governing subsurface data, to identify opportunities for interagency coordination and modernization regarding the collection, retention, and accessibility of well logs, core samples, and other subsurface data held by the state, and to develop a proposal for a comprehensive subsurface data system for submission to the legislature.

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to establish an advisory committee to review existing laws and regulations governing subsurface data, to identify opportunities for interagency coordination and modernization regarding the collection, retention, and accessibility of well logs, core samples, and other subsurface data held by the state, and to develop a proposal for a comprehensive subsurface data system for submission to the legislature. WHEREAS, the legislature, through R.S. 30:1 et seq. and related provisions governing natural resources and conservation, has long recognized the importance of subsurface data, resource management, and geological information to the state’s economic and environmental interests; and WHEREAS, the Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS), established pursuant to R.S. 17:1492, is located at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and is charged with maintaining current surface and subsurface geological surveys of the entire state and working in cooperation with other state entities and political subdivisions as appropriate and required by law; and WHEREAS, the LGS maintains the Well Log and Core Repository, which is a unique public research facility that houses tens of thousands of well logs and physical core Page 1 of HLS 26RS-3975 ORIGINAL HCR NO. samples from hundreds of wells across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region, including unique data not available …

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