Louisiana SB428 regulates pipeline servitudes by prohibiting implied obligations not stated in contracts.
Louisiana SB428 provides for the regulation of pipeline servitudes by ensuring that laws governing usufruct and predial servitudes cannot impose any affirmative duty on pipeline operators not stated in their contracts. This prospective law applies to claims and causes of action arising on or after August 1, 2026. It defines "pipeline" to include various types of pipelines and gathering lines used for transporting or storing substances like natural gas, crude oil, and produced water.
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