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Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. 3] In South Carolina, the subject of offshore oil and gas activities is again poised for debate.

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Survey of Proposed Legislation Across the States Affecting the Energy Industry in 2021

The Energy Law

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. In South Carolina, the subject of offshore oil and gas activities is again poised for debate.

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Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

The Energy Law

The Task Force released a first draft of the report in the spring of 2021. Actions under strategy 9 center around drafting new legislation to increase the plugging of abandoned and orphaned wells. For example, strategy 9 is to “increase resources for decommissioning legacy oil and gas infrastructure.”

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