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SR 155

SERVITUDES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and evaluate the creation of mineral servitudes in connection with certain economic development projects.

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Miller

Louisiana State Law Institute should study how mineral servitudes tied to economic development projects are created and treated, and propose legislative reforms with a report by Fe

Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Bill Summary · SR 155

Overview

  • Legislative vehicle: Senate Resolution (SR) 155
  • Session: 2026 Regular Session
  • Principal aim: Urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and evaluate the creation of mineral servitudes in connection with certain economic development projects, and to report findings with recommendations and proposed legislation.
  • Sponsor: Senator Greg Miller (co-sponsor noted)

Purpose and intent

  • The resolution seeks a formal study of the legal framework governing mineral servitudes when linked to specified economic development projects.
  • It references existing law (Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 31:149) concerning imprescriptibility of mineral servitudes and an exception in Subsection I related to certain economic development arrangements.
  • The resolution highlights that there have been significant issues arising from the circumstances proposed in Senate Bill No. 492 of the 2026 Regular Session, particularly as they relate to the current mineral servitude regime.
  • The goal is to have the Louisiana State Law Institute assess these issues and propose needed legislative adjustments.

Key provisions and what the study would cover

  • Task for the Louisiana State Law Institute: Study and evaluate legislation related to the creation of mineral servitudes in connection with economic development projects.
  • Focus areas implied by the resolution and referenced background:
    • How mineral servitudes become or are treated as imprescriptible, and how prescription for nonuse (as provided in Subsection I of R.S. 31:149) interacts with project-specific arrangements.
    • The compatibility and potential reform of the current regime when cooperative endeavor agreements (CEAs) are executed and a project receives certification from the Louisiana Department of Economic Development.
    • Issues raised by Senate Bill No. 492, 2026, which presumably proposes changes or new frameworks for mineral servitudes in these contexts.
  • Deliverables requested:
    • Written report detailing findings and recommendations.
    • Specific legislative proposals or amendments to address identified issues.
    • Proposals to be provided to both the Legislature and the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library.
  • Deadline: No later than February 1, 2027.

Who is affected

  • Legislative and regulatory framework:
    • Louisiana State Law Institute (whose study work is required)
    • Louisiana Legislature (receives recommendations and proposed legislation)
    • Agencies involved in economic development decisions, notably the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (due to existing certification processes referenced)
  • Stakeholders potentially impacted by any recommended changes:
    • Mineral rights holders and lessees under servitudes
    • Landowners adjacent to or encumbered by mineral servitudes
    • Parties entering into cooperative endeavor agreements for economic development projects
    • Investors and developers pursuing projects that rely on mineral servitudes

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Action requested: The Institute is to study, evaluate, and report back with recommendations.
  • Report due date: February 1, 2027.
  • Publication and dissemination: The Institute must provide its findings and proposed legislation to the Legislature and the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:771 and 24:772.
  • Procedural status: The resolution was introduced in May 2026, with rules suspended and placed on the calendar for second reading as of the reported action history.

Summary in plain terms

SR 155 asks the Louisiana State Law Institute to thoroughly examine how mineral servitudes are created and treated when tied to certain economic development projects, particularly in light of existing law that makes mineral servitudes largely imprescriptible but with a specific 20-year nonuse prescription in some CEAs and project-certification setups. It notes emerging issues from a related bill (SB 492) and directs the Institute to study, develop recommendations, and propose concrete legislative changes, delivering a written report by February 1, 2027. The goal is to clarify, potentially reform, and better align the mineral servitude framework with current economic development strategies.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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