There is hereby created the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration within the Department of Energy and Natural Resources. The commission shall support programs designed to demonstrate to the general public the importance of the Louisiana oil and natural gas exploration, production, and service industry; encourage the wise and efficient use of energy; promote environmentally sound production methods and technologies; develop existing supplies of Louisiana's oil and natural gas resources; support research and educational activities concerning the oil and gas exploration and production industry; cause remediation of historical oilfield environmental problems; and to have such other authority as provided by law.
La. R.S. § 30:401