Van Tran
- Republican
Author
Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the operation of oil, gas, and geothermal wells in specified districts of the state. Existing law establishes procedures for an operator of a well or owner of a rig, derrick, or other operating structure to appeal from an order of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor or a district deputy regarding the operation of a well, or drilling or testing operations. This bill would make numerous changes to the appeal process and procedures. The bill would require an order of the supervisor or a district deputy to state the factual basis for the order, the statutory and regulatory basis of the action, and the penalties and requirements imposed on the operator. The bill would also require a cease and desist order to specify the operations to cease and a detailed explanation of the action to be taken by the operator to permit operations to resume. The bill would, among other things, provide for review of an order of the supervisor imposing a civil penalty by the director, revise the requirements for filing a notice of appeal, provide that the filing of an appeal does not stay an order for remedial work or a cease and desist order issued under emergency circumstances and, in these circumstances, require an expedited hearing before the director. The bill requires the division to reimburse an operator for required remedial work if an order is invalidated on appeal, as determined in a hearing before the director. The bill would also, among other things, require certain appeals to be heard in a formal hearing process before an administrative law judge, instead of in an informal hearing before the director of the department, would specify certain procedures for an informal hearing before the director, including the conversion of an informal hearing to a formal hearing, and would impose specified requirements with regard to an appeal of an emergency order. The bill would revise the scope of the judicial review of an appealed order.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6477.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4680.)
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5458.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 20).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12).
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2453 | HTML |
| 02/19/10 - Introduced | |
| 07/15/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/30/10 - Enrolled | |
| 09/24/10 - Chaptered |
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