Dawn Addis
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 30
Author
Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, so as to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources, as provided; to permit owners and operators of wells to utilize all known methods and practices to increase the ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons; and to perform the supervisor's duties in a manner that encourages the wise development of oil and gas resources to best meet oil and gas needs in this state. Existing California Supreme Court case law holds that these provisions preempt certain local ordinances that ban certain oil production methods, as provided. Existing law provides that the laws relating to oil and gas regulation apply to any land or well situated within the boundaries of an incorporated city in which the drilling of oil wells is now or may hereafter be prohibited, as provided. Existing law requires the operator of a well to file a written notice of intention to commence drilling with, and prohibits any drilling until approval is given by, the supervisor or district deputy. Existing law authorizes the supervisor to require other pertinent information to supplement the notice. Existing law requires an operator proposing to perform a well stimulation treatment to apply to the supervisor or district deputy for a permit to perform the well stimulation treatment and imposes other requirements and conditions on the use of well stimulation treatments. This bill would authorize a local entity, as defined, by ordinance, to limit or prohibit oil and gas operations or development in its jurisdiction, as provided, notwithstanding any other law or any notice of intention, supplemental notice, well stimulation treatment permit, or similar authorization issued by the supervisor or district deputy. The bill would authorize these limitations or prohibitions to include, but not be limited to, limitations or prohibitions related to the methods and locations of oil and gas operations or development. If a local entity limits or prohibits oil and gas operations or development of an owner or operator, the bill would require that owner or operator to comply with existing rules related to plugging and abandoning wells, decommissioning attendant production facilities, and related measures, as provided. This bill would state that its provisions are severable.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 12.).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 15.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Laird.
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 20. Noes 14.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 15).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (June 17).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 14. Page 5519.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
(Ayes 50. Noes 10. Page 4912.)
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and U. & E.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB3233 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/19/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/05/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/05/24- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/14/24- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 07/01/24- Senate Local Government | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/27/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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