Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to restrict oil and gas development in California’s Coastal Sanctuary, which includes tidelands and submerged lands. It seeks to repeal a previous authorization allowing the State Lands Commission to lease for oil and gas extraction in this area, and it prohibits the use of these lands to support new Pacific Outer Continental Shelf leases. The bill also mandates the onshore transportation of oil extracted from the sanctuary using the best available technology and updates definitions related to expanded oil extraction to include reactivated facilities.
Key provisions
- Repeals the authorization for the State Lands Commission to lease for oil and gas extraction in the California Coastal Sanctuary.
- Prohibits the use of tidelands and submerged lands within state waters to support Pacific Outer Continental Shelf leases issued after January 1, 2026.
- Requires onshore transportation of oil extracted from the sanctuary using the best available technology.
- Defines ‘expanded oil extraction’ to include reactivated facilities and unconventional drilling techniques.
- Requires a new coastal development permit for the repair, reactivation, and maintenance of oil and gas facilities idled for 5+ years.
- Mandates consideration of environmental factors and public benefit in lease renewal decisions.
- Prohibits the use of alternative modes of transportation for oil transport.
- Specifies that lease renewal, extension, amendment, assignment, or modification approvals must be made at the same meeting as the initial presentation.
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