Oil and gas: notices of intention: health protection zones: new wells.
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Natural Resources
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill modifies regulations surrounding oil and gas well drilling in California, specifically focusing on health protection zones. It changes the rules to allow new well drilling within these zones, but only for new wells, rather than all types of drilling. The bill also removes the requirement for operators to submit sensitive receptor inventories and maps for new wells, and reduces the bonding requirements for approvals within health protection zones to only apply to new wells. The legislation aims to shift the focus of setback rules from proximity to sensitive receptors to emissions data.
Key provisions
- Allows new well drilling within health protection zones, excluding existing wells.
- Removes the requirement for sensitive receptor inventories and maps for new wells.
- Reduces bonding requirements for approvals within health protection zones to only apply to new wells.
- Repeals the prohibition on constructing or operating new production facilities in health protection zones.
- Requires operators to submit a statement certifying that there are no sensitive receptors within 3,200 feet of the wellhead location for new wells.
- Establishes the intent to revise setback rules based on emissions data instead of proximity to sensitive receptors.
Who is affected
- Oil and gas companies
- California residents near oil and gas operations
- Local governments regulating oil and gas activities
- The California Department of Conservation
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