Bill Text: CA AB3146 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 3146 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Oil and gas: well records and testing requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-31 - Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 30. Noes 35. Page 5665.). [AB3146 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB3146-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3146

Introduced by Assembly Member Holden

February 16, 2018

An act to amend Section 3210 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3146, as introduced, Holden. Oil and gas: well records.

Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells. Existing law requires an owner or operator of a well to keep, or cause to be kept, and requires the operator to file with the district deputy at specified times, a careful and accurate log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well. Existing law provides that a person who fails to comply with specific laws relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations, including failing to furnish a report or record, or rendering a false report, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

This bill would additionally require the owner or operator to keep, or cause to be kept, a history of the maintenance and repair of the well. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 3210 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

3210.

The owner or operator of any well shall keep, or cause to be kept, a careful and accurate log, core record, and history of the ~~drilling~~ drilling, maintenance, and repair of the well.

SEC. 2.

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.