Bill Text: CA AB3214 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Oil and gas: oil spills: fines and penalties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-09-24 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 119, Statutes of 2020. [AB3214 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB3214-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3214

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Introduced by Assembly Member Limón

February 21, 2020

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

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3214, as introduced, Limón. 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, 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 requirements relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations 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.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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.