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RESOLUTION NO. ~~~I
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH URGING THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
TO ADOPT LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE OIL OPERATORS
TO PROPERLY ABANDON CERTAIN COMMERCIALLY NON-
PRODUCTIVE OIL AND GAS WELLS BY SUPPORTING THE
PASSAGE OF SB 2693 (BERGESON)
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach does hereby resolve:
WHEREAS, there are over 92,000 oil, gas and injection wells
located throughout thirty counties in ~he State of
California, of which more than 40,000 are currently
idle, with over 14,000 of these having been idle for
five years or more; and
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WHEREAS, long-idle wells represent a significant health and
safety hazard with an increased potential for fires,
explosions, ground water contamination, leaking gasses
and other chemical substances; and
WHEREAS, long-idle wells with little or no chance for future
production encumber thousands of acres of land which
could be put into productive use; and
WHEREAS, there are no existing requirements which will ensure
that these wells will eventually be plugged, sealed,
and abandoned; and
WHEREAS, legislation currently under consideration in the
California Legislature does not adequately address the
need for abandonment of long-idle wells by establishing
reasonable requirements which will ensure their
eventual and timely abandonment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city Council of the city of I
Seal Beach as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council of the city of Seal
Beach respectfully requests that the California Legislature
pass adequate legislation which will require oil operators
to properly abandon those oil wells whJ.ch do not produce
commercial quantities of oil or natural gas and to establish
reasonable criteria to implement same in conjunction with a
timely schedule by supporting the passage of SB 2693
( Bergeson) .
Section 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted
to all members of the Seal Beach legislative delegation, the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor and the Sacramento and Los
Angeles offices of the League of California cities.
councilmembers
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the
Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Resolution Number ~I'
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 55
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
is a copy of the original Resolution Number :r9'1 on file
in the office of the City Clerk, passe , approved and adopted
by the City Council o~~e City of 5e 1 each at a mee~g
thereof held on the ~ day of , 19~.