HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 1834 1970-03-02
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RESOLUTION NUMBER If;?!
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH, EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF
"THE CALIFORNIA MARINE SANCTUARY ACT OF 1969"
WHEREAS, The State of California has established marine sanctuaries
in tide and submerged lands under state jurisdiction,
wherein the production of oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon
substances is prOhibited I and
WHEREAS, The sanctuaries and the coastal lands adjacent to them
may be threatened with a serious pollution problem such
as occurred in the Santa Barbara Channel if leases are
granted for oil and gas production on federal submerged
lands oceanward of the existing state sanctuaries7 and
WHEREAS, "The California Marine Sanctuary Act" would preclude the
federal government from entering into any future leases
for exploration for or extraction of oil, gas, or any
other mineral on federal submerged lands adjacent to the
tide and submerged lands established by the State as
sanctuaries 7
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Seal Beach hereby urges the enactment by the Congress and the
approval of the President of the United States of "The California
Marine Sanctuary Act ~f 1969,"
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to
send copies of this reSOlution to the President of the United States,
the Secretary of the Interior, the co-authors of the bill, the
chainnen of the committees which will hear "The California Marine
Sanctuary Act of 1969" and suc;:h other cities, counties, state and
federal agencies and officials as may have an interest in the
legislation,
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the
Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held
by the following vote:
AYES: CO~RCilmenl-2ft~4~~.~tZ~~<<
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City Council of the City of
on the 2nd day of March, 1970,
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