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RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 lobI
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION
TO OFFSHORE DRILLING OPERATIONS FOR THE EXTRACTION
OF OIL OR GAS AND FURTHER DECLARING A POLlCY OF
PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF CERTAIN TIDELANDS
AREAS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, The Leg~slature has declared that it is the public policy
of the State of California to promote the conservation
and use of the natural resources of this State for the
purposes of health and recreation; and
WHEREAS, Article 4, Chapter 3, Part 2, Division 6, of the Public
Resources Code, governs oil and gas leases on tide and
submerged lands and beds of navigable rivers and lakes,
and as amended in 1955 is more commonly known as the
Cunningham-Shell Act; and
WHEREAS, ,The Cunningham-Shell Act provides that the tide and
submerged lands that may be leased by the State are those
extending from the northerly city limits of the City of
Newport Beach, Orange County, to the northerly boundary
of the State of california; and further provides in
Section 6878 of the Public Resources Code that no city to
which the State has granted tidelands shall enter any
lease for the extraction of oil or gas from such tidelands
located in any area enumerated in Section 6871.2 nor from
those tidelands located in the area from the northerly
city limits to the City of Newport Beach to the southerly
boundary of the State of California until the State Lands
Commission has made certain findings in accordance with
the provisions of Section 6872 or Section 6872.1; and
WHEREAS, Legislation has been introduced in the State Legislature
on different occasions which would have the effect of
repealing those provisions of th~ Cunningham-Shell Act
which create oil drilling sanctuaries off the coast of the
City of Newport Beach and furthermore would eliminate the
control over tide and submerged lands presently vested in
the State Lands Commission; and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds that the best interests of the
State of California will be served by excluding all opera-
tions for the extraction of oil from the tide and submerged
lands off the shore of the City of Newport Beach and by
further developing and conserving those natural resources
for health and recreational purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Seal Beach, California, declares that the policy of the City of
Seal Beach is to preserve and protect the recreational facilities .
along the tidelands of the pacific Coast for the use and enjoyment
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of the public.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is also the policy of the City of
Seal Beach that no drilling for, exploration, production or refining
of oil or other hydrocarbons shall be permitted off the shore of
the area protected by the Cunningham-Shell Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council declares that it is
opposed to the repeal of any provision of the Public Resources Code
relating to oil and gas leases on tide and submerged lands which
would have the effect of allowing off-shore drilling for oil and gas
in the legislatively recognized sanctuary areas presently existing
in the tidelands or which would have the effect of eliminating the
requirement of prior approval by the State Lands Commission of any
leases made or proposed to be made by the grantee of tidelands.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Seal Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the First day
of April, 1968, by the following vote:
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