California Public Resources Code

§ 3752

PRC § 3752 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all the well records, including production records, of an owner or operator that are filed pursuant to this chapter are public records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(2)Those records are public records when filed with the division, unless the owner or operator requests, in writing, that the division maintain the well records as confidential information. The confidential period shall not exceed five years from the cessation of drilling operations as specified in subdivision (e).

(3)Well records that are maintained as confidential information by the division shall be open to inspection by those persons whom the owner or operator authorizes in writing. Confidential status shall not apply to state officers charged with regulating well operations, the director, or as provided in subdivision (c).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 369. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.