California Public Resources Code

§ 6245

PRC § 6245 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 6 · Part 1 · Ch. 3.4

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (e), the commission or a local trustee shall not enter into any new lease or other conveyance authorizing new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon tidelands and submerged lands within state waters associated with Pacific Outer Continental Shelf leases issued after January 1, 2018.

(b)(1) Upon receipt of an application for a lease renewal, extension, amendment, or modification to authorize new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon tidelands and submerged lands within state waters associated with Pacific Outer Continental Shelf leases issued after January 1, 2018, the commission or local trustee shall provide notice of this application by including it as a separate informational item on the agenda of the commission’s or local trustee’s next duly noticed public meeting. Summary information about the requested lease renewal, extension, amendment, or modification shall be included in the agenda summary.

(2)Notwithstanding the Permit Streamlining Act (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 65920) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code), the commission or local trustee shall take no further action to approve the requested lease renewal, extension, amendment, or modification until 180 days after the notification required in paragraph (1).

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (AB 1775) Effective January 1, 2019.