California Public Resources Code

§ 6827.5

PRC § 6827.5 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Article 3 (commencing with Section 6851), Article 4 (commencing with Section 6870), or any other law, and to the extent not prohibited by federal law, any state agency, department, or commission, or any local trustee, with leasing authority over public lands within the state shall not enter into any new lease or other conveyance authorizing new construction of oil- and gas-related infrastructure upon public lands, including tidelands and submerged lands, to support production of oil and natural gas upon federal lands that are designated as, or were at any time designated as, federally protected lands.

(b)Nothing in this section shall prohibit either of the following:

(1)Any activity undertaken to repair, relocate, or maintain any pipeline or other infrastructure used to convey oil or natural gas or any other activity necessary to ensure the safe operation of infrastructure used in the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 769, Sec. 1. (AB 342) Effective January 1, 2020.