CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

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Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner

February 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 3241 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, in cooperation with appropriate state and local agencies, to develop a strategy for extracting existing accumulations of methane gas and other hazardous gas from abandoned oil and gas wells in high-risk areas identified by the supervisor to protect the health and safety of the public.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 3241 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

3241.

The supervisor, in cooperation with appropriate state and local agencies, shall develop a strategy for extracting existing accumulations of methane gas and other hazardous gas from abandoned oil and gas wells in high-risk areas identified by the supervisor in order to protect the health and safety of the public. The strategy shall also provide plans for the management of methane gas and other hazardous gas from wells in high-risk areas where no accumulations are discovered in order to prevent future accumulations of methane gas and other hazardous gas.