In light of the Refugio Oil Spill which occurred on 19 May 2015 in the Santa Barbara county of California, Senate Bill 788 was passed in order to address the danger and destruction caused by dirty oil in such pristine areas.
The oil spill was caused by a broken pipeline which leaked an estimate of 101,000 gallons of oil into the environment. Out of the 101,000 gallons of oil discharged, approximately 21,000 gallons of oil managed to reach the Pacific Ocean. The Refugio Oil Spill is a reminder of a previous incident which occurred in Santa Barbara on 28 January 1969. More than three million gallons of oil were discharged into the environment due to a well blowout during drilling from an offshore oil platform.
California’s Senate Bill 788 is an act, which if accepted, would abolish section 6244 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. The bill has passed California’s state senate and is now heading to the Assembly. Section 6244 of the Public Resources Code currently reads:
“The Commission [State Lands Commission] may enter into any lease for the extraction of oil or gas from state-owned tide and submerged lands in the California Coastal Sanctuary if the commission determines that those oil and gas deposits are being drained by means of producing wells upon adjacent federal lands and the lease is in the best interests of the state”.
The Senate Bill 788 would eliminate the State Lands Commission’s authorisation under section 6244 of the Public Resources Code and would effectively forbid new offshore oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge, which has been identified as a Marine Protected Area due to its ‘sensitive marine ecosystem’.
For more information on the current status of the bill, please follow the link here.
Source: The Standard P&I Club
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