Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Wednesday that regulate the locations and operations of gas and oil drilling sites across California, a move he says will allow local governments to restrict how close they operate to places like schools and neighborhoods.
One of the new laws, AB 3233, gives these smaller governments authority over how and where oil and gas operations can be run, allowing them to override decisions by the State Oil and Gas Supervisor which currently has the final say. Another one of the bills, AB 1866, puts stricter regulations over idle wells which can leak and contaminate areas when they're no longer in use.
Current law mandates that a person who violates or neglects such wells, and refuses to comply with related oil and gas laws, is guilty of a crime. But AB 1866 would essentially expand such fees and penalties.'By expanding the scope of crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program,' the legislation reads.
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