The Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act generally requires the administrator for oil spill response, acting at the direction of the Governor, to implement activities relating to oil spill response, including drills and preparedness, and oil spill containment and cleanup, and to represent the state in any coordinated response efforts with the federal government. The act requires owners or operators of specified facilities and owners or operators of certain vessels to prepare and implement an oil spill contingency plan, containing specified provisions, that has been submitted to, and approved by, the administrator. Existing law provides for the rating of oil spill response organizations (OSROs) by the administrator pursuant to specified provisions and requires an oil spill contingency plan to identify at least one rated OSRO for each rating level established pursuant to those provisions.
California AB 1197 (20172018) — Oil spill contingency plans: spill management teams.
The Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act generally requires the administrator for oil spill response, acting at the direction of the Governor, to implement activities relating to oil spill response, including drills and preparedness, and oil spill containment and cleanup, and to represent the state in any coordinated response efforts with the federal government. The act requires owners or operators of specified facilities and owners or operators of certain vessels to prepare and implement an oil spill contingency plan, containing specified provisions, that has been submitted to, and approved by, the administrator. Existing law provides for the rating of oil spill response organizations (OSROs) by the administrator pursuant to specified provisions and requires an oil spill contingency plan to identify at least one rated OSRO for each rating level established pursuant to those provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB1197 Limón By Wiener — 39–1 (pass) · upper
AB 1197 LIMÓN Assembly Third Reading — 74–3 (pass) · lower
AB 1197 LIMÓN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] — 7–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Limón — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2017-03-09 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2017-04-06 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-04-17 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2017-05-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2017-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 1836.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-06-08 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and EQ. referral-committee
2017-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on EQ. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-08-21 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2017-08-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2017-08-28 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2017-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2528.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-06 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2017-09-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 3123.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 584, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f07a9d86-943e-4218-927f-6df95ef51f70. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).