Existing law, commencing January 1, 2025, requires oil or gas production facilities or wells with a wellhead within a health protection zone, defined as an area within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors, which include residences and health care facilities, to comply with specified health, safety, and environmental requirements, as provided. Existing law requires operators with a production facility or well with a wellhead in a health protection zone to submit a leak detection and response plan, as provided, to the Geologic Energy Management Division of the Department of Conservation by January 1, 2025, division approval or notice of deficiency by January 1, 2026, and implementation of the plan by January 1, 2027. Existing law requires every operator to submit a sensitive receptor inventory and map to the division by July 1, 2023. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2027, requires operators with a wellhead or other production facility or facilities in a health protection zone to provide certain information relating to leaks to the division, as provided.
California AB 218 (20232024) — Oil and gas: trailer bill.
Existing law, commencing January 1, 2025, requires oil or gas production facilities or wells with a wellhead within a health protection zone, defined as an area within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors, which include residences and health care facilities, to comply with specified health, safety, and environmental requirements, as provided. Existing law requires operators with a production facility or well with a wellhead in a health protection zone to submit a leak detection and response plan, as provided, to the Geologic Energy Management Division of the Department of Conservation by January 1, 2025, division approval or notice of deficiency by January 1, 2026, and implementation of the plan by January 1, 2027. Existing law requires every operator to submit a sensitive receptor inventory and map to the division by July 1, 2023. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2027, requires operators with a wellhead or other production facility or facilities in a health protection zone to provide certain information relating to leaks to the division, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 218 Budget Assembly Third Reading By TING — 60–14 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 14–4 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB218 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener — 30–9 (pass) · upper
AB 218 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL — 58–17 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Budget — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-01-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-01-10 From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.
2023-01-26 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2023-02-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on BUDGET. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-02-02 Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2024-08-27 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
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