California 2017 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1328 Amended / Bill

Filed 04/03/2017

                    Amended IN  Assembly  April 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1328Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 17, 2017An act to amend Section 75213 of the Public Resources Code, relating to sustainable communities. An act to add Section 3227.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1328, as amended, Limn. Sustainable communities: affordable housing. Oil and gas: wells.Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law requires the owner of any well to file with the supervisor a monthly statement that provides certain information relating to the well, including the amount of water produced from each well. Existing law provides that a person who fails to comply with specific laws relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations, including failing to furnish a report or record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.This bill would require the owner or operator of any well to disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, specified information relating to chemical constituents injected or added to the well. The bill would authorize the division to request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to these provisions to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health. Because a violation of these requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would require the State Water Resources Control Board to use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to these provisions to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse. The bill would require the division to provide the information received or determinations made pursuant to these provisions on its Internet Web site.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing law requires the Strategic Growth Council to develop and administer the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives. Existing law encourages projects eligible for funding under the program to promote certain objectives.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision regarding the eligible projects.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NOYES  Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3227.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.Section 75213 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:75213.A project eligible for funding under the program shall be encouraged to promote the objectives of Section 75210, and economic growth, reduce public fiscal costs, support civic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and integrate and leverage existing housing, transportation, and land use programs and resources.

 Amended IN  Assembly  April 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1328Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 17, 2017An act to amend Section 75213 of the Public Resources Code, relating to sustainable communities. An act to add Section 3227.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1328, as amended, Limn. Sustainable communities: affordable housing. Oil and gas: wells.Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law requires the owner of any well to file with the supervisor a monthly statement that provides certain information relating to the well, including the amount of water produced from each well. Existing law provides that a person who fails to comply with specific laws relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations, including failing to furnish a report or record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.This bill would require the owner or operator of any well to disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, specified information relating to chemical constituents injected or added to the well. The bill would authorize the division to request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to these provisions to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health. Because a violation of these requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would require the State Water Resources Control Board to use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to these provisions to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse. The bill would require the division to provide the information received or determinations made pursuant to these provisions on its Internet Web site.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing law requires the Strategic Growth Council to develop and administer the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives. Existing law encourages projects eligible for funding under the program to promote certain objectives.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision regarding the eligible projects.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NOYES  Local Program: NOYES 

 Amended IN  Assembly  April 03, 2017

Amended IN  Assembly  April 03, 2017

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 1328

Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 17, 2017

Introduced by Assembly Member Limn
February 17, 2017

An act to amend Section 75213 of the Public Resources Code, relating to sustainable communities. An act to add Section 3227.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1328, as amended, Limn. Sustainable communities: affordable housing. Oil and gas: wells.

Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law requires the owner of any well to file with the supervisor a monthly statement that provides certain information relating to the well, including the amount of water produced from each well. Existing law provides that a person who fails to comply with specific laws relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations, including failing to furnish a report or record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.This bill would require the owner or operator of any well to disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, specified information relating to chemical constituents injected or added to the well. The bill would authorize the division to request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to these provisions to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health. Because a violation of these requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would require the State Water Resources Control Board to use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to these provisions to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse. The bill would require the division to provide the information received or determinations made pursuant to these provisions on its Internet Web site.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing law requires the Strategic Growth Council to develop and administer the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives. Existing law encourages projects eligible for funding under the program to promote certain objectives.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision regarding the eligible projects.

Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law requires the owner of any well to file with the supervisor a monthly statement that provides certain information relating to the well, including the amount of water produced from each well. Existing law provides that a person who fails to comply with specific laws relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations, including failing to furnish a report or record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

This bill would require the owner or operator of any well to disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, specified information relating to chemical constituents injected or added to the well. The bill would authorize the division to request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to these provisions to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health. Because a violation of these requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would require the State Water Resources Control Board to use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to these provisions to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse. The bill would require the division to provide the information received or determinations made pursuant to these provisions on its Internet Web site.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Existing law requires the Strategic Growth Council to develop and administer the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives. Existing law encourages projects eligible for funding under the program to promote certain objectives.



This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision regarding the eligible projects.



## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3227.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.Section 75213 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:75213.A project eligible for funding under the program shall be encouraged to promote the objectives of Section 75210, and economic growth, reduce public fiscal costs, support civic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and integrate and leverage existing housing, transportation, and land use programs and resources.

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

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

SECTION 1. Section 3227.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.

SECTION 1. Section 3227.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

### SECTION 1.

3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.

3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.

3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.



3227.7. (a) The owner or operator of any well shall disclose quarterly to the division, in a format determined by the division, all of the following information:

(1) A complete list of the names, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, and maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each and every chemical constituent injected or added to the well. If a CAS number does not exist for a chemical constituent, the well owner or operator may provide another unique identifier, if available.

(2) The trade name, the supplier, concentration, and a brief description of the intended purpose for each chemical constituent injected or added into the well.

(3) How the chemical constituents injected or added into the well have changed from the last quarterly disclosure.

(b) The division may request from the owner or operator of a well additional data or chemical analyses of chemical constituents disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a) to enhance the divisions injection fluid analysis or to determine the potential consequences of that chemical constituent for the environment and human health.

(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall use the information disclosed to the division pursuant to this section to evaluate the chemistry of wastewater from the wells and to determine proper disposal methods of wastewater from those wells and whether the wastewater from those wells is appropriate for reuse.

(d) The division shall provide updated information on the chemical constituent data disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a), the additional data and the results of any chemical analyses received pursuant to subdivision (b), and the results of any evaluations and any determinations made by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to subdivision (c) on the divisions Internet Web site.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

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A project eligible for funding under the program shall be encouraged to promote the objectives of Section 75210, and economic growth, reduce public fiscal costs, support civic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and integrate and leverage existing housing, transportation, and land use programs and resources.