CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1751Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 3150 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1751, as introduced, Chiu. Oil and gas: definitions: additive.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 defines various terms for those purposes, including additive.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that definition.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3150 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1751Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 3150 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1751, as introduced, Chiu. Oil and gas: definitions: additive.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 defines various terms for those purposes, including additive.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that definition.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1751 Introduced by Assembly Member ChiuFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Chiu February 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 3150 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1751, as introduced, Chiu. Oil and gas: definitions: additive. 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 defines various terms for those purposes, including additive.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that definition. 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 defines various terms for those purposes, including additive. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that definition. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3150 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants. 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 3150 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants. SECTION 1. Section 3150 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants. 3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants. 3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants. 3150. Additive means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which that includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants.