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11 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 98Introduced by Senator Wilk(Coauthor: Senator Dahle)August 01, 2022 Relative to Oil Imports from the Amazon Region. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 98, as introduced, Wilk. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, The Senate recognizes the important role of the Amazon region as a carbon sink; andWHEREAS, Yasun Biosphere Reserve, a part of the Amazon region located in Ecuador, is recognized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for having one of the greatest levels of biodiversity per-square-meter in the world; andWHEREAS, Indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon, such as the Huaorani and Taromenani, often observe traditional practices and lifestyles which are heavily dependent on the natural environment; andWHEREAS, Oil development has led to road construction and settlement that pushes deeper into Yasun National Park; andWHEREAS, Road construction and settlement for oil extraction in Ecuador places strains on forest sustainability, wildlife populations, and the independence of indigenous peoples, especially those living in voluntary isolation; andWHEREAS, Oil transportation and pipeline infrastructure in Ecuador is often outdated and built over seismic fault lines; andWHEREAS, Many oil spills in Ecuador likely go unreported or improperly cleaned; andWHEREAS, Indigenous people in Ecuador have asserted that they are not duly consulted about projects, such as oil extraction, that will exploit their ancestral lands; andWHEREAS, Ecuadors own courts have repeatedly recognized violations of indigenous rights to consult on development projects; andWHEREAS, Substantial protests in Ecuador in June of 2022 were driven, in part, by demands for new regulations on oil development; andWHEREAS, Over 17 percent of crude oil imports into California are from Ecuador, the largest foreign source; andWHEREAS, Almost 50% of all oil drilled and exported from the Amazon goes to California, more than any other region in the world; andWHEREAS, Civil unrest against the Ecuadorian government in the Spring of 2022 caused a two-week shutdown in crude oil production that negatively impacted the flow of crude oil to California, and our states over-reliance on foreign crude oil jeopardizes Californias energy security; andWHEREAS, California produces 391,000 barrels of oil per day and consumes 1.8 million barrels of oil per day; andWHEREAS, California, due to its strict regulatory environment and hostility towards an industry that provides thousands of jobs and reliable energy to power our economy, is dependent on oil imported from Ecuador; andWHEREAS, Oil extraction in Ecuador has been linked to environmental degradation and violations of indigenous rights; andWHEREAS, According to a scientific study by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, by 2023, port ships will be the number one source of pollution in the Los Angeles basin; andWHEREAS, The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires a substantial reduction in Californias greenhouse gas emissions; andWHEREAS, California oil producers are the most heavily regulated oil producers on the planet and must comply with myriad environmental laws while also complying with greenhouse gas emission restrictions, which dont apply to the importation of oil; andWHEREAS, It makes no sense that all crude oil imported into California is exempt from all California climate mitigation laws by which California oil producers must abide, and therefore imported oil is not climate compliant; andWHEREAS, California has a demonstrated interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to curtail climate change WHEREAS, Reducing Californias reliance on imported oil and replacing the imported oil with oil extracted and produced within the state, in order to meet Californians demands, will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing dependence on Ecuadorian oil and the deforestation of the Amazon; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California,That the Senate calls on the State of California to take steps toward domestic energy independence and eliminate our reliance on Ecuadorian oil, in the interest of the Amazon region, the health of its environment and native peoples, and the reduction of global greenhouse gas emission levels; and be it furtherResolved, That the state should continue to support and oversee the responsible production of fossil fuels within the state, which will ensure the state continues to have a reliable form of energy to power the economy.Resolved,That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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5858 WHEREAS, Civil unrest against the Ecuadorian government in the Spring of 2022 caused a two-week shutdown in crude oil production that negatively impacted the flow of crude oil to California, and our states over-reliance on foreign crude oil jeopardizes Californias energy security; and
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8282 Resolved,That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.