CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1304Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 3200 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1304, as introduced, Limn. Oil and gas: wells and production facilities: designated agent.Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, as provided. Existing law also requires an owner or operator of a well or production facility to, among other things, designate an agent, as specified, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law, and further requires every person appointing an agent to notify the supervisor, as specified, of the termination of the agency, and, unless operations are discontinued, to appoint a new agent.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.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 3200 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1304Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 3200 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1304, as introduced, Limn. Oil and gas: wells and production facilities: designated agent.Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, as provided. Existing law also requires an owner or operator of a well or production facility to, among other things, designate an agent, as specified, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law, and further requires every person appointing an agent to notify the supervisor, as specified, of the termination of the agency, and, unless operations are discontinued, to appoint a new agent.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1304
Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Senator Limn
February 15, 2024
An act to amend Section 3200 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1304, as introduced, Limn. Oil and gas: wells and production facilities: designated agent.
Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, as provided. Existing law also requires an owner or operator of a well or production facility to, among other things, designate an agent, as specified, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law, and further requires every person appointing an agent to notify the supervisor, as specified, of the termination of the agency, and, unless operations are discontinued, to appoint a new agent.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.
Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, as provided. Existing law also requires an owner or operator of a well or production facility to, among other things, designate an agent, as specified, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law, and further requires every person appointing an agent to notify the supervisor, as specified, of the termination of the agency, and, unless operations are discontinued, to appoint a new agent.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3200 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.
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 3200 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.
SECTION 1. Section 3200 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.
3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.
3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.
3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her the agents address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of the termination, and and, unless operations are discontinued, shall also appoint a new agent.