CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 803Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaFebruary 18, 2025 An act to amend Section 3250 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 803, as introduced, Garcia. Oil and gas wells and facilities: abatement.Existing law authorizes the Oil and Gas Supervisor to order the performance of or to perform certain operations on a property in the vicinity of which, or on which, is located a well or facility that the supervisor determines to be a hazardous well, an idle-deserted well, a hazardous facility, or a deserted facility. Existing law makes various findings and declarations regarding hazardous and idle-deserted oil and gas wells.This bill would make nonsubstantative changes to those findings and declarations.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 3250 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.The Legislature further finds and declares that, although(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 803Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaFebruary 18, 2025 An act to amend Section 3250 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 803, as introduced, Garcia. Oil and gas wells and facilities: abatement.Existing law authorizes the Oil and Gas Supervisor to order the performance of or to perform certain operations on a property in the vicinity of which, or on which, is located a well or facility that the supervisor determines to be a hazardous well, an idle-deserted well, a hazardous facility, or a deserted facility. Existing law makes various findings and declarations regarding hazardous and idle-deserted oil and gas wells.This bill would make nonsubstantative changes to those findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 803
Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaFebruary 18, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia
February 18, 2025
An act to amend Section 3250 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 803, as introduced, Garcia. Oil and gas wells and facilities: abatement.
Existing law authorizes the Oil and Gas Supervisor to order the performance of or to perform certain operations on a property in the vicinity of which, or on which, is located a well or facility that the supervisor determines to be a hazardous well, an idle-deserted well, a hazardous facility, or a deserted facility. Existing law makes various findings and declarations regarding hazardous and idle-deserted oil and gas wells.This bill would make nonsubstantative changes to those findings and declarations.
Existing law authorizes the Oil and Gas Supervisor to order the performance of or to perform certain operations on a property in the vicinity of which, or on which, is located a well or facility that the supervisor determines to be a hazardous well, an idle-deserted well, a hazardous facility, or a deserted facility. Existing law makes various findings and declarations regarding hazardous and idle-deserted oil and gas wells.
This bill would make nonsubstantative changes to those findings and declarations.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3250 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.The Legislature further finds and declares that, although(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).
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 3250 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.The Legislature further finds and declares that, although(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).
SECTION 1. Section 3250 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.The Legislature further finds and declares that, although(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).
3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.The Legislature further finds and declares that, although(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).
3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.The Legislature further finds and declares that, although(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).
3250. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that hazardous all of the following:
(a) Hazardous and certain idle-deserted oil and gas wells and hazardous and deserted facilities, as defined in this article, are public nuisances and that it is essential, in order to protect life, health, and natural resources that those oil and gas wells and facilities be abandoned, reabandoned, produced, or otherwise remedied to mitigate, minimize, or eliminate their danger to life, health, and natural resources.
The Legislature further finds and declares that, although
(b) Although the abatement of such those public nuisances could be accomplished by means of an exercise of the regulatory power of the state, such regulatory abatement would result in unfairness and financial hardship for certain landowners, while also resulting in benefits to the public. The Legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the
(c) The expenditure of funds to abate such nuisances as provided in this article is for a public purpose and finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that the cost of carrying out such that abatement be charged to this states producers of oil and gas as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400).