California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 4 — Oil and gas: well stimulation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 313, Statutes of 2013.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 03, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation, or the division, regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor, or supervisor, supervises the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities related to oil and gas production within an oil and gas field regarding safety and environmental damage. Existing law requires an operator of a well, before commencing the work of drilling the well, to obtain approval from the supervisor or district deputy. Existing law requires the owner or operator of a well to keep, or cause to be kept, a careful and accurate log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well. Within 60 days after the date of cessation of drilling, rework, or abandonment operations, the owner or operator is required to file with the district deputy certain information, including the history of work performed. Under existing law, a person who violates any prohibition specific to the regulation of oil or gas operations is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would define, among other things, the terms well stimulation treatment, hydraulic fracturing, and hydraulic fracturing fluid. The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, on or before January 1, 2015, to cause to be conducted, and completed, an independent scientific study on well stimulation treatments, including acid well stimulation and hydraulic fracturing treatments. The bill would require an owner or operator of a well to record and include all data on acid treatments and well stimulation treatments, as specified. The bill would require the division, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Air Resources Board, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and any local air districts and regional water quality control boards in areas where well stimulation treatments may occur, on or before January 1, 2015, to adopt rules and regulations specific to well stimulation, including governing the construction of wells and well casings and full disclosure of the composition and disposition of well stimulation fluids, and would authorize the division to allow well stimulation treatments if specific conditions are met. The bill would require an operator to apply for a permit, as specified, with the supervisor or district deputy, prior to performing a well stimulation treatment of a well and would prohibit the operator from either conducting a new well stimulation treatment or repeating a well stimulation treatment without a valid, approved permit. The bill would prohibit the approval of a permit application that is incomplete. The bill would require the division, within 5 business days of issuing a permit to commence a well stimulation treatment, to provide a copy to specific boards and entities and to post the permit on a publicly accessible portion of its Internet Web site. The bill would provide that the well stimulation treatment permit expires one year from the date that a permit is issued. The bill would require the division to perform random periodic spot check inspections during well stimulation treatments, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to notify various legislative committees on the progress of the independent scientific study on well stimulation and related activities, as specified, until the study is completed and peer reviewed by independent scientific experts. The bill would require the operator to provide a copy of the approved well stimulation treatment permit to specified tenants and property owners at least 30 days prior to commencing a well stimulation treatment. The bill would require the operator to provide notice to the division at least 72 hours prior to the actual start of a well stimulation treatment in order for the division to witness the treatment. The bill would require the supplier, as defined, of the well stimulation treatment to provide to the operator, within 30 days following the conclusion of the treatment, certain information regarding the well stimulation fluid. The bill would require the operator, within 60 days of the cessation of a well stimulation treatment, to post or cause to have posted on an Internet Web site accessible to the public specified information on the well stimulation fluid, as specified. The bill would require the division to commence a process to develop an Internet Web site for operators to report specific information related to well stimulation treatments and would require the Internet Web site to be operational no later than January 1, 2016. The bill would authorize the division to direct reporting to an alternative Internet Web site, as prescribed, and would require the division to obtain the data reported to the alternative Internet Web site and make it available to the public, as specified. The bill would provide that where the division shares jurisdiction over a well with a federal entity, the division's rules and regulations apply in addition to all applicable federal law and regulations. The bill would require a supplier claiming trade secret protection for the chemical composition of additives used in a well stimulation treatment to disclose the composition to the division, in conjunction with a well stimulation treatment permit application, as specified, but would, with certain exceptions, prohibit those with access to the trade secret from disclosing it. Because this bill would create a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Under existing law, a person who violates certain statutes or regulations relating to oil and gas well operations is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each violation. This bill would make persons who violate specified provisions relating to well stimulation treatments subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not to exceed $25,000 per day per violation. (3) Existing law imposes an annual charge upon each person operating or owning an interest in an oil or gas well in respect to the production of the well which charge is payable to the Treasurer for deposit into the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund. Existing law further requires that specific moneys from charges levied, assessed, and collected upon the properties of every person operating or owning an interest in the production of a well to be used exclusively, upon appropriation, for the support and maintenance of the department charged with the supervision of oil and gas operations. This bill would allow the moneys described above to be used for all costs associated with (A) well stimulation treatments, including scientific studies required to evaluate the treatment, inspections, and any air and water quality sampling, monitoring, and testing performed by public entities, and (B) the costs of the State Water Resources Control Board and the regional water quality control boards in carrying out specific responsibilities relating to well stimulation and groundwater monitoring, as specified. This bill would require the supervisor, on or before January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, to transmit to the Legislature and make available publicly a comprehensive report on well stimulation in the exploration and production of oil and gas resources in the state. (4) Existing law, the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act of 2001, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to integrate existing monitoring programs and design new program elements, as necessary, to establish a comprehensive monitoring program capable of assessing each groundwater basin in the state through direct and other statistically reliable sampling approaches. This bill would require the state board, on or before July 1, 2015, to develop a groundwater monitoring model criteria, as specified, to be implemented either on a well-by-well basis or on a regional scale, on how to conduct appropriate monitoring on individual oil and gas wells subject to a well stimulation treatment in order to protect all waters designated for beneficial uses and prioritize the monitoring of groundwater that is or has the potential to be a source of drinking water. (5) 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 313, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2373.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 3176.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 2949.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (August 30).

  12. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 1).

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  17. Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. (Corrected June 19.)

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  20. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  21. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  22. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1158.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  23. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1004.) (May 23).

  25. Set for hearing May 23.

  26. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  27. Set for hearing May 20.

  28. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 788.) (May 1).

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  31. Set for hearing May 1.

  32. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  33. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  34. Withdrawn from committee.

  35. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 466.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  36. Set for hearing April 9.

  37. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  38. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and PUB. S.

  39. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.

  40. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Gray · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Al Muratsuchi · Cosponsor
  • Nazarian · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Primary
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (110)

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Votes

Unfinished Supp 1 SB4 Pavley Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26802
Democratic 3000
Total 29802
% of votes cast 74%21%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Knight — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wright — Yea
Walters — Nay
Anderson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 4 Pavley Senate Third Reading By GRAY

Passed 54 Yea · 20 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491804
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 542004
% of votes cast 69%26%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Medina — Yea
Allen — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Salas — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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SB 4 Pavley Senate Third Reading Amend By GRAY Set #1

Passed 53 Yea · 22 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492002
Democratic 4000
Republican 0201
Total 532203
% of votes cast 68%28%0%4%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Allen — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Conway — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Linder — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9502
Democratic 1000
Total 10502
% of votes cast 59%29%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251100
Democratic 3000
Total 281100
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Nay
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 4 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation, or the division, regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor, or supervisor, supervises the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities related to oil and gas production within an oil and gas field regarding safety and environmental damage. Existing law requires an operator of a well, before commencing the work of drilling the well, to obtain approval from the supervisor or district deputy. Existing law requires the owner or operator of a well to keep, or cause to be kept, a careful and accurate log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well. Within 60 days after the date of cessation of drilling, rework, or abandonment operations, the owner or operator is required to file with the district deputy certain information, including the history of work performed. Under existing law, a person who violates any prohibition specific to the regulation of oil or gas operations is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would define, among other things, the terms well stimulation treatment, hydraulic fracturing, and hydraulic fracturing fluid. The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, on or before January 1, 2015, to cause to be conducted, and completed, an independent scientific study on well stimulation treatments, including acid well stimulation and hydraulic fracturing treatments. The bill would require an owner or operator of a well to record and include all data on acid treatments and well stimulation treatments, as specified. The bill would require the division, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Air Resources Board, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and any local air districts and regional water quality control boards in areas where well stimulation treatments may occur, on or before January 1, 2015, to adopt rules and regulations specific to well stimulation, including governing the construction of wells and well casings and full disclosure of the composition and disposition of well stimulation fluids, and would authorize the division to allow well stimulation treatments if specific conditions are met. The bill would require an operator to apply for a permit, as specified, with the supervisor or district deputy, prior to performing a well stimulation treatment of a well and would prohibit the operator from either conducting a new well stimulation treatment or repeating a well stimulation treatment without a valid, approved permit. The bill would prohibit the approval of a permit application that is incomplete. The bill would require the division, within 5 business days of issuing a permit to commence a well stimulation treatment, to provide a copy to specific boards and entities and to post the permit on a publicly accessible portion of its Internet Web site. The bill would provide that the well stimulation treatment permit expires one year from the date that a permit is issued. The bill would require the division to perform random periodic spot check inspections during well stimulation treatments, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to notify various legislative committees on the progress of the independent scientific study on well stimulation and related activities, as specified, until the study is completed and peer reviewed by independent scientific experts. The bill would require the operator to provide a copy of the approved well stimulation treatment permit to specified tenants and property owners at least 30 days prior to commencing a well stimulation treatment. The bill would require the operator to provide notice to the division at least 72 hours prior to the actual start of a well stimulation treatment in order for the division to witness the treatment. The bill would require the supplier, as defined, of the well stimulation treatment to provide to the operator, within 30 days following the conclusion of the treatment, certain information regarding the well stimulation fluid. The bill would require the operator, within 60 days of the cessation of a well stimulation treatment, to post or cause to have posted on an Internet Web site accessible to the public specified information on the well stimulation fluid, as specified. The bill would require the division to commence a process to develop an Internet Web site for operators to report specific information related to well stimulation treatments and would require the Internet Web site to be operational no later than January 1, 2016. The bill would authorize the division to direct reporting to an alternative Internet Web site, as prescribed, and would require the division to obtain the data reported to the alternative Internet Web site and make it available to the public, as specified. The bill would provide that where the division shares jurisdiction over a well with a federal entity, the division's rules and regulations apply in addition to all applicable federal law and regulations. The bill would require a supplier claiming trade secret protection for the chemical composition of additives used in a well stimulation treatment to disclose the composition to the division, in conjunction with a well stimulation treatment permit application, as specified, but would, with certain exceptions, prohibit those with access to the trade secret from disclosing it. Because this bill would create a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Under existing law, a person who violates certain statutes or regulations relating to oil and gas well operations is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each violation. This bill would make persons who violate specified provisions relating to well stimulation treatments subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not to exceed $25,000 per day per violation. (3) Existing law imposes an annual charge upon each person operating or owning an interest in an oil or gas well in respect to the production of the well which charge is payable to the Treasurer for deposit into the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund. Existing law further requires that specific moneys from charges levied, assessed, and collected upon the properties of every person operating or owning an interest in the production of a well to be used exclusively, upon appropriation, for the support and maintenance of the department charged with the supervision of oil and gas operations. This bill would allow the moneys described above to be used for all costs associated with (A) well stimulation treatments, including scientific studies required to evaluate the treatment, inspections, and any air and water quality sampling, monitoring, and testing performed by public entities, and (B) the costs of the State Water Resources Control Board and the regional water quality control boards in carrying out specific responsibilities relating to well stimulation and groundwater monitoring, as specified. This bill would require the supervisor, on or before January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, to transmit to the Legislature and make available publicly a comprehensive report on well stimulation in the exploration and production of oil and gas resources in the state. (4) Existing law, the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act of 2001, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to integrate existing monitoring programs and design new program elements, as necessary, to establish a comprehensive monitoring program capable of assessing each groundwater basin in the state through direct and other statistically reliable sampling approaches. This bill would require the state board, on or before July 1, 2015, to develop a groundwater monitoring model criteria, as specified, to be implemented either on a well-by-well basis or on a regional scale, on how to conduct appropriate monitoring on individual oil and gas wells subject to a well stimulation treatment in order to protect all waters designated for beneficial uses and prioritize the monitoring of groundwater that is or has the potential to be a source of drinking water. (5) 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.
Who sponsors SB 4?
SB 4 is sponsored by Alejo, Bloom, Gray, De León, Levine, Leno, Monning, Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Nazarian, Pavley, Williams, and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of SB 4?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 03, 2012. Enacted.
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