Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

No action or proceeding relating to or arising out of the Division 9 of the Public Resources Code repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9 commenced before the effective date of this Division 9, and no right accrued, pursuant to that repealed Division 9, is affected by the …

All persons who, at the time this Division 9 (commencing with Section 9001) goes into effect, are officers or employees of a soil conservation district operating under the Division 9 repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9 shall continue to be officers or employees, of a r…

The Imperial Irrigation District may exercise the powers of a resource conservation district under this division in any area within its boundaries in which there is no resource conservation district organized and operating. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31150) of Division 21, the State Coastal Conservancy has responsibility for carrying out agricultural projects in the coastal zone, as defined in Section 30103. Nothing in this division…

Nothing in this division shall be construed to overrule, rescind, or amend any of the requirements prescribed in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

No local government shall, in any way, limit development on any land solely because of the land’s proximity to property that is protected by an agricultural conservation easement that is subject to this division. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)…

The department shall carry out the California Forest Legacy Program. Nothing in this division alters the department’s responsibility for the administration of state, federal, or private funds that are allocated for the purpose of protecting private forest lands and all associated…

Nothing in this chapter grants any new authority to the department to affect local policy or land use decisionmaking. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)

The authority may contract with any participating party for the construction or acquisition of a project by such participating party. All such contracts for the construction or acquisition of a project by a participating party shall provide that the participating party shall be r…

(a) The authority may, as lessor or lessee, enter into leases and agreements with any participating party relating to the acquisition, construction, and installation of any project, including real property, buildings, machinery, furnishings, equipment, and alternative sources and…

The authority may enter into contracts of sale with any participating party covering any project financed by the authority. The purchase price pursuant to the contract of sale shall be treated in substantially the same manner and shall be at least sufficient to provide funds for …

As an alternative to leasing or selling a project to a participating party, the authority may finance the acquisition, construction, or installation of a project by means of a loan to the participating party. The principal amount of the participating party’s obligation as borrowe…

All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this division, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness or as revenues, or as fees received by the authority, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided…

Any holder of bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under the provisions of this division, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such trust ag…

The exercise of the powers granted by this division shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, for their health and welfare, and protection of the state’s environment. Any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under the provisions of this division, …

If the jurisdiction of the authority to order a proposed act is not affected, an omission of any officer or the authority in the proceedings under this division or any other defect in the proceedings shall not invalidate the proceedings for issuance of bonds pursuant to this divi…

An action may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine the validity of any issuance or proposed issuance of bonds under this division and the legality and validity of all proceedings previousl…

An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her 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…

(a) The operator of a well or production facility shall notify the supervisor or the district deputy, in writing, in the form that the supervisor or the district deputy may direct, of the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange, or other disposition of the well or produc…

(a) A person who acquires the right to operate a well or production facility, whether by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or other disposition, shall, as soon as it is reasonably possible, but not later than the date when the acquisition of the well or produc…

(a) The operator of any well, before commencing the work of drilling the well, shall file with the supervisor or the district deputy a written notice of intention to commence drilling. Drilling shall not commence until approval is given by the supervisor or the district deputy. I…

(a) The division shall require a copy of the local land use authorization that supports the installation of a well at the time an operator submits the notice of intention for the well under Section 3203. (b) The division shall modify its forms used to evaluate notices of intentio…

(a) An operator who, on or after January 1, 2018, engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, or in any operation permanently altering the casing, of a well, shall file with the supervisor an individual indemnity bond for each well so drilled, redrilled, deepened, or permanen…

(a) An operator who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, or in any operation permanently altering the casing, of 20 or more wells at any time, may file with the supervisor one blanket indemnity bond to cover all the operations in any of its wells in the state in lieu o…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 3204 and 3205, a person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, or deepening, or in any operation permanently altering the casing, of one or more wells located on submerged lands under ocean waters within the jurisdiction of this state, shall file wi…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3204, any person who engages in the operation of a class II commercial wastewater disposal well, as defined in subdivision (d), shall file an indemnity bond with the supervisor for one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each well so used. The bond…

(a) The division may require an operator filing an individual indemnity bond pursuant to Section 3204 or a blanket indemnity bond pursuant to Section 3205, as applicable, to provide an additional amount of security acceptable to the division based on the division’s evaluation of …

In lieu of the indemnity bond required by Sections 3204, 3205, 3205.1, 3205.2, 3205.8, and 3206, a deposit may, with the written approval of the supervisor, be given pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 995.710) of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Pr…

Before July 1, 2020, the supervisor shall do all of the following: (a) Evaluate and estimate the costs associated with the decommissioning, including plugging and abandonment pursuant to Section 3208, of the offshore oil and gas wells under its jurisdiction. (b) If necessary, bas…

(a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2022, the division shall begin requiring each operator of an oil or gas well to submit a report to the supervisor that demonstrates the operator’s total liability to plug and abandon all wells and to decommission all attendant production facilities, inc…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who acquires the right to operate a well or production facility, by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or other disposition, except a well that has an average daily production level that exce…

(a) No later than May 1 of each year, the operator of any idle well shall do either of the following: (1) For each idle well that was an idle well at any time in the last calendar year, file with the supervisor an annual fee equal to the sum of the following amounts: (A) One thou…

(a) By June 1, 2018, the division shall review, evaluate, and update its regulations pertaining to idle wells. The update shall include idle well testing and management requirements that, at a minimum, include all of the following: (1) Appropriate testing, as determined by the su…

(a) On or before March 1, 2025, the division shall identify all low-production wells that are located in a county of the first class in an oil field that is adjacent to a state recreation area or state park and is located, in whole or in part, within the boundary of the Baldwin H…

(a) (1) The division, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall initiate a study to be conducted by independent experts of fugitive emissions from idle, idle-deserted, and abandoned wells in the state. The independent experts selected shall have experience measuri…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the supervisor shall, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, prepare and transmit to the Legislature a comprehensive report on the status of idle a…

(a) Any city or county may request from the supervisor a list of all idle wells, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3008, within its jurisdiction. (b) After receiving the list from the supervisor, the city or county may identify idle wells identified pursuant to subdivision…

(a) Any individual or blanket indemnity bond issued in compliance with this chapter may be terminated and canceled and the surety relieved of all obligations thereunder when the well or wells covered by such bond have been properly abandoned pursuant to Section 3208, or another v…

(a) For the purposes of Sections 3206 and 3207, a well is properly abandoned when it has been shown, to the satisfaction of the supervisor, that all proper steps have been taken to isolate all oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata encountered in the well, and to protect underground o…

(a) To prevent, as far as possible, damage to life, health, and property, the supervisor or district deputy may order, or permit, the reabandonment of any previously abandoned well if the supervisor or the district deputy has reason to question the integrity of the previous aband…

The provisions of Section 3207 as to termination and cancellation shall also apply to all bonds which have been heretofore filed with the supervisor as then provided by law. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 794.)

The owner or operator of any well shall keep, or cause to be kept, a careful and accurate log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)

The log shall show the character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well. The log shall show completely the amounts, kinds, and size of casing used, the depth at which oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata are encountered, the depth and ch…

The core record shall show the depth, character, and fluid content of cores obtained, so far as determined. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)

(a) The history shall show the location and amount of sidetracked casings, tools, or other material, the depth and quantity of cement in cement plugs, the shots of dynamite or other explosives, all acid treatment data of any amount, and the results of production and other tests d…

The log shall be kept in the local office of the owner or operator, and, together with the tour reports of the owner or operator, shall be subject, during business hours, to the inspection of the supervisor, the district deputy, or the director. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1073.…