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CA AB1328

Bill

Status

Passed

10/13/2017

Primary Sponsor

Monique Limon

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires regional water quality control boards and the state board to collect information about all chemicals in wastewater discharged from oil and gas fields during water quality investigations.

  • Allows boards to require chemical suppliers to furnish chemical composition information directly to the board if the oil or gas operator cannot obtain it from the supplier.

  • Requires collected chemical information to be published on the regional or state board's website, except where trade secret protections are claimed and approved.

  • Authorizes boards to consult with the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources when collecting this information.

  • Makes failure to furnish required chemical information a misdemeanor with civil penalties up to $1,000 per day (or $5,000 per day for hazardous waste dischargers).

Legislative Description

Oil and gas: water quality.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 758, Statutes of 2017.

10/13/2017

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/13/2017
Environmental Quality6/28/2017
Natural Resources and Water6/14/2017
Rules6/5/2017
Appropriations4/25/2017
Natural Resources3/30/2017

Full Bill Text

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