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SB 454:

Protecting Drinking Water from Oil & Gas

Author: State Senator Ben Allen

Currently, California’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) issues permits for oil and gas injection wells. If a well is judged not to threaten drinking water, an aquifer exemption is granted, subject to final U.S. EPA review. SB 454 would have protected groundwater by requiring the State Water Board to also review aquifer exemption applications, in response to revelations that more than 2,500 wells were improperly permitted by DOGGR.

Bill info from the legislature
Issues: Oil & Gas, Water Quality & Supply

Supported

Status:

Failed Senate 17-17

vote key

PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONDID NOT VOTEDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.DID NOT VOTE:Did not vote on a bad bill. Counted positively.EXCUSED:Absent due to illness or family leave; not counted positively or negatively.
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Senate Votes

RepresentativePartyVote
Allen, BenDPro-Environment Vote
Anderson, JoelRAnti-Environment Vote
Bates, PatriciaRAnti-Environment Vote
Beall, JimDPro-Environment Vote
Berryhill, TomRAnti-Environment Vote
Block, MartyDPro-Environment Vote
Cannella, AnthonyRAnti-Environment Vote
Fuller, JeanRAnti-Environment Vote
Gaines, TedRAnti-Environment Vote
Galgiani, CathleenDDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.
Glazer, SteveDPro-Environment Vote
Hall, IsadoreDDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.
Hancock, LoniDPro-Environment Vote
Hernández, EdDAnti-Environment Vote
Hertzberg, BobDDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.
Hill, JerryDPro-Environment Vote
Hueso, BenDPro-Environment Vote
Huff, BobRAnti-Environment Vote
Jackson, Hannah-BethDPro-Environment Vote
Lara, RicardoDDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.
Leno, MarkDPro-Environment Vote
de León, KevinDPro-Environment Vote
Leyva, ConnieDAnti-Environment Vote
Liu, CarolDPro-Environment Vote
McGuire, MikeDPro-Environment Vote
Mendoza, TonyDAnti-Environment Vote
Mitchell, HollyDPro-Environment Vote
Monning, WilliamDPro-Environment Vote
Moorlach, JohnRAnti-Environment Vote
Morrell, MikeRAnti-Environment Vote
Nguyen, JanetRAnti-Environment Vote
Nielsen, JimRAnti-Environment Vote
Pan, RichardDDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.
Pavley, FranDPro-Environment Vote
Roth, RichardDDid not vote on good bill. Counted negatively.
Runner, SharonRAnti-Environment Vote
Stone, JeffRAnti-Environment Vote
Vidak, AndyRAnti-Environment Vote
Wieckowski, BobDPro-Environment Vote
Wolk, LoisDPro-Environment Vote

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