Statute · California Public Resources Code
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 3017 — Definitions and General Provisions
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 3017
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Public Resources Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the oil and gas industry pay for all necessary costs of plugging and abandonment and site restoration of oil and gas wells.
Citator
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 3017 — Definitions and General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the oil and gas industry pay for all necessary costs of plugging and abandonment and site restoration of oil and gas wells.
(b) It is the intent of the legislature that, to minimize the risk that the state will be liable for costs of plugging and abandonment, no well be transferred to another owner until and unless a bond has been filed that would cover the full cost of plugging and abandonment and site restoration.