California § 3261. 3261. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 274, Sec. 3.)

California Statutes

§ 3261. — 3261. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 274, Sec. 3.)

California § 3261.

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Code PRCPublic Resources Code - PRC

Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation

Art. 4.3.ARTICLE 4.3. Oil and Gas Environmental Remediation Account

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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, including the expenditure limitations of Section 3258, the division shall administer and manage the Oil and Gas Environmental Remediation Account, which is hereby established in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.

(b)Moneys in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to plug and abandon oil and gas wells, decommission attendant facilities, or otherwise remediate sites that the supervisor determines could pose a danger to life, health, water quality, wildlife, or natural resources if there is no operator determined by the supervisor to be responsible for remediation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3237 or who is able to respond.

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(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, including the expenditure limitations of Section 3258, the division shall administer and manage the Oil and Gas Environmental Remediation Account, which is hereby established in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.
(b)
Moneys in the account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to plug and abandon oil and gas wells, decommission attendant facilities, or otherwise remediate sites that the supervisor determines could pose a danger to life, health, water quality, wildlife, or natural resources if there is no operator determined by the supervisor to be responsible for remediation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3237
or who is able to respond.