File #: 15-00392    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 5/12/2015 Final action: 5/12/2015
Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Potential Advocacy Position of Legislation: AB 356 (Williams) - Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) Option 1: a) Take an advocacy position of support, watch, or oppose on AB 356 (Williams): Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring; b) Direct staff to forward, and approve and authorize the Chair to execute a letter stating the Board's decision to the legislative author, members of the legislature including, but not limited to, the County legislative delegation, and appropriate committee chairs; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline 15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; or Option 2: a) Take no position on AB 356 (Williams): Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring; and b) Determine pursuant to CEQA Gu...
Sponsors: COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment A - AB 356 Fact Sheet, 3. Attachment B - AB 356 Leg Counsel Digest, 4. Attachment C - AB 356 Bill Analysis 201520160AB356_Assembly Natural Resources, 5. Presentation
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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Potential Advocacy Position of Legislation: AB 356 (Williams) - Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
 
Option 1:
a) Take an advocacy position of  support, watch, or oppose on AB 356 (Williams): Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring;
 
b) Direct staff to forward, and approve and authorize the Chair to execute a letter stating the Board's decision to the legislative author, members of the legislature including, but not limited to, the County legislative delegation, and appropriate committee chairs; and
 
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline 15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; or
 
Option 2:
a) Take no position on AB 356 (Williams): Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring; and
 
b) Determine pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
 
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY