The commission may enter into any lease for the extraction of oil or gas from state-owned tide and submerged lands in the California Coastal Sanctuary if the commission determines that those oil or gas deposits are being drained by means of producing wells upon adjacent federal lands and the lease is in the best interests of the state.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 6244
California Coastal Sanctuary
Known as the California Coastal Sanctuary Act
The act spans §§ 6240 to 6245 (6 sections).
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 970, Sec. 2
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.