Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 1765.10

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1765.10 - Underground Gas Storage Facilities in the Health Protection Zone

(a) Underground gas storage wells and attendant production facilities are not subject to this article.

(b) For the purposes of this article and Public Resources Code section 3281, subdivision (d), underground gas storage wells and their attendant production facilities include:

(1) All wells associated with an underground gas storage facility operator under Public Resources Code section 3403.5 including all wells associated with an underground gas storage facility except those that have been plugged and abandoned; and

(2) All elements of an underground gas storage project as defined in Section 1726.1, subdivision (a)(6).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 1765.10

Note: Authority cited: Sections 3013, 3106 and 3288, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 3011, 3106, 3281 and 3403.5, Public Resources Code.

1. New section filed 1-6-2023 as an emergency; operative 1/6/2023 (Register 2023, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-6-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. The effectiveness of this section was suspended on 2-3-2023 following the Secretary of State's qualification of a referendum staying the effectiveness of the underlying statutes until and unless those statutes are enacted by the voters in the November 2024 general election (Register 2023, No. 8).
3. Change without regulatory effect removing bracketed language after heading filed 7-8-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 28). Effectiveness of section reinstated 6-27-2024 due to withdrawal of Referendum 1940 (22-0006) pursuant to Elections Code section 9604(b) (See Elections Code section 9033(d)). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 3288, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-30-2026, or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.