California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Public Resources Code - PRC |
Division 6. PUBLIC LANDS |
Part 2. LEASING OF PUBLIC LANDS |
Chapter 5. Oil and Gas and Mineral Leases by Public Agencies |
Section 7061.1.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7058, no city, county, city and county, or district may enter into a unit or cooperative agreement pursuant to that section under which exploration for, drilling for, or production of petroleum products is proposed with respect to any part or parts of an oil and gas field located in tide or submerged lands which are within the boundaries of the areas of the county of Los Angeles described in subdivision (a) of Section 6871.2 unless such lands are within one nautical mile of the ordinary high water mark, the applicable conditions of the Public Resources Code and requirements of the State Lands Commission have been met, and the drilling for oil and gas deposits is to be done by means of slant drilling from an upland site.