HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-90 - Offshore Oil Drilling ActivitiesRESOLUTION NO. 83 -90
• A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ADOPTED PROVISIONS AND ANY
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 1984
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL
WHICH WILL POSTPONE OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
ACTIVITIES NOT ALREADY IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE COAST OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives
adopted in July, 1983, certain provisions attached to the
Department of Interior Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 1984
which would preclude funding for the conduct of certain outer
continental shelf leasing activities in specific portions of the
central and northern California outer continental shelf planning
area, as well as specific portions of the Southern California
outer continental shelf planning area; and
WHEREAS, during September, 1983, the United States
Senate will be engaging in deliberations over the final version
of the fiscal year 1984 Department of Interior Appropriations
Bill; and
WHEREAS, local governments throughout California wish
to communicate their support for House of Representatives'
adopted language as well as any additional language which will
impose, by funding restriction, a prohibition against certain
lease offering activities throughout the entire coastline of the
State of California outer continental shelf planning areas,
including northern, central and southern California; and
WHEREAS, although the City of Newport Beach supports
• efforts to develop oil and gas resources, onshore and offshore,
it does not support such development unless and until all
significant potential adverse affects have been identified,
analyzed and satisfctorily mitigated or otherwise resolved; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has determined that
• current outer continental shelf lease offerings which may affect
the coastline off the City of Newport Beach have not adequately
identified and analyzed potential significant adverse effects,
nor have such effects been satisfactorily mitigated nor otherwise
resolved due, at least in part, to inadequacy of the time devoted
to such analysis, mitigation process.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach does hereby adopt this resolution in support of the United
States House of Representatives version of the provisions
affecting outer continental shelf leasing for California areas
and all additional language and provisions which may hereafter be
added to prohibit all new offshore development activities off the
entire coastline of California, for fiscal year 1984, in tracts
not already purchased through previous lease offerings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution should be
forwarded to appropriate members of the United States Congress
involved in the decision - making process on this issue for
appropriate action on the Department of Interior Appropriations
Bill for fiscal year 1984.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of August , 1983.
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