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Refer the "Initiative to Prohibit Fracking and Oil and Natural Gas Well Stimulation Treatments, Prohibit Oil and Natural Gas Wastewater Injection and Impoundment, and Limit New Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Unincorporated Monterey County" to County Counsel with direction to cause the preparation of appropriate impact studies on the initiative pursuant to Elections Code section 9111.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Refer the "Initiative to Prohibit Fracking and Oil and Natural Gas Well Stimulation Treatments, Prohibit Oil and Natural Gas Wastewater Injection and Impoundment, and Limit New Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Unincorporated Monterey County" to County Counsel with direction to cause the preparation of appropriate impact studies on the initiative pursuant to Elections Code section 9111.
SUMMARY:
Section 9111 of the Elections Code allows the Board of Supervisors to refer to any County agency an initiative for the purpose of having studies prepared assessing the impact of the initiative, if adopted, on a variety of issues. The proponents of the "Initiative to Prohibit Fracking and Oil and Natural Gas Well Stimulation Treatments, Prohibit Oil and Natural Gas Wastewater Injection and Impoundment, and Limit New Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Unincorporated Monterey County" have announced that sufficient signatures have been gathered to cause the Board of Supervisors to either adopt the initiative or submit it to the electorate. It is therefore appropriate for the Board to refer the initiative to County Counsel for the preparation of relevant impact studies.
DISCUSSION:
The "Initiative to Prohibit Fracking and Oil and Natural Gas Well Stimulation Treatments, Prohibit Oil and Natural Gas Wastewater Injection and Impoundment, and Limit New Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Unincorporated Monterey County" has been circulated for signatures in Monterey County. The proponents of the initiativ...
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