Muratsuchi bill to ban offshore oil pipelines
Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, at a 2014 anti-oil event in Hermosa Beach. Muratsuchi proposed a bill to prohibit oil pipeline construction in state waters. File photo State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi has proposed a bill that would deflate federal government plans for offshore oil drilling by ensuring that pipelines and other infrastructure could not be built in California state waters. Assembly Bill 1775, introduced by Muratsuchi and Assemblywoman Monique Limón, joins Senate Bill 834, carried by State Senators Hannah-Beth Jackson and Ricardo Lara. The legislation would prohibit the State Lands Commission from approving new leases for pipelines, piers, wharves and other infrastructure that would support new federal oil development off of California’s coast. The bill is a reintroduction of legislation that stalled last year in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. “Given [President Trump’s] announcement that he is proposing to open up new oil and gas exploration leases in federal waters, we decided to reintroduce the bill,” Muratsuchi said. “We believe that this is a creative way to fight back against Trump to protect our California coastline.” The federal plan, which was announced on…
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