Summary: Thursday, February 27, 2014 Sierra Club California and other environmental groups have been working on state legislation to impose a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation. Fracking is a big issue within our Central Coast Region. Working with environmental advocates, State Senator Holly Mitchell, from the Los Angeles region, has written, and has now introduced, Senate Bill 1132. Senator Mitchell’s Bill is jointly authored with State Senator Mark Leno, from San Francisco. I have put a link to SB 1132 in today’s Land Use Report transcript, so you can read the actual bill. If you care about this issue, I suggest that you “subscribe” to updates for SB 1132 through the California “LegInfo” website. SB 1132 imposes a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until an expanded version of a study of fracking and well stimulation is completed, reviewed, and then sent to the Governor. After he gets that comprehensive report, the Governor will have to determine if the study warrants removing the moratorium based on the information it contains about the impacts that fracking and well stimulation might have on public health, and on environmental and economic sustainability. Check out SB 1132, and then tell our local representatives what you think. I’ve placed links to their websites at kusp.org/landuse. More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog Senate Bill 1132, As Introduced State’s LegInfo Website Website, Sierra Club California Sierra Club Press Statement on SB 1132 State Senator Holly Mitchell State Senator Mark Leno State Senator Bill Monning Assembly Member Luis Alejo Assembly Member Mark Stone
