As the 2017 California state legislative session concluded Sept. 15, CIPA's two remaining priority bills, SB 465 and SB 188, both authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, were defeated. SB 465 would have replaced the technical expertise of members of the Conservation Committee of California Oil and Gas Producers-an advisory panel to the California Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources-with environmental justice advocates with the intent of redirecting DOGGR's mission.
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