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Natural Resources Management and Policy
United States; California; outer continental shelf; intergovernmental relations; offshore gas industry; offshore oil industry
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Intergovernmental Relations And Ocs Oil And Gas Development, Gretchen Honan
Intergovernmental Relations And Ocs Oil And Gas Development, Gretchen Honan
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Oil and gas exploration and development in federal waters off the coast of California have been a source of conflict between federal and state governments for a number of years. More recently local governments and local citizenry have joined in the battle to prevent development of outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas reserves. Between 1985 and 1986 the passage of thirteen local land use initiatives prohibiting or requiring voter approval of onshore facilities to service offshore platforms occurred. These initiatives reflect growing local dissatisfaction with the present legislative structure governing OCS development. From their perspective the existing OCS development …