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of September 25, 1984
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Councll Offlce
Councl1 t-leetlng
Santa Monica, Callfornla
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TO:
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Mayor and Council Members
Council Member Willlam Jennlngs
SUBJECT:
Request for Action I Occldenta1 Petroleum Corporation
I request the Council take actlon on the following:
1. Oppose the drilllng by Occldental 011 In the Paciflc Palisades
area.
2. Contact our US Senators to urge extenslon of the moratorlum on
011 drl11ing In the Santa Monlca Bay, WhlCh lS due to explre
October 1, 1984.
3. Contact our US Senators and Congressmen concernlng amendment
of the Coastal Zone Management Act to require conslderatlon
of State environmental Concern before leasing tracts for off
shore oil development.
4. Coordlnate wlth Los Angeles and other coastal clties ln pro-
testing lease sale #80 and developing a ratlona1e for pro-
hlbltlng oil 1easlng and exploration east of Cata11na Island.
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pr .EASE OPPOSE OIL DRILLIN.; OFFSHORE OF LAGUNA BEACH
The Federal Department of Interior through Lease Sale 80 plans to open
areas off shore of South Orange County for oil drilling. Because of
public opposition, the Department of InterIor has temporarily withdrawn
areas within about 13 miles of the Laguna Beach coastline. H~~ever,
there will stIll be tracts between Laguna Beach and Catalina Island that
will be offered in October for oil exploration. Please help us oppose
oil drIlling bet\~en Laguna Beach and Catalina Island by:
FIRST PRIORITY - Supporting an amendment to the 1985 Interior Department
approprIations bill to place a temporary moratorium on any oil explo-
ration withIn approxllrBtely 13 to 20 miles of the Orange County and San
DIego coastline. Letters or telegrams are needed this week particularly
to U.S. Senator Pete Wilson, U.S. Senator James McClure (Chair.rdn of the
Subcommittee on InterIor ApproprIations), and Congressman Robert B adh am.
SECO~TI PRIORITY - Supporting federal legIslation (Sa 2324-Cranston
and HR 4589) \'Jhich would amend the Coastal Zone t-lanagE'!!lEmt Act to
increase state control over federal all leaSIng. ThIS legislatlon would
reverse a SupreIT~ Court deCIsion which removed a coastal state's ablllty
to require that federal oil leaslDg be consistent with state coastal
plans.
THIRD PRIORITY - Advising key legislators of your opposltion to oil
drilling bet~een the South Orange County coastllne and catalIna Island.
Contact should be made with both US Senators, your Congressman, C~vernor
DeukffieJian and Secretary of the Interior Clark.
Thank you,
LAGUNA BEACH CIIT COUNCIL
Honorable Pete Wilson
U. S. Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Honorable Alan Cranston
U. S. Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Honorable Robert Badham
2438 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D. C.
Ibnorable James t-lcC1ure
U. S. Senate
l~shlngton, D. C. 20510
Honorable William Clark
Secretary of the InterIor
Washington, D. C. 20240
Honorable George Deukrnejian
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
505 FOREST AVE
LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
TEL [714) 497-3311