R-6249
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Santa Moni~ Callfornia
RESOLUTION NO. 6249
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTIO~ OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION RE~OVING THE
RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIO~S ON THE USE
OF NATURAL GAS IN UTILITY POWER PLANTS
WHEREAS, lt is in the national security and national economic
interest to promote the policy of the government of t~e United States to
reduce the nation's dependence on imported oil; and
WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Power Plant and Industrlal Fuel Use
~ct contains prohibitions and restrictions on the use of natural gas as a
utillty power plant fuel; and
WHEREAS, the complete development of alternate fuels technologles
are subject to technlcal, financial, environmental, site and social con-
straints and as a result fuels from these projects may not be available
on j commerclal basis for several years; and
WHEREAS, domestic natural Qas reserves are estimated to be sufficient
to last for at least several decades at the current rate of consumption; and
WHEREAS, implementatlon of Section 301 will lmpose a ~ost of new
costs upon electric utility customers; and
WHEREAS, natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner fuel than fuel oil;
and
WHEREAS, the Unlted States needs to utilize all available resources
in order to achieve energy independence at the earliest possible time; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Clty of Santa ~1on1ca
strongly supports federal legislatlon which will repeal Section 301 of the
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Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, thereby permitting the use of
natural gas as a transitional utllity power plant fuel until such time as
alternate or renewable sources are available for the commercial generation
of electric energy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Monlca, State of California, at a regular meeting thereof this 28th day
of April, 1981.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen Shane Stark
Acting City Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
OF Aprll J 1981.
28th
DAY
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MAYOR /
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOIUG RESOLUTION"
[WI 624,9 " HAS DULY ADOPTED fiY THE CITY eourJCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MON leA AT A REGULA~ r1EETIrJG THEREOF HEL!J ON
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Apr i,1 28 , 1981 BY THE FOLL01fIt~G COUNe I L VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIU1EJ1BERS: Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Press,
Reed, Zane and Mayor Yannatta Goldway
tJOES: COUNe I U'1E~1BE~S: None
ABSENT: COUNCI~1b~BERS: Kane
ABST A IN: COU ~ C I U~E~mERS : ~ one
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK