Cal. PRC § 3190.9
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 3190.9, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2035, and as of that date is repealed.
(b) The authorization issued pursuant to Section 3474.2 shall terminate upon the repeal of this article.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the absence of another program authorizing the use of gravity-based energy storage wells, idle wells that are authorized to be used as gravity-based energy storage wells under this article shall be reclassified, upon the repeal of this article, as idle wells subject to Section 3206 and other applicable law.
(b) The authorization issued pursuant to Section 3474.2 shall terminate upon the repeal of this article.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the absence of another program authorizing the use of gravity-based energy storage wells, idle wells that are authorized to be used as gravity-based energy storage wells under this article shall be reclassified, upon the repeal of this article, as idle wells subject to Section 3206 and other applicable law.
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