Cal. PRC § 6919
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 6919, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission may negotiate and enter into agreements for compensation for drainage or geothermal leases of state-owned lands if any of the following conditions exist:
(a) Wells drilled upon private or public lands, including state-owned lands, are draining or may drain geothermal resources from state-owned lands; provided, that where wells are drilled on state-owned lands and other state-owned lands are or may be subject to drainage, the development is allowed only by drilling from already developed state lands.
(b) The lands are determined by the commission to be unsuitable for competitive bidding because of such factors as their small size or irregular configuration, or their inaccessibility from surface drill sites reasonably available or obtainable.
(c) The state owns a fractional interest in the lands.
(d) The lease or agreement is determined by the commission to be in the best interests of the state.
(a) Wells drilled upon private or public lands, including state-owned lands, are draining or may drain geothermal resources from state-owned lands; provided, that where wells are drilled on state-owned lands and other state-owned lands are or may be subject to drainage, the development is allowed only by drilling from already developed state lands.
(b) The lands are determined by the commission to be unsuitable for competitive bidding because of such factors as their small size or irregular configuration, or their inaccessibility from surface drill sites reasonably available or obtainable.
(c) The state owns a fractional interest in the lands.
(d) The lease or agreement is determined by the commission to be in the best interests of the state.
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