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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-12-16; City Council; Resolution 16741' 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 I/ 3 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE ENACTMENT BY CONGRESS OF S3093, THE CALIFORNIA MARINE SANCTUARY ACT OF 1969 WHEREAS, the State of California has set aside marine 'i sanctuaries in tidal and submerged lands within its jurisdiction in which the production of oil, gas and other minerals is prohibit- ed, and in which the exploration for oil, gas or other minerals is controlled; and WHEREAS, these sanctuaries and the coastal lands RESOLUTION NO. 1674 adjacent to them are, at present, in serious jeopardy of pollution of disastrous proportions such as occurred in the Santa Barbara 12 13 11 Channel if leases were granted for oil, gas or other minerals 14 I 15 16 17 18 3.9 20 21 22 23 exploration and exploitation in federal submerged lands oceanward of the existing state sanctuaries; and WHEREAS, the President's panel on oil spills (the DuBridge Panel) stated "as a general practice it would seem advisable that the federal standards for safety and possible environmental damage should be at least as strict as the standards in the state whose waters are contiguous to the federal waters"; and WHEREAS, S3093 would not require the costly process of terminating existing leases in federal lands; 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does hereby urge the enactment, by the Congress and the President of the United States, of S3093, the California Marine Sanctuary Act of 1969, co-authored by Senators Cranston, Murphy, Muskie and Nelson; and further BE IT RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad be directed to direct copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the co-authors of S3093, Chairmen * of the committees which will hear S3093 and other cities, counties, state and federal agencies as are appropriate. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 16th day of December, 7963, by the following vote, to wit: