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Ron. Alan. CrJinston, Controller, Chairman Hon .. Glenn M. AndeJ:Son~ Li,eutenant Governor Hori .. Daniel M. Luevano., Ch:tef Deputy Director,

Department of Finance,. ·appearing on behalf of H~in .. Hale, Champion, D:i.ree tor of Finance

Mr.. 1?'. J. Hot:tig, Exe cu tir,re Of fice:r.•

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.- : CQnfirmation of tn:Ltiutes .· rs m~~ t!iniS At4 a. t 2!$' $ ep tern~~~·· " ~(,be~· ... 2:7 and c~<:>ber 25 1 1962 ~ ,

l?E!Utt'l'S, EAS~NTS, Rimtts~ /.J OJ!'-W,/it.Y .. N10.< i~E~. · ;/

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(d) . North San :Mateo'' Santtation District

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(a) Joh..."1. w.& Myrtle Hugus

(b) Howa:rd J,,& Ruth McQuigg

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.•. ··(e) Pacific G-as & Elec .. Co~

(£) Ph:i,llips Pe trQleur.o Co. ::.·-::-::::--...

(g) R.ichfielcf~ Oil. Corp~

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Exch8;nge of .State s.overaign l.ends, 5~ Jt1aqui,l:l· County~ '·

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(~) Exchat;tge with George :l Speck.to.a~ et UJc, 0 .. 3 7 a<!, .. 23 · l

(b) ~pro:val of an\endm~nt o.f Lease PRC 2856 ~1 ·

(c) App+~.>val wf as signnu~µ t of atid rea:ssigtunent of

b #~ 25 a ove. ~ease

Compeneatory!loyalty·Agreetnents:

(a) P . .It. C. 255 .. 1) Kirby l!lill. · (Standard Oil) l

(b) :execution with Standard Oi.l of agreement. covering lands :tn Walnut ·Grove area, San J<:)aquin and Saora:mentc counties 6

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MO'tION" ON cr.Ass1FibATION 8)1-

Proposed Ou te.r. Continerital · · Shelf oi:{.. and gas leases .

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Confirmatiqn of tl:ansa~t:i0~s consu~ated by Exe'<.':'utive O£fieer:: . 3

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Gonfi:r:ntation of date;; time and p!ac ~ next +nee ttng

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Mtt. C~S'ION:. Mo'11ed and seconded. If the:te are·

Item 3 ...... PerndtSc·, eas~m.e:nts, a:nd rights-o:fi..,;way ,J'_,) ' -

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Appli.cant (a) State of Califer.nia, .pj..visi.oI"t of ..

irz i·.··· ~i~-~~s -- Righ~:of-way~ea;eme~t _oV:e: submergee' land~ o.f.

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'· . ' ' ~ Right..,of~way easement (;lVer su.bnlerg,~d 18.llds of: Klamath. R.iv:,e? : 1~

f anq. a pqx;tion of Taylor Island, . Del N'orte. County :i1 for ·Stat~. i:,

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t Easement over 0.32.4 acre tide and Sl:lbmeri:sed lands of Slacra.: · 1 mettto Riv.er 11ear Freeport ~ridge, Sac1;"am.ento and Yolo I counties, for su'Qma:rix1e telephone · cabl~;

Item (d) N,orth San Mateo Sanitat:tan District .-.-

.t\mendm1ent of .legal description of,- li\fe .... of-.structu:te pe~it" ' ' \:

F~R.c. 1364..i 9) tide l:rnd submerged lands of the. Pac:tft~ 9cetttt t

in City and County of San Francisco> to provide 2:500-foot ··

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,,~i~n -,~f. ~~~js~ inv~ivea. t~ 49~year ·permit ·P<ltR~e~· z;17; 9''.:, oi~~~~>.t> ;, j ' ·',_ ,, ' ·'' '· -.· ''_!: - ' ,, - >7 '! ,' - •• ·:· _-_- )' .' f. . ' ;·,. " _:, ! . ·:_:,: _., ,-: - ' - - ' " -- < ' -- - ' ' ., " " -, -- _:,~, - ' ,:- - ':_ '< • - :_'? -~'

3· ... ing tide. S«ndt sutiniergatd lsnds: 0f· tStut~f ·a:e· $attte. Ca.t~li'll:a at,,tfi~~ ..

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. G}1: , · (~.t .San Diego Gas, c.; 4le~t-ric Corn~any ... "" P~~i.t . to

·r ·t··· dredge app;e~~~ately 1ci2.1ez ctio1d ynds of ma'tel:'ial fcir ... ' ·~.·.·~ ·,,· c ons·t~u~ tio~ .,of a ~ike, withtn1 l;r 66-·acre . a:t·ea df ti.® and

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lt f' Wt:n:ka ~- 49 ... y-ear bridge· eas'a~~,,;t~· qver. ·1 •. 41 aores::1t;£d.~, ~~/ .· i2 t sttbtl!eit~4 lands ~~'. ,411J~olu~~~i RiYet'· ne'1;\~ l(a.terfard :1 ~ t:an~~~us, • . . ..

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.. p~.Xfnit'' to tn~k~ test horin~s on un~.eased so:'fer.etgn State lands

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a lee.se c.o'\te~i11g Lot· 34 for ea.bin site,,· Fish Can.yon, Los

7 Angeles County; annual rental ~65; : -> ' 1/

9 P~R.C. 2738 .. 1 as of October 8, 196.2, a.nd acceptance. o.f quit ....

10 .craim,, tide and submerg~d lands of Taylor Slough, Contra

11 Costa County, with: prepaid lease rent;als.};o apply t.o any ___ ,.

12 rec.eivabJ .. es: refl.e;p:ted on: the books of the State Lands Divi-

13.' · sion.. Le$see' s plans .for eonS:truc tion o,f a boat-berthing ' Ir

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15· tte.m. (d) · Nprtb:ern. California Ply-\wod, Inc:> ~ .. -,,

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K~amath River, Del Nort.e C.ounty; logg.'ing oper{;ttions in area.

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Item (e). l?. G. and E ... Company 15-year easement

~i , . for 220 ... kilovol t tow~r lines, w£th t111ree ten-year renewal

prqvis:i~ons,, · ~ove:i:;ing 21., 02 acres ;tide and submerged lands of 1

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Caxquinez Strait, Contra Costa Cou11ty, to replace Easement

P.,R.iC• 326 .. 1 which expired May 12 3 1962. ...... a11nual ren.tal

$.580 ~ 90 ;.

item (f) Phillips, Petrcleum Company _ ... Deferme11t

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MR,'>l' HOR't12G : Yes ~ Governor. As you kue>w ft< om tll~·

agenda itein;; ':ii this is ., one of tl1e leastGs in the series· in

9 western Santa Barbara County that heretofore have had prob ...

10 lems i;,f tb. re;,speet to development tests in vi~"11 of the lack

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any manner of tran&;portation J j\ ') I,.

storage.facility ..

We are happy t.o repot,t 'l!hat as of November 19th . !~ ~

... , ~·- n · of this year,· the i! aoif!c Gas lighting Comp.any• s new pi.pelt~~ ' ' »

1[(,'~1·, fiacility was. tested; tests Triere con1plet~d, and the· line was I 18 1 illll!lecliately put into operation and is currently running at· I.

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an ·average of, approximately sixty ... two million cubic feet ''of

gas: a day, which is alt'eady twice the capacity of the.1i1 pre­

vfo'!Js syst<:?m which this line parallel?s, as well as the 1lew

line extending farther westward to go past; alt these leases '

in Santa Barbara Coun1;y in which WE~ have heretof0re rec~--, I / /) \\

mended deferment of drilling requirements and, therefore'~ th

development ·Of fut'ther productive r;::apacity 11 until su<.~h time

as this new pipeline waiuld be available.

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J~. ·~·· .. .. ·· ~fkittle tlie .new .ptp~J .. 1;.ne is ~t.w-·~va$1able~ J .. t·ia ··Jj '.!.) ,, ,, ' '• ' l) "

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A"~ .·f$' :,: ·an~. :fu;trua~· .:de~ele>,pin~nt ,pro.gram,s .by11 Phillip~ ;·Iret;r~~ut.tt ~n · ~1 ' j' • ' ' - ;:. - ' -- • -· ' ' 0, . '

. 't 4 ·"' thi~. le.ase; woul.~ ''p;r.,opet-1y .· reqtutx-e. ea~en~i~ve te&ting o,f the :. . - - , -- L ~' . i( ·,, - , ,:-- - , · - ~·; . , · .- ;.- · " ·. ,, -r , ." .'

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~}: · sormeth:bi$ cf t:l1e type of t'.es t which they were not ab;le t·o J . . .

7 conduct before the· existence of tl1e pipe:tine~

Sd now a program {s going fotralu.~u to ecindutlt :"these, i. '· ' ' '

lO l, ~701,?gi.c ~ta ;vhi,ch has, been accunulated, a new pr~griu~ of .

.J,.l · !"iirth~:t deve1opment on th:ts leas~. ean, h~ d,estgned with;~n the; ' '

12 ,~ .. n~x;t six months_, which is the. period of defennent :r~~catimlettded.

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Mllit ROOTJ:G: .... That is correct~ ii i \' -.·'

And they: needan additional, "i.:x ' '\

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th. ese .· tests~ wh. :tch are fe~sible fot' the first time l,11ecause - . \'<, ,_i,i

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SQ early, in advance of ti~e expiration of the fir.st defem~--i. 1

MR~ HORTIG: At first, it was n<>t certai.n whether

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there .w.ould defini te1y b,e a Decertlber,\ meeting; of the., Lands:' ,, I . . .1,1.· . C~ni1uiss!Qn a.nd oo~sideratiorr at 1;he January meeting ,~ulc.f ,I, ,

:3 · . li~ve '.brought 7ru;~·J1 L$1,tls. Commis~~on.~, considexafFion. ver/ close .·

the, .. ;~xpir.atiott o.f~ the prev:i:oqs. deferment'; ,~d now,.lwith tb.e. ~· 1' iJ .,. «-' · . . '·· •· I1 _,_ ;,, ~ . _{! •'" !; . . . .. " ·' 11 ,::' ·, . ~

5 , eXis.tli!nce of ·thia pii;>eUne ~~·the test preg'l:'.am ~icb :is · ... ·. j s~·.·. already under .. •· development for its. util:teation .. it .i.a teali~etr~

that the test program period is going t.o have: to ell'.tend be- I yond.·, the period-· of the def~t:xnent he~etofore granted.

GOV~ ANDERSON: I ·St\·:~·:;t·~ that 1 s .. s·a tisfac tory ..

l-0 MR. CRANSTON: Item (g) R:l.chfield Oil Cor~,,orat:ten

11 · Uef-en1ent of drilling requireme11ts 'U.nder Oil. and Gas Leases

12 · ~ijlR~c. 3.08 .. l and .f.R .. C •. 309 .. 1, Santa B£b:;ba;ra. County, through

1~ .. J'u.ne 30, 1963 p-ending appx-oval of w1it agreeraent ...

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expen.diture of exploration capital ov-er the years, the :Lesse

has d.e termiJie:d t11ere i.s an oil and gas dep os.J~t - "~ 'tdhich he . ' " )\

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this'. deposit extetuis over botn le(1.ses. Tb,is a1$o limits the

only· area that ~.ll. ever be p:toduced from these two leases. I•

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Rather than return to the I.ands COJxi"Jliss:t.on and see

deferment of ddlling requirenients on one lease o~ the other j · "---·"·--.~-· -------·-·---··--------.. --·-----------...A

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the na:ture, a! the cl:~posi~. de,.relopment:, ''it lf•~ be:~ su. ~~J~. t;a·. : '.-,:.!. / ll;nd t:he Attorney ~nerd 1

s Office~ and th<l lh.a te . L,{lnds ¥~~~\ ~ . ..~t:hod 0£ combini~~ the two leases .;into one lease form ~1; ~1 · ;,· '

15 t bring ba9k to the Commissior1 for stibsequent appiroval.. :/ .\

$ I Duriiag this time of study of the actual lan!PJ~(gil! .·.·'· ·l·· _ . ,,

' ·' i ' 7 C?f the lease form to replace these two leases that c1an 1pe 1'

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be given a defe:-cment on the double req~~~ment O·f the t~o c, ii I ' ! ~ ._, "

leases and that will make further deferrlE.nts of product~on · 'i • 10

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GOV. AMDERSON! This is the second ...... 11' ~"

MR.. HORTIG: This is ac. "(:ually ort,e., of a lnng s,~ries

of defermertts. The previous deferments we~e ·on the . bas lf~

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strill exploration. going on, , on the leases. I\ t' 1\,

f.this is the seconJJ on the leases since :i.t app~\a~ed \~ \I

to be adv.isable to con~olidate tqe two leases into one ~fcui ment; and both the State Lands 1 and the Attorney General I Ir . Ii Office having had oth:er projects in addi t:ion io this one 1 ~(:, we just simply haven't Completed the waper work before t,~is ...

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being recpmme,ri~e.d hex:~ today, whatever· doe:1inienta.t*~n is (i' /; ,, - ,,- ., f_( '

required on the 'h.io· ietUrfis wtif'be. 'btioughc to .. the Conimi~tribn ~ . . " . . .. ,, '\

for cons.ide;a.tion and approval; and aftier1 such a.pprova~, ·><, \\_ . ,; ' /' -~

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this wi.11"'' eldmil-Kate the need for any further deferment<of It ''· -_,

a drilling require~~fJ.ts because the undrilled ~eas will be" ~ - \-

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~IR- CRANSTON: Ite:m (h) .Ri.cI1tield0 Oil Corporation ... ',! ~ . ~

Deferment of 'drilling requirements. under Oil, a:nd Gas Lease.

P.R..C. lt~66.1, Rincon Oil Fi..eld, Ventura County, for

period. January 1 through June 30, 1963, in order to con.,tinue ' 1--. . ,;.;·

studies to determine feasibility '""of drillit1g~ additional

wel.(~) "into leased land from other lpcati¢ns. 7. ' • , II ~) .

Do you want

[i ·• to comm.en t on that?

:MR.. HORTIG: The ba.sic similarity is the request

for deferment"" The reason is: . You will recall, Governor,

.from v:isiting the Richfield Island at Rincon, the maximum 1 :,

area o,f the lease which cquld be. developed by slant drilling .:;;c:./

from that island has no~ been developed.. Also, this is the

lease which is the·site of the first ocean ... flocr-completed ··:

oil well that we had in C~lifornia ..

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morV?. .of. th~ leased tJ.r·ea from the island, new 1ocation~F wilJ~ .· . , ' , . ··,.· '-.\

have to be selected ....... if any··a:re' economically justifiable "".

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/ At "this timEt/' we are :r~ecommending that Richfield

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~ bet given asix-mcnth'deferment of further drilling~-t;equire-..

10 .. menitt-l, although they. will •Continue to operate and produce ,.

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12 ~"it the present time. Let me eor:rect that: The forty-six "i

'13 wells drilled heretofore can drain adequately 411 that por'-'·

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cally from. the drillsite; and while there is a fltt:t requit··~-,,_.

ment for starting new wells ·as. the last we+l has b.een com-l1

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pleted according to the calendar,. :tn this circumstance it 1s _,.;:::.\.

goi,ng to iequirE; ext::'ensi ve engineer;ing to clet:erroine .. the

optimum, location for further wells on the island site or

whether a:· ne\v island site is justified ..

It is to pe't'lili t this study and the developmf.~n~> of I ,

this pro gr~ that a deferni~~p,t of the dritling require~ents -

not of the operating requiren1ents ....... , is requested. The

cleaae will continue to produce oi~, and pay royalties. during i,·

this recommended deferment perix.>d, and the deferment is re ...

quested only as to the drilling .req,uirements.

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.. . . ca~iv~~r:t)r, if ..• the , c1rs:don ~1~ ~t ltlie dej;el\"

mexu~ .. shou~d. n.ot be gran,ted Jftt'fJ. · tha.t'.'~· .we:re'. ll .·lease <,fbl~igs..tiou

on··t;.the ·1es:~ee tQ ·a~fli~· t don•t''.belie'7e.~ that the ·l~sse~l t~d~y.·; . cou~a ieU', wj,tb:o~t ~iri$. ubiti:a,;;, .. wl:ie:t<e t~ ~:jlt.th~ neg~ ..

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• wel,·1, not"·c.,:rul(j. tP.e Lands:Ditvision.· detel:m.f:ne, tl'lis' wa~ ·an .. ,,~) . . . . I . 'ff' •l ., • • '

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optimum' location to drill 'the next well, umtil the· comple·tip;'- ~'\, ! I (/ '

of. these stud;ies.

,\ ·· MR~ CRANS tCIN·:· :"·-.. ·;,,i:::_

item .~:)..) Signal -Oil and Gas Company·· . -_ - - t "·- -- . ' ' ' - _- _- / ' '

Acceptanc~ of quitclaim and terminati.on o·f. Oil artd G?.S Least: .....

P .n.~c" 1551. l, · Hl.l!l tingt:t:ln Beach t Orange Cbunt.Y':i effecti v:e

November 19~ 1962.; pursuant to Section 5 ·of die lease.

is that~ Frank -- a.rt a.r~f!' where they did not find oil! (,

MR~ 11.0retIG: ·In 195;5> three le:aSi~S ,t<fe~~ a.warded,

the fi-rst leases that were ever awaidetit by th:e :t.anas. Gomtni$~

afon p.ureuant to, ·cash bonus bids,,. at the~ e,astc ·e11d ,o;:·· .. • ' ~ >C '+ -. 11 •

Hunting. ton Beach~ T1WO of the leas.,es tV~1J:1 e rtii~e1S:1 ... "me:d4' approx•: . . !j; .. ,.,.

tttate1y three or four years . ago.. ·Th~. last re~ainiitg,,. thi\rd . 1

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lea~.~~ is· the .. subject lttat.ter of this quitclaim 1?.ere today"' \/ l

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The· lessees in <the interim have pa:i.d the. annual· ,.

rental. and have subi;nitted an annual~ and later s.emi ... annual, ' , ,,

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is the one that probably had tl1e longest single phain of ' ' ' " ' . ;' ···t. ' '· ,.

deferments of· dri~ling requirements because, ~t;J::ually, for·c.-

ing the drilling was of no foreseeable advantage to the·

State and the lessee was paying $584 annual rental.

The le,ssee has 1.1.0W decided that the future

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"· 1 . :prbs.pec~,s i!'l: this at.ea, do iiot, :justify the: payment of th.a,, ,, " , a ;' ,·$,S~4,//i1tit1;ha1 ~ental ~ ~c •• , .

. - · •. l,tent ~J) ·· ~tandl.ti:d',Oil' ~Company of Caltfomia" ?/·. . \.· . J\ppfo~a1:.Q£ 'a$s-ignm~nt'· ,to Shetl. -Oil~'.·,aornp.any:ofJ one~thi~r·d,· ..

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'ftnt~;e.s«t. of~· St$ndard, ±il ,,portion .. of o.il .a.nd Gas L~as ... .e ..... ·.··· p-.:a.c ..•. ,· ' . . •' ,.. . . ',, .. ~ . l .

,,2l~'-9g;:1,.,··sa~ta B_arba~a County, p·utsuant; to~:section lF of" tne. \

ti (k.) Saut4, C~tal'irta Isiand Company. "'c~~J.pprova.I of

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su\iease under· Lease. P.R .• C.. 185 .. 1 to Southern Californi~ ~· \~ - )°' ~ r . '

Ed;ts~;n ~91npauy.,. of . O" 41? actTe tid,e and s~ibme;ged land at · ' ,,_.;:r;;:''.::::::.r

Pebbly Be~ch~ Sa]lta 'Cate1lina,!sland, Lbs AngeleSi· Qourtty,

:J;or . ,1:se :as ·1~ wba:!'f. site. ·

.; l~em 1 (l) .. Te~aco · InQ ... ... :~:u' · 15--,,y:ea:r; subsurf~~e cross~ r::--·:;.:::-.·'-·_;... "' .-. ' '

~;.1iit; .~asement, .l.9/~2 a.c~'eS· ~£ ~.ancl.oelow f!·,.depth of· 509 f~~t ,· .. ' ' .. . ' 0 ·., ' "; .

. '. below b.qt;:tom of ·Cache .. Slouglt, Solano County; annual a:em.t:al · ·t . •) ··,· •\ - .

$t50;1• 'ti>:~. dt;;ill w~lls: thr&~h .. s"t~tte .lanai's in order' :to "com-

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p le.te wells on lauds other than lands, in.eluded in the !\~ " .

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Motion, is ;t.n Q~der,Jf " '\_': '11 ·i

GO'ft. ANDERSON: Wh<.~t was this last one'l -~

MR. ..HORTIG: . Govern.or, . th~ g~J'.'igr·aphy and su:r:f ace ".; . . ' I/ . ·. ' '' " I' . . • • . '

faci1,if:i.~$} of. t~is ... area development· on privately owr1ed '; .« . : ·'' ' ' ') : . ' :. "

land.a iea.s~:a"bY. Texaco Inc. indicate that the most desirab1e " • ;• ' • ' ,l

Ptdc~~dur~ for, d;rill.i,ng ·a well is to :Locate on one side of \

Cache ~~l,o'(J.gh, dril.1 under ·crs.che Slough and1

into the private

· la.r.i;ds leased by Te'Xaco on the other s:i.de of the sl.ough4

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this~1~??ta.t1.q~. an~ .. ail /cha;t .is recommende~ he:re is a rigbt ...

of:'way -~~as~.~~ti't., fott pi;Pl;.i:lnes whi;qh. ~?l.ll permit fenae:til 11

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. ge;t f:tbrli ·o~;a side 0£ c:at:;t'.be._ Slollgh ·to the otltsr.,.

MR,; tUEVAlJO ~ . l move apprt:Jv.a.l"

GOV~ .AlmERSON: . Second.

made unanimous! y .... , c.

I;tem 5 -- Cit)t _g:F~·~ong Beach: Project (a) Pier 2, I » - - - \,_( } \'

Ba~k Area Rehabi'lltation, · s~cond -phase\\ estill!ated subproje.~t . ,_ 1: '

· .e~pe:ru,:i.tures f:i:om De.cetrtb\~r · 6, 1'962. to termi:nation o;f $87.~ 000

wlth $'81.,.78\l or 94% ~~timated as subsidence cost(~;_ )(b) ·~·- .-"" i

Roaqs and Streets, Pico' Avenue R~il.road) Thi.rd ~tf~~t t() i' ,,

Ei~ht'h Street -- second ·phas.e;- estimated:' subprojeot exp~rid:L--·

tur~s:· f~om Jleeenibe:t;' 6, 19·62 , to terminati.on of. $2.~13,, 000 ·~i th i ' ' ,,..

16 $110,·760. or 52%: ~stima\ted ~/ subsidence costs,.

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GfJV:~ ANDERSON: ! 111 move it~'

' MB~··' I~UEVANO :\; .. Seaqnd., ,, "',': -

MR. CRANSTON: · I tan 6 _,.. E:Xchf.'\nge of· State sover­

eign lands, S.an Soa.quin Coun:ty, and actions r1ec~ssary as ~· (,,.-'].•

21 . result- of said exch~nge:

22 ! · (a) Ex.cl;tange wit!:! George Speckman and Anna G.

25 Spec.kh'lan of 0,. 37-acre portiort of old bed of San Joaquin

24 River, a part of Chicken Ranch Isla.1'ld, for 0.37 acre portion

26 ·· of Vulcan Island.

26 (b) Approval of amendment of Lease P.a.c. 2856.1

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13 ' l r~~=~;·~~;r;;~;::;: .. ;o d~te 0.37 act:e which wi;l no

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2 .;Lo;ngf'.:ir be ov1i1.ed 'by, the S.t.a:te,,, a~ae$.c:tiQ'ed in ·Exhibit A of ;, 1 j'•' '1 'I ,_;;;? -- ' ' '

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. (ii). hereof'. ·and· ·to add. and includ~ t_he ,Q. S7: aere :.acqu1 .. red. b~ j' ~~

the State, as des~ribed;. il\JEllthil,1it ·13: of (a)': hereof~. ' , I " .

(c) Approval:·> of ~ssigtimei?it of Leas~ !' .. R.C~ 2·S.56~l

and: B~m:tce Haertling; and of res.ss±gnment thereiafter· of

said leaiSe f:tom E.. R. Haertling and;. Be;cnice liaertling to

Ito ·George S,peclqnan ~nd Ant1a. G,. Speckman in t1:.'ust as security •. \\ - . )•

11 Motio!~ is in order •

. ~~ LUEVANO~ t' 11 move ~pproval. \'\

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·Mrtl)• CRANSTON: Appr,.hval is moved:; seconded, a:nd'

made un~nimously ~. · '- ·)p '· - '/ -// ' , ;. '

~tem 1' -- Compeusatory- royalt.y-·agreeme1i.ts:

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ia. (a} Approval of revi;si~h of State's participating percen·tage'

ui;td~; Compensat.ory Royalty Agreeilient P •. :a,;~ G"' · 2:'.55·. ill Ki:r:l;>y

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Hill, Solan.a County, to. 1 .. 31% fo+ perioq J~nuary l:l 11362 • •1 'I

through February· 28, .. 1962, a:nd·t:o 1 .. 33% as of Mat;ch 1,

(Operator:· S4and~rd Oil Comp.any of ·Califo1rnia,, Wes-tern

Operations·~.· Inc.). . .

(b) Execu.f:ion with St:ctnda:tt:d Oil C.ompany of Cali ...

;ornia, et al~' of a c.ompensa.tol'ty royalty ~gl;'eeme...71t covering

lands· in Walb.1.lt Gi"ove area~ San Joaquin and. Sacrame:r~to

counties, providing for royalty payments to:the State of

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, Mll'1r Ll7tEVANO:'' ·1 move ~p;p:tt'!v;al'!I. _.;, ;_t· " _. _ jL ,:;:,-_ ,:- \1 Gq,;v. A!WlRSON: S'ecop.d. ., .,

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MRJf ~R,AN;oTO~.; Appro·..r~l moved a;nd seconded a.hd ' ' .·· ' ' \~ '

, · nt~ie:. i.tna:.~~·imously .. \ .. ; ,, ·

, ,, Item•'8 -" ~f;t>v!sion~ tdr fhe conduct, of ,of;sh6te,; i ge·oplty$;~cal· "e:xplorat;ion ·ali!d g1~ologic~l. su,,ryey{ opera~ion~ s~ra:}

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· Wa.~d and' lan<'.f;,Ward. .of a~ ttt)pefat1.C;.'11S' lirie ... ~1 I\ ,;

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·· misa/fo11e,1~-.s wlll ·]:ate~, to. t11e f:L~!r m%1P f~l19w:iJ:tg ·pa$e. 44( .~~ ' the.·agei'\.~a}~t$m·,· yo·t.1',wiil;' bave be:iore 1ou tl'ie>uiap., .. of. tnai .. p9rtion>of· the· soti't:he~n Californi<i~ offshore· a.entered· app:rox1~

~iat~t~Y. ·G~lw tt;)s Ang~t(:?s:', sh:oW:I.itg a].S'O .·line~' dra'tivn OU the sea.~, . ·. ·· ~ard ·Si.d$~ of the. Chantlel Islands ·, .. .,... starting from f 1oiht l,oma

in ~~ ])j.~egf> County. atld sk~z-tin$• 1Che s~aws.rd side, of: S~n

Cl;em~t1 te : Ii$land ·· ;md Santa Cit talitia ~ ·· 4nd ~':icn~eed:l .. ng· we.$. terl )r ·- t. . Q . . . ..

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the area enclosed in. these line~, ~~d pa:r:tit,:rufarly1 ,,

the lin,e marked 0 0perat;tons Lirte,n wli.ich is the line tht'ee • I, '

mile~i' seaward of the base line I just descl:±bed, is the

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th~ C~l!.fr,n;ttia (k>tUit.ti'tutioll,, Goverr1m,ent Oode i70, and fs ~"1$\" ~, ' ,. . . . - ·. ,) -~ - -" - \-- - ._ - ' ~,:\ -,, .

lin,¢. wbietJ; h.~s . 'been: sup,poi:ted for #his ·.pur:pos,~ in atl .discus

siO,r:s ~~tt:h..the'., ufii:ted Stat~,s· 'of Airteri:ea, befo:te tl~e United ' ' ' ' ·. '' ' ·.' ' ' '" ' ' ,,·, '. ' • " ·,' ' '' ' ,._ ' ' " ;, ,, jl

, , St~tee:r Supreme Cotirt ~Aid. repo~tS' tq; the Sp¢cia1 l[as teli of . ' . ! ' .·. '\, ;; -~ -~'- . '

a the' trtd'J:;ed '5ta:tes. -Supre~e· eou:tt "l:~y .a stt!ries of Atto~o.eys

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Gener~! ~ttart~,~g · wf1;11 At·'~orrtey Geitera:l :Warren: and by: '!'\.~

-. Attorn~y G;eneral :BroW11, anctr ~16w<'~1

~ing,. c-ontinued by /itto.-rney'

Gene~al M6$k10

j Cont_rary to t6.is s~ate.tnertt O·f pasi tion, on 'bebalJ;:

of tH~ State oi: Oalifortd .. a, ,; the U11J,.ted; ~tates. Depirtm'ettt of ', ~ 1: -: ' -. [~ -

'' ,, ' ,1 • ' J ' ' ' '' ' ; ,' ' ', ' ; : ' ', ' '' ;, ~Jtis~iee· l.J,as" i;t,for!ned ··the De,v~:rtinent of,. tlie I11ter~rOf' tha1; the

,. at~a .shdrew-ard of the li.ne I 'fa~ve jl.1~,t de,scri.'Qed is. aot~a:lty ' -. "'._- < .• ' -, ",•,

in 'dispute ctS:' ititern~tiona~ rli.gP, seas excep·t for' SQ ,nntch iOf.

J:he, are@.. as·.:ties ~#~thin 1"th:P·ee m..lj.es1 of th£; m~inlaud lind so . ~ 1\ ' \\ .-. ii ~1. t'"

muclh Which, !f:es vtlth.1.n t~lree miles of} a b~lt ~l.1Ptirid tlte

Channel !$·lands. 1'.1

Yott. ge-n.tlem.en hav~ heard .. the n~nalogou~ report .. j I

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· which has been made befor·e by ·rederal represeuta.tives that --;,-~ '- '

. after an ;\ ~cutsion ste1B.IUer le\aves the1 Los Angeles Harbor

qr1~akw~ter:' !·at'ld is more, tnan three rn;Lles from San P~dro /, ' --~.

en :t"OUte,. to A11al9n on Sa.nta Catalina, passengers have feft".

the Stat'e of Califo~:iia, have: lent the .United States, and

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. de n6t .. "' t•e.-.entet the Stat:e ()f California and the United

States until i:hey are 'Within three mi.les of Avalon on Se.nt.a

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by agr~ernent "wi t?b,. ·th~ S,.rcre tary c;/f Int~r:t.or it 1118.s detet"mine4~

that if would 'be de1s:t:rab1e~, rather than 11;:~;,~ a.1" duplicat:.1ou &A,, in~~~'C t;i ons ~pd ~tllli t s>ys ~Tli~ fGr ge.'<llo~ical and "get>p:h~si.ca.~ " ' ~

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:1 exp1~rati~~ of:fshore""i.n · Ca,lifornia;l .. to , d~lreg~te 'the z:e~p·ons~±J . . •l

bilit~ fo.r. all pertni ts offshore for· explo~ati'on put'p0s~s. arid11

:edr .. all inspections to th~ State Lands Commissic>n and< tlie (i' '

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State Fish and <rame" Comm..issi.on; and all permits· for this

" purpose 1,h.ave b~en so' a~..instrated over. the years. )I I ' ' •. : ' •

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" .. A~J?roxinta t;;~l:r erte yea,r ago, we pad this I' '1'/ \:-.,., I',\

'ba$i~ .. , cf th~ same' agenda'- t't~ before you 'g~ntJ.etnen, in·th~:t as ~e·'

:Ct h~d been; devel~ped J:lic,it one· of the,, S·tate pe:rmittees feJ~t. • - f1 '

that"' i~ ~iew}-0f th,~ ±:act: thal.;; ,explqra'tionq.·" w~re nhw hei;ng ' ; ' 'I ~I '. ;{ ' :; ~ . ' •.' " ' - '. . '

J· eon:t!p.cted at consJJtle'ra:b-le d:tstan.ces Sf.!aw~rd.' of the most ,'.! '

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se1awa1~d<i..c]aimz~d b~unda.r~· of the S.tate of Ca1.i:forr1ia, there " . ,, ,, . rr . \I f. · shou~d Cnot, 'i~e Stq.t:e-' i:asp;ectors pn boart;1. ves"sels in that area

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' ~',1,lrl · be.9au.,qe th{~,. area W21$ O,Ut: OD.' CQrttinental shelf land'T of the

,0;i:,,ol .. ·.;, UnAt"~d·.S~a~,e;s nevet;, claimed l:>y t;lie State 0£ Ca'liforn.ia;' i:ha:t { ,, . , ·1~~- '1\'·,~:.~' •:', ·' ,•. , /'. \\ '\ ,, l;1 c\

c; ' -· the permi tte"S should. uot be obligated tb defray the s tS.teJ s

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insllect:i,~n c6sts1 fc>l: sucp areas; and, most particularly, the

perm! t'b::1.e shoulcl no~it ~e subJ~ct to the ~xistir1g,, di~closure·

:t'~q~ireitie~1t. under tne ;, c'ode, wb.ereb'.2°> the peniittee JjlUSt make

' explorati.on results ~.nder that p~tmit avails:ble fo.r review 1,\ ;,

to the Commissicrn on a confidential ha.sis"

l\fter discussi'on by you, Mr .. Chai:i:man, with repre-- "i} . r I ~ . . '. .

. · .. {l"~.i~t ' 0· , Lsenta ti ves in the De.partment of Interior, Washington, ·' " 'if'!f! ,, ' ,26 '

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the S1atne Dep.~rt:mex;1.t;, and in conjunction with an opinion of

the Office of! toe Att(Jrney General rendered by Depu:ty

Shavelson here ... ~- that the l..-ands Commission has. no legal

· B:Uthori ty seaward o:f the litre that we have depicted on these

maps' a.~" rrope:+atiqns,,Li:o.e" -·"".we have now come to a basis of

a.gr:ee.met1t with the Deparone:nt of Interior's representative,

the· Un:tted State.s Oil and Gas Supervi.:3or, who has been desig

nated' as the ~epresentative of the Secretary of Interior to

adminstrate outer continent.al shelf explorations anywhere

· .. rl . i 1n the United States.. We have come,, to a basis for agreement

as I ,said, wher.ei11 it wot11d 'be recognized that State permits

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the, 1an0. depicted on this map as "Operations L:tne, u in. ,.' .'/ ,;:" i;

ot.het· wo-rd.s'', ,a.11 the disputed area woµld still be subject to i

c:urrent State Lands Commission and F~sh and Game perniits,

and the rules and reguJ.ations and inspe·ct:ions required under.

State l.aw.

Future permits1 and existing permits modified, \ 1(

cor:tespqnd, would provid;~ that seaward of· the ope1:at::Lons

line out on the; contiµent;al shelf administratie>n, inspection' , ,, ' (; ' '

and enforcement of any req1;lirements of the outer continen:ta:l

shelf statute would be the responsibility of the ~'Unlte,d

States Oil and Gas Supervisor.

Actually, the Federal statutes authorizing this

type of operation on outer continental shelf lands db

~~~t~~ 01" Al:lMlNUll'l:~A'rlVll PROC!Dl..11.'tlt, STAT!t 01" C.\.f,.lfl'ORl'UA ' "

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l · "r~quire th{Lt ··such eicp:toratiom be ~,~rtduot~d and m~y. be con~ .,~ .,') !{ '·' -., _, ' : ;Jf~ l

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. weitadons under any 1.~SAse; the 'Eedforal, GOver.ninent m<i.y ha~ r ' 4, grantecl pursuaat to the Act :.._ wlit.ch ·· th~Y· b~ve not: gran;ted.. l 5

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i~ California --- and' which ar:e not unduly hatm.ful to ''a.ql;lati1c~ It

life, and it is anticipated t1'at: the 0:1 and . Ga~ s~plilrviao;- j will enlist the coop· eratit.">n of the California F1.sb and Game ! .. . I Gommissi.on to co11tinue some sort of patrol and i~spection i with respect to assurance of protec\~on of marine. life en.· I 'the outer continental shelf· a.nd outsi1de the boundary of fh1~ I State of Cal,i,.forn:ta ..

· As, . fa~ as ;the 'State, Lands Commi.S,sion is con<."!erned· ; :

t.'l.nd the lands . \lttdei:' its .:.juris.d:i.ction, the maximum that has ,. ,l ' '

' . . . . ever be.en claimed is, of dburse, out to the bo't.1nd~ry depicte

on th:Ls ~ap f and:t of course, State Lands permits and control

over permits would be applicable to those areas only··.·· ... ·.< .. ·". I The. recourmenda tio11 here today befo1ce you gentleme~ ·

is to authorize the issuance of pertnita in the fut.u~e tq r· ·state clearly that the jurisdi•ction under the pe:rmit and l .the au.th1irization um:lei: the permit is limite~ to such: Ope:ra-l ·tio11s as do not go seaward of the opera tionst lixie; and

" 19'itnilarly to a.wend. any existing pe:t'Irii t$ which heretof·ore

have been cGttsidet";f:ld i:tpplicablo irrespective of distance·

ciffshore, to limit similarly to the maximum operations line

claimed by th~ State of California.

This agreement would be subject to the understa.ndi.,g, 26

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1·12\( ~.as, 1·staeed i.~. the·· ag~p.df!. it~,m,: ·tn~t· ·this ·i.si'.. fo~ · t:be" pul:-p;o~·t; .

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··pe:t'm,it.s :~n:fy ~.n<l w:f.:'ll ·not··~~ used. to. 'bias or cqptr·.e.yen.e .. /J '! ; .1 ', •. '

''· ~he, p(}si t:l,011 'firf . the S t~te ·~r the'r: Vni,~ed ·· States :~"'!th '(espe:~t .

to ti tl.e. cla:i:ms tn the a'.rea.

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lJt,,tie confu~·ei. · What. do yoJ, mean uwould. nQt bias· the title}? ". I,

Mll~ HORTIG: We liav·e potentials for litigation 8 ... ": Sl or .. l<~~ion by· Con;~ess. or iJu:'fher. d~c:i.s:l.ons. by ~hei SUpreme

.. ·. ia, I C(.u~rt in the case, of>U .. s. ·v,:~rsiis oa1ifomia, .·on Vi'nich ·~ " -G- _, - _; . //

··\.:iii\ .•.. 1 deeicSion -v1aa: .:rendered in 19//!-7 and on. which we have 'been ~ ·!

;, :L~fo-$~d: va~iously ,as to wkiethe4 · tbe. case,: is c1os~d o~ • . ' - ' . -0 .

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whether:. it: is· still opet1 ~>r whethell' furthe:c actioti! bY .. the. d r

· .. · Unit;:ed States would requ~fre bringing a ne'W' a:t:H::ion. · r.1

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In. <;;.n:r event::; ./those procedures ·would. be. with ' . ;·

respect' t<J; Dc~ea the St)a:te of California awn the· disputed fl

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area .. ~n,. its. sqrvereign /bapacity!t Qr are the contentions of :;,, ... -~_, -' ' . I/ . . . _-. -:.__ ,•' ·.·-~>::r-.· ... ·,;-,:::.~ . ' . . ·- -,

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tl\e United St:~t~s DeP,fartment of ~f-u&f..:i~e(fc~~~ct and the'·· . >' '.-"

State is limitaia to 1tide and submerged lands ott!.v within . li ' . . " ~::; " ; . :· l\' _ _ /I - f, ,·, . '"~'::'

·three mile,s of· ~he. ii#airtland ·and thre~ n1i1es, a.r~~und ·l5~~ ' ', \~\ p 'I , ,_- • ' - ~-~~

. ··. islan)i~r; _ ... Wttlt th~/ interv~ning ·water area ·baing inter ... . . __ , 0 ~ ., . - . .·

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nat:i.ona~ h:Lgh seas/ and· not the lands; but the mi:ner~ls be-·1

neath thos~ areas §b.a.ving been claimed by the United S.tates. ' ,-, _,i- ' •

by l?residen·tia.1 ptit:'dclamation in 1945 1 implemented by the I ..

25 'Oltter Continental~ Shelf Lands Act ado1'lted in 195.3, wh;'Lch

26 would pe:rnii t the' United States to proceed with the minerals,

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:• "}: whir:l'c1;h tbey hl!V& SO- done. Clff the coast )iof Texaist 11 ° to fsstle

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~~.'111·~.~(IM tfl'O ; !('.;;·;-,

2' ' o:tr and gas )~eases ., a$ much as or'e hundred miles of~ the • , I \\ , )l .::. I.) '' ,' i~ ,!

g - COS$t of'; L<.Vt,~~$1.ana, ~- [¥/ithout a claim to the overlying

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. Waters~ bUt//SUilply "to. the cUnderlying minet·~ls as 1~n adjunct.

t9 the adj oiniug continent.. :\ Ii

MRI)\ LUEVANO: ·· Thi.s agreement is without i~rejttdice

to tli~ right$ of ei tber' pa:rty. .:

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This is a betteJt/ summary, I \\think~

GOV. ANDERSON: Have all the present geological

.10. permits bee.'l" in the· disputed a:rea?

11 MR. HOrtTIG:. In 'the disput~;) area involved, put }/

J.2 also they hf~e bee:c;t applied a11d State Lands Coomtlssi,\on in-

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spec tors have been on board as mucJ:+ 1,.as one h:oJ;.tdred mil~as II

off the qoast; far beyond any State--~bounda.ries claimed by ' - \_ -.· "\ p

the State f'.;£ C~li£ornia, l?ecause cooi?eratively we wer~

.1 stil:t ad1r1ini·~trating under the origir1at agreerdent with the

Department of Interior.

GOV~ .ANDERSON: At the present ·time there haven't ,- . \" \,

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b.een. any permits issued by the 1"'ederal Govt~rnment in areas

that we have claimed?

MR.it HORTIG: N.o.; an.di under the ·propos.ed revi$ed

plan there sti,11 will not be any issued by .the Federal ~

Government in th.e area claimed by California.. They wi.,11

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GOVo ANDER.SON These are exploration patmits

only?'

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l Ma. Hott~IG: 01111• ,,

2 · Ma. CRANSTON: A motion is in order to act up0n \,3 ..

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the. staff recommendationo

·GOV. ANDERSON:· I 111 move.

MR.~ LUEVANO~ I'll second •. ,.,

<1 MR.. CRANSTON: Appt~oval has been moved and

seconded, and is 11;1.a.Jie unanimously.

Item 9 ·- Proposed outer cont;lnental shelf oil

9 and gas leases -- U. s .. Departntent of the Interior.

Recommends notification to the Secretary of the Interior

of the United States as to the State•s claims in certain /

12 parcels., prote~~ts of oil and ga.s lease offers, and objec-

. is· tions 'ta the issuance of any lease upon any portion of said·

State-claimed 1~\tnds,.

MR.~ HORTIG: (.';

Mr. Chairman, ·with your approval - -

The problem before us has arisen from a. series of j oi.nt

operations, considerations and conferences which have been jl

18 held heretofol~e by the Office bf the Attorney General ;ind . ·

19 the Lands Commission, represented by-me. In view of the

20 fact that Deputy Shavels.on has been in s.upervision of the

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legal phases of this problem all during that period of

time,. if it is satisfactory with you I would like t\:t &all

on .:1fiim to give the Commission a t~eport as to the nature of r\

the problem on which the State :Lands Commission is act;t1ually

recommending,.

Mlt. CRANSTON: J{ly, would you proceed'?

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t<~'"'"'"g.--.. i·~ n i j 't" •a j -· ·~·~·-1· ~ ' ' -· t JUo»'ft ..... 'h\*"wrl~ .... lll!\M~'4i'S i!I tiU'WllllW'Pltli"!i '\' -----;,-·----- l ' M:R, •. ., SHAWLSON: ~s. Mr. Hartig pointed out, even

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aft~~ t!ie enactmeitt of the Subnterged: Lands Act in l:9S3,, . I the1~e rema.ined a oontr<}versy betweer1 the'tS tate uf California ·

I .. arid t'h4a dni ted States as to the loaation of the C~ltf\")rnii;)'\ ;f ·

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coast· line.

The· Submerged· Lands Act convey~~ to the S1t;ate ... ~1i · ·· · lands' wi t1pin three miles df . the or;di~.a:t:y high·. wa te:r:· mark ·

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of the coas.t line, but sirice we d:on rt kitow tne base. line 1

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far that three-mile shelf,· that: nieans!. there. are. supstanti~al ·

a.mounts of la.nd all along the C~li:fornia shore that c.011...,

ti11ue to be in disp:ute ~ ,l It ,,.,

Now, t believe.somefburteenmon~hs·agQ,we were ...

nQtified by t:he $.olicitor-G;eneral C92t1 reptes~nting the · ' ' . ' /}- . ' : . ., ... -. ':· ' >. ' - ' - - ., '

·· llepartment o.f .. the Inter:fqt, thGlt.. tlle United States p:t.~posed i ':. -

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what tl'1ey conside:red "to:· ;b~: an' o~;i;ter · con ttinf~ntal . s·!:t~,lf leas-. ~ .

ing. program in northetn Galiforn~a ,, whicb ultimately eitende .. ' - ' : ' ,_,

iiora. Point Conception to· the Oregpn Jlorder, on lands thart; /~.

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they 0cla.imecl belonged to them -- despite the terms o;f' the

Submerged Lands ... Act11.

Aftel:' studyir1g the specific areas ,that they .

R~Oposed for lease (a joint study wa·s made PY the State •,\

Land:s Division and the,AttQrney Gener~l's' Offic·e), we .,

detern,dned that:' ·s()lne portiori of the lands tliat t11'ey pro-

posed to lease we:ue .~l~imed by the State ·of Ga.li.fornia:

1 .• u1der the Subm~x:ged Lands Act;. 'and for tha~ reason, in

the course of infot'nlal correspond.enoe, the representat-t·ves

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• !'' w:f' lllie .):inte~:I.or·' rieplil::Ctinent «!ere iiift'jrdled a$ l:o,,exactly . . •• f ' I , \ ;_ ' ,I ~ "·' \ ·/ ·•

,, :1P;) · ,, what the S;t~lte1 s\ cla>,i,ws 0 we:r.:i:e; fip.ally c·ulm~,.na.ting·in a ' " Ii '':.; ._, '·, _., ,, • . • ·l' ••, •r (.1 ;:11 I "~~ •• c~· ~~ G 11 '; ;i /{'

·, .~. , .. l~~tt~r ~ha~ ~p,pe,,r,~ in° t~1e ,~omplet,e calendar whicti:.yot,i 1f,

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''· ., ~ :' · .: gentl~ttiei1 h:~:~re; 'A~t~e.p' page f~S ,_ is . i:t1 ,::· '7 ., · •·

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Qndel,: $e·cretary C44t':t' ,. in which it. informs the Interie:r De-• • . ' \! . " ... ::. \~ /.\

pa:~tnie~~t: that. any ll1eases. outside ,o:f? ,,cex·tain s,peci.fie.d

· areas would be protiested, or at least they could anticip.at~ \' '

aJ.r.eas..· \ ,,·

Despite th1fs i.nf 9rma t:i.otli, they hav!? ,gorie .,foxwa;rd, ,. .

~\3 / l with th~:~ir lt~asirig pr1ogt:'am W!i.tl:tou~ any .. of ·the t'eqv;e$ted . 1

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'r'~. " ,,, i4': :· mc)d:i.fioations .:to e)tclu.de .- the·. areGts that, wa clainu:~.¢1, at?,.d ~l :

ia· .. , · for\ that r·eason :tt is'" 1teC'(~ended: that the state 1:Lal1d.s Com ...

. <161: , Dii~sion -- whielv, ~ Colil.:ese. has t:lie excl1j1sive jtltisdiction .··

,; I/J. .· over· the tide and s1:ib~ergecl' ;I.ands ,1 <as well as ,:1jurisdiction ·

l~l .,. to deal wi.,th1,>the Yni.ted State's on dispute~r ovet t.;i.de and

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the issuance of an. :r.. leases :i.Il the areas claimed. ll , ,, I

1 might:' say. that ·the t:q~t;,a~1 area involve'~~, is. some·· I . 1i t;2,2

25 eigl1t hundred .thousand a(.".!res, of '.1vhich. about one huntb:ed. •• I'

sixty.-flve thousS.'nd a.cr·es a1~e in areas which the ~tate o;E' ~. •,

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25 Galif orn1~a floes claim. ... l . We recommend, also .. that this l:'esolution. be

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~t~rwa~ded to "th~!· Go~etti.O,Z' 1 s'i ¥~fi;.idt$• .. ·a.r~· s. en t bf !]tLm f±·o tb.e . } '· -, r, <", ! ,,. - "' ,\ ,,

Depa:rtnlettt ~,of In~eri¢ir., .and}bo,ng~ess ." . " 1 "

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,, GOV, AN!)~~S·ON.: · ,Now,, .ehe;re ,,£s:.: no. noti:ficat~n ' \\ ·,. :· '/? ' . ,,· ' ' ; ':. '" .. · ' ' ,,. ',· ,:·

~o~ng to ~e ~~· tb ·the ·pro·speet_ive lessees ·~. tlti.$, ~hC\u

wili ,.tell thetn ;·f. o,ur ,rights·~,· a~d ·so· oriJ .. or l·ay out'clairo,. ' -· ·- l ~- '

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to whatever they discover? · J:s that tl;ec.essat:y? ' - -,\ .; - ,"'; .

rz M:Rri.. SH.AVELSOM:: .I ,,would suggest ;t~a,.t:. ·one'#. the '! ~ •

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a connnunication ha~ been sent to the Secreta.r.Y Of' the, Interio+-,·. \,

9 we take whatev~:r: steps are appropriate to disseminate notice· ~";':'.·;

of·thi~. protest tgimembers of the industry, I believe that,

1,1 that wcrµld b~ mot:~ proper afeer the copy ,,qf the :~res:pluti.on

haSi, been' received by th~ Sec;retary of the, ):nte~ior~ ··

.. ,, Mlt.t ... LUEVANO: I'll second: ..

MR. · CRANST(:>iN: .:Th~·. staff rec6mme~d'1tion has peen. · '.' H{'

su~porfte'ti. by a, motiOJ:l, s:c.ond~?d, and it is. ma.de u~aiiimous.lyi)·

17 _ · GOV~ ANDERSO'N: Wh~n ~111 these! teases'" be tll2!.de1 J.

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GOV. ANDERSON: So we wili have;·a .s'ubseqt;tent \ ,, '

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mf!'etiag bef()rta. that, at l~ast oiie, and we Will probably , . , l, I '

have an atit.swer· back from. the:. f)epartme~ t of Ittte:rior. ;:

you MR. HORTIG: If there is an answ~r bac~,

certainly will have an opportunity to con~ider 1.t,,,,

wish t(> sound cynical; but in view of the .fact that

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'!' l.fGt COtllnluniQatt~n with j':the $et~ratary pf ,Intet':tor was' ,,/. ::_ .,}~Y- . _·"-· 1/ -· :' ,-, , r; _ ·

, ·t11.l;"ough tth:e Atto~ey Gene~al 's 0ffice on \\the '14th ~)f August·,, ·. ... . . " \r .. , " ., ·\ ..

··and t~~<~ieK~,::e:c~~?wle·cit~nt w~s. i11. th~ l?ubJ.ic '~egiste.r.,'.Jby

arc iny:L~ation 't~ tiS¢eive l?ids on which we filed r:ft protest. . ,, . ..· . (lr

we do n.ot' ··ha'fle an .accurat·e preceden~ on :which t:l ba.Se· the . ~

.~xpec tation. " GOV, AllTDE~ON: Even if we don't receive .an

8 answer j sbJ;)l:t.ldn 1"t thete be a m:aeting of this body before "

9 .January 1.lth, . so l~iving notified the Secretary of .. the

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- .· In;terior of our intention w~ shquld then notify the pros­

p~~c ti Ve .. lf:\S Sees? ;t

.. ··• wriuld·.-.hav~r'been notified of tlt:ts by th:is .Z:esoluti.on, the f' - ~? - ' '; ,_- <

sp~ecif'ic$ of t~~ rc~solution that have· 'be~.n filed with the·.

I a:m. sure .. t":iat the associations ' u '

·of: the· indus t;;t and the press will e:ooperate so that tliete ,.. -- ) ,_,

"wil.l be no pifOS}le(J;tive · l:es$ee . who ia not .on noti .. ~e befpr~. 1\ '~i Ii i:_ . , - , ./ ';°'

he .fileti.a. bid 'nth tb1e l:Jnited States Department of· the t "ii

Interior>;:. wi thau.t th~; need of further notice by tl?;e $.tate

Lands Com;wis s·ionQ n

· However, we wi:!l.l re.port to you on the succqss or . I lack of success, or response. o~" lack of response to this

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p:t<at.est at the next tn.eetil'lg 0£ 1 the Comtlrl..ssion.

GOV. A~IDER.SON :. I just want to make sure that .~ht1 0

prosp~ctive lessees know that we mean b-e.1sin;1ess on this and

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Ml:. HORTIG: Yes, hut ydUba-ve all::eady detive:t'ed _II . .

. it to a. considerable portiorl: of those who may be prospect:tv ·

teaseese MR. CRANS'fON~- If no objection is voiced here,

I m.n sure it ·is concurred in by the members of the

Commission.

MR. LDEYANO: 'I

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Have we identi~iea all of the areas

that a!re in dispute other than the dues identified here in ~.)

this particuiar Act? MR. SRAVELSON:: We have done it in a more general

14 way up and down the whole California coast line and we

15 define it down to ·specific legal descriptions in the areas ..

16 · · ·· to be proposed.

17 MR. HORTIG': They are tabulated in an exhibit; in

18 .,, your agenda i;tem, Mr .. Luevano, on subsequent pages; and. if

19 you are interested l~tez-, we have- maps thereof ..

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MR .. CRANSTON: The action has been duly taken ..

We prpceed now to Item 10 -- Issual.lce of a lease

22 foi· minerals to b~. extracted from b't'ine, to Guy L. Weatherl ,

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an indi.yi,dual, the highest qualified bidder, on., 43. 35 acres ,,

of sove:r.eign lands in Owens tak.e, Inyo County, at royalty (.

rate of fifty cents !ter ton or two p-:ar cent of weighted

average sales price, f .. o.b* the extraction plant.

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· Ma11 tW\rAHO: ·see.ond'~ , . (. !) ,.;. \'-

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~· · ~ unanimously. ,. '~ ' //

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a mated by the ''.Exe~ut!ve Offic.er pt.trsuant to 1uthority ·Coh;

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firmed by .the.Commission at its meeting~ 011 Octobe:tt ~' 1959,, ',t

.Anything. sp,ecia.L 'to report'l

AA~ HORTIG: Nothing sp~,cial. .Those items

,tabulated were extensions 'tra.nt:ed under· executive .authority' ) Ii

fo~:, pemits and other aut:~orizat:iona ·· previous1y authorized· ~l r

i:b~ · 1sp~i~i'9 ,1resolutiQ13 ,p.f th~ Commi~sion. .'/ .. ,,

1 Hit. Ckt~NS'J!PN: :. Mption: ·iS in q;t:der to q.onfi'.tm~

GOV. ANDEJlsON :· Move it ..

Mlt. LUEVANO;. Second~ \< ,,

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Mo:ved 1 s:ec.onded, conf£,rmed

...... Informative pnly · -- no. Conm:ri1\ssion .)

Report on S:tatns of major litigation.

:t 1 d like to direct the .. attention of

the Commission t.o the fat1.t ·th.at argu,m~nt has been setr on

our pr:f .. mary aa.se in which we are i;nvol ved, U. S.. versus '1J , . ~! .

Anchor,· et al: rela:ting to Long Beach subsidenc~ ... .ii the·.

suit brought by the Untta~ States

behalf of the United States·Navy ..

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Government primarily on

Argument has now been

se~ for December 18th in F'edera.l District Court in Los

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,. · l'i.iR·. SRAWLSQN: I did n,,t attend the last tnef>ti:ci.g. " , ' ::\ '

·. but' I think the Com.~~ssion '"e attent;;tbn/~~s bf;0'1 called ·: l./ ./ •".: '

spceeifical:ty ·to· the two cases in Q.onnection with tb.e tong . ., ,1;:

· .. 7 :· Bedch llnt't oparatiotts .. t;.

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MR" HORTIG·~ Yes,. they w~ ta.bula'ted.

MR.. CRANSTON: The final i tent is co-nf:i.rmation Of

: dta. te, time, and plac.e of next Comm,is.sion meeting. - ... Thli:rsda.

December 20J,. 1962·,. in Sacramento. I presume. that is t:eµ;

(> . ? .. , a .:m·,, •

MR., l'IORTIG; Ten. a.m.

· 1:1lt. CRANS'X_ON'! · I . ttdnk the .record should show ' ' . . . .

\: the ComqriS;sion sh.owed a grE~a t deal 9f foresight in settip.g ·

-, this' meeting i,:0:1: .. t~n:-ee' o~ctock. If we bad ·Set :tt for ten

o·~clack, I kno~t l wouldn tt·have been ·herei and I guess

naAny wou,ldn 't h~~ve been h(et:\e. "'' We starilt, then.,. in 'r~bless~ :t;1:ntil ten a.m ... on the

·'20th in Sacr~~ento"

ADJOURNED 4:00 p.m.

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U:•IM!Mi '0"{ W\ ... illlUt j , ........ ~.... J :t;_;l'j:JWWt;• i~ ;( - I

fER;U!f dtf REPORTER :,:

lO\ ' I; LOUISE H. LILL~CO ~ repo:rtet for th; Offfo.e /\

'' . . .. ,' . ' ' . ' ,j/ ' ' ' :· ' ,' ' ef ·Adminia.trative }?ro·c·edU;;tr¢'~ her·~fby aer·tify that. the ,,

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.for~going tw$nty .... ;eight pages" c.on tain a full~· . true · a'ld ' . . . . (• ~-

C.orrea e: tral;tSCript of the $horthand notes taken by n1e in.· "' _ ,- -'_L · ., -,. i1 ,

themeetingof the STATE LANDS COMMISSIONheld,,at Los '.."."_:•

.. Angeles, Callfornia:1 on Dec.ember{.· 6, 1962 .. I' 1\ '

Dated: Los Angeles$ California.,· l>ecember 7, 196-211; ! !I

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