Phasing out oil drilling, LA City Council taking major steps
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday will consider taking a major step toward banning new oil and gas wells in Los Angeles, as well as beginning the process to eventually phase out existing oil and gas drilling after requirements are met.
Council members will consider a series of recommendations from three of its committees, including having the Los Angeles Department of City Planning and the City Attorney's Office:
-- draft an ordinance to prohibit new oil and gas extraction, as recommended by the Budget and Finance Committee on Nov. 22; and
-- draft an ordinance to phase out existing oil and gas drilling operations contingent on the results of an amortization study and proposed revisions to the zoning code, as recommended by the Planning and Land Use Management Committee on April 20.
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