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| (May 30, 2014) -- Long Beach area state Senator Ricardo Lara (D., LB-Huntington Park) was one of five Dems who blocked the advance of a bill that would have placed a moratorium on fracking (hydraulic fracturing), an oil industry process in which materials are pumped into the ground to extract oil.
On May 28 and May 29, the bill failed passage as four Dem Senators voted "no," joining with all 12 Senate Reubs who voted "no"...and Sen. Lara was recorded as "no vote recorded." The net result: with 21 "yes" votes needed to advance the bill to the Assembly, SB 1132 failed on an 18-16 vote on May 28, and a day later on May 29; it failed on a 16-16 vote (when two previous "yes" votes changed to "no vote recorded.") [3 other Dem Senators didn't vote as they were on paid leave: (Wright facing sentencing on felony charges; Yee and Calderon facing trial on other alleged selonies.)] In 2013, the state legislature passed a SB 4, which requires oil and gas companies to apply for a permit to conduct fracking, publicly disclose their fracking chemicals, notify neighbors before drilling and monitor ground water and air quality, among other requirements. Critics of fracking considered SB 4 inadequate and urged enactment of SB 1132 and its moratorium. Gov. Jerry Brown, Jr. has declined to issue an executive order that could halt fracking, calling the oil extraction process an economic benefit to the state. To view a Senate legislative analysis of SB 1132, including arguments pro and con, click here. Below is the Senate legislative analysis listing of SB 1132's supporters and opponents: No member(s) of the Long Beach City Council sought to put the City of Long Beach on record for or against SB 1132. The City of Long Beach owns and operates oil producing properties. SUPPORT: (Verified 5/27/14) 350 Bay Area 350.org American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Asian Pacific Environmental Network Breast Cancer Action California Nurses Association Carpinteria Valley Association Center for Biological Diversity Center for Environmental Health Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment Citizen's Coalition for a Safe Community City of Culver City Clean Water Action CREDO Action Earthworks Environment California Environmental Defense Center Environmental Working Group Food and Water Watch Frack-Free Butte County Friends Committee on Legislation of California International Longshore and Warehouse Union - Southern California District Council Mainstreet Moms Organize or Bust Natural Resources Defense Council Oil Change International Physicians for Social Responsibility - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Planning and Conservation League Santa Barbara County Action Network Sierra Club - Los Padres Chapter Sierra Club California Surfrider Foundation OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/29/14) American Chemistry Council Associated Builders and Contractors of California California Chamber of Commerce California Construction and Industrial Materials Association California Independent Petroleum Association California Manufacturers and Technology Association California Metals Coalition California State Association of Electrical Workers California State Pipe Trades Council Chemical Industry Council of California Independent Oil Producers' Association National Federation of Independent Business Western States Council of Sheet Metal Workers Western States Petroleum Association Below is the vote tally on SB 1132 on its final Senate floor vote:
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