HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4990 RESOLUTION NO. 4990
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION RE-
MOVING THE RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS ON THE
USE OF NATURAL GAS IN UTILITY POWER PLANTS
WHEREAS, it is in the national security and national economic
interest to promote the policy of the government of the United
States to reduce the nation' s dependence on imported oil; and
Section 301 of the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use
Act contains prohibitions and restrictions on the use of natural
gas as a utility power plant fuel ; and
The complete development of alternate fuel technologies
are subject to technical, financial, environmental, site and
social constraints and as a result fuels from these projects may
not be available on a commercial basis for several years; and
Domestic natural gas reserves are estimated to be suf-
ficient to last for at least several decades at the current rate
of consumption; and
Implementation of Section 301 will impose a host of new
costs upon electric utility customers; and
Natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner fuel than fuel oil; and
The United States needs to utilize all available re-
sources in order to achieve energy independence at the earliest
possible time,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that it strongly supports Federal
legislation which will repeal Section 301 of the Power Plant
and Industrial Fuel Use Act thereby permitting the use of natu-
ral gas as a transitional utility power plant fuel until such
time as alternate or renewable sources are available for the com-
mercial generation of electric energy.
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4/22/81 1.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th
day of April, 1981.
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk fo y Attorney
INITIATED AND REVIEWED:
City Adminig'tratot
2.
Res. No. 4990
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day
of April 19 81 by the following vote;
AYES: Councilmen:
MacAllister, Thomas, Pattinson, Finley, Bailey, Mandic, Kelly
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California