HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1981-14RESOLUTION NO. 81-14
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
- OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIAIN SUPPORT OF
LEGISLATION REMOVING THE RESTRICTIONS AND
PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE OF NATURAL GAS IN
UTILITY POWERPLANTS.
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
WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act contains
prohibitions and restrictions on the use of natural gas as utility powerplant
fuel; and
WHEREAS, the complete development of alternate fuels 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
WHEREAS, domestic natural gas reserves are estimated to be sufficient
to last for at least several decades at the current rate of consumption and;
WHEREAS, implementation of Section 301 will impose a host of new costs
upon electric utility customers; and
WHEREAS, natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner fuel than fuel oil; and
WHEREAS, the United States needs to utilize all available resources in
order to achieve energy independence at the earliest possible time; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of. the City of Lake Elsinore
strongly supports federal legislation which will repeal Section 301 of the
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act, thereby permitting the use of natural
gas as a transitional utility powerplant fuel until such time as alternate
or renewable sources are available for the commercial generation of electric
energy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, at a regular meeting thereof this 14th day of April, 1981, by
he following votes:
Ayes: Torn, Unsworth, Baldwin, Harris, Stewart.
Noes: None
Abstained: None
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Attest:
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Florene Marshall
City Clerk