HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 20-81 RESOLUTION NO 20-81
RESOLUTION OF THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING
' FEDERAL LEGISLATION REPEALING SECTION 301 OF THE
POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE ACT
WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Powerplant and Industrial
Fuel Use Act contains prohibitions and restrictions on the
use of natural gas as a utility powerplant fuel ; and
WHEREAS, in California, enforcement of these restrictions
and prohibitions will mean that existing powerplants will be
irequired to burn additional amounts of oil since conversion
of California' s existing fossil-fueled powerplants to burn
coal faces difficult technical and environmental barriers
Iand would require extraordinary financial commitments by the
utilities which ultimately would be absorbed by consumers
without resulting in any increase in the State' s electrical
supplies; and
WHEREAS, the development of alternate fuels technologies
are subject to technical, financial, environmental, site and
social contraints and, as a result, fuels from these projects
imay 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 , 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.
Resolution No. 20-81
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Atascadero City
Council 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 transi-
tional utility powerplant fuel until such time as alternate
or renewable sources are available for the commercialgenera-
tion of electric energy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk transmit
copies of this resolution to the President and Vice-President
of the United States; U. S. Senators Alan Cranston, S . I .
Hayakawa, and James McClure, Chairman of the Senate Energy
and Natural Resources Committee; and U. S. Congresmen Leon
Panetta and John Dingell, Chairman of the House Energy and
Commerce Committee.
On motion by Councilman Mackey' and seconded by
Councilman Highland , the Atascadero City Council hereby
adopts the foregoing proposed resolution in its entirety on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Highland, Mackey, Nelson, Stover and
Mayor Wilkins
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADOPTED: July 13, 1981
ROBERT J. WILKI , JR. , May&r
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS O FORM:
M®R 'WARDEN, City Clerk
ALLEN GRIMES, City Attorney