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EJC:jd <br />5/18/81 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 81-83 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION <br />REMOVING THE RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS <br />ON THE USE OF NATURAL GAS IN UTILITY <br />POWERPLANTS. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, it is in the national security and national <br />economic interest to promote the policy of the government of <br />the United States to reduce the nation's dependence on imported <br />oil; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Powerplant and Industrial <br />Fuel Use Act contains prohibitions and restrictions on the <br />use of natural gas as a utility powerplant fuel; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the complete development of alternate <br />fuels technologies are subject to technical, financial, envir- <br />onmental, site and social constraints and as a result fuels <br />from these projects may not be available on a commercial <br />basis for several years; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, domestic natural gas reserves are estimated <br />to be sufficient to last for at least several decades at the <br />current rate of consumption; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, implementation of Section 301 will impose <br />a host of new costs upon electric utility customers; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner fuel <br />than fuel oil; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the United States needs to utilize all <br />available resources in order to achieve energy independence <br />at the earliest possible time. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council <br />of the City of Santa Ana strongly supports federal legislation <br />which will repeal Section 301 of the Powerplant and Industrial <br />Fuel Use Act, thereby permitting the use of natural gas as a <br />transitional utility powerplant fuel until such time as alternate <br />or renewable sources are available for the commercial generation <br /> <br />of electric energy. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED this <br />the following vote: <br /> <br /> AYES: <br /> NOES: <br /> ABSENT: <br /> <br />18th day of May , 1981, by <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBERS: <br />COUNCILMEMBERS: <br /> <br /> Bric,eh, Griset, Luxembourgeri <br />Acosta,NoneMarkel, HcGulgan, Serrato <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBERS: None <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br /> <br />EqSWARD J.-C~OPERu <br />City Attorney <br /> <br /> <br />