HomeMy WebLinkAbout81-47 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 81-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF LEGIS-
LATION 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 a 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 electrici utility customers; and
WHEREAS, natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner fuel than fuel oil;
and
WHEREAS, the United States needs to utilitze all available re-
sources in order to achieve energy independence at the earliest possible time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga 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, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 1981.
AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, and Schlosser.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
Philli~ D. Schlosser, Mayor