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June 24, 1963 1
Joe Feuchard, News Service Branch
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Managar for Public lagernation, SAN ADDIT 10BAL CLIPS W a mECA RAT Recleesd for your informaties are:
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Copy of a resolution introduced k Assemblyman Alquist
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i 2.. Nous slip from the Santa Essa Press-Democrat of June 21, 1963,
-A en the Alquist reeelation; and It 3.. A santa asaa Presa-Democrat clip en conments by Representative
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Clausen (R - Califeruta) en Bodega Esy reacter.
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page 5832, ASSEMBLY JOURNAL, June 19, 1963..
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a By Assemblyman Alquist j
HOUSE, RESOLUTION No. 585 Relative to a study of the feasibility of a power I
plant on Bodega Bay.
WHEREAS,.There is considerable controversy over the possible-1 destruction of the natural scenic beauty of Bodega Bay by
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WHEREAS, The site for the power plant is located near the San Andreas fault thereb danger to the area; now,y creating the possibility of a therefore,'be it
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Resolved by the Assembly of the S ate of California.
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the Assembly Comaittee on Rules is directed to refer for gr,,t study to an appropriate interim committee the subject of r-the practicability of a power plant located on Bodega Bay, l
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and to direct such interim committee to report its findings i
and recommendations to the Assembly not later than the fifth legislative day of the 1965 Regular Session.
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Re' solution ren'd, and referred by the Speaker pro Tempore to the Committee on Rules.
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the general areas of nuclear safe flaws should be changed to expand SACRAMENTO - An Assembly ty of the proposal and the preserJ he PUC's authority over conser-t interim committee will Investigate vation of wilderness areas, whichivation of naturalresources.
the controversial Bodega Bay nu-he described as his " main con.' The point that there is no over.
Mr. Alquist, a Southern Pacific l agency for preserv clear fueled power plant proposal oern.",
all responsibility of any single
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Pacific Gas. & Electric Co.. yardmaster at San Jose, said he resources was a major portion of
, which plans the 561 million plant is " disturbed that this particular arguments by the Sierra Club be-l on Bodega Head, says it "wel-place was selected" for the plant fore the PUC at hearings on.the comes" the investigation, which 1: site, and said the utility company plant last year. -
says will establish ti.at the plant is has " ruined" Morro Bay and Moss The club'recently sent letters to!
- l safe and that the development,will Landing with steam pfant insta state legislators, asking that PG&E' '
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that problem is explored.
, improve Bodega Head's seemc and On the safety question. Assem Ibe urged to halt construction while l
g recreational values.
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.The unanimous decision to have blyman Alquist said,there is "cond Mr, Mquist said he is not a mem-
- the interim study was by the As-siderable apprehension about plae lber of the Sierra Club, but that bc l
sembly Rules Committee. It acted ing a large nuclear plant that near'had received a copy of the letter.
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on request of Assemblyman Al. a known earthquake fault." (The,
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- fred Alquist, freshman Democratic plant site is about 1,000 feet from; welcomes opportunity
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i Assemblyman from San Jose, the southern boundary of thet p
He said he expects the study-broad San Andreas Fault Zone, i
perhaps by.the National Resources which crosses the Bodega head-company " welcomes the opportu-I nity to appear before a legisla-m l
Committee of which he is a mem-lands.)
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tive committee to state once again c
ber-to begin in September or Oc-Mr. Alquist said the committee the facts about our Bode;a Bay tober and last two to three months. will question members of the Pub, c J...
Atomic Park.
t,.T Mr. Alquist said he doubts "very lic Utilities Commission and its
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much" that the interim study could staff.
The company *has no doubt,"
' stop construction of the Bodega Among goals, he said, will be he said, "that when all the facts I
plant, but might' affect PG&E's exploration of whether.the state's'are known to those with a concern about the project, they will realize
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plans for other piants or 'expan-J..
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- YC sion of the Bodega Head installa-nomical. and dependable adjunct
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to the a t a t e 's growth and prog-tion.
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(The utility company's next ma-ress.
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build the plant is review by the required permits to this point, the 3
Atomic Energy Commission of the spokesman said, and "we now look I
nuclear portions of the project.
forward to the AEC hearings" on
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'he AEC has said it will hold
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'propot.al, but hasn't said when.
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"We point out again," he said,'
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h "that the AEC is the only publie But Mr. Alquist speculated that body which has the legal respon-
.the Assembly action might have I;sibility and the technical compe-I some effect on the AEC's actions 8 tence to review this application."
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As for scenic values, the spokes-j
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man said the company is "confi.
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De commission last November i dent that its development of its gave PGE a permit to build the
- property will improve rather than downgrade Bodega. Head. In the planL It has since turned down a number of requests that the issue
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be reopened and is'now consider.
- inaccessible to the public, but it is l
,1 ing the latest such request.
our firm intention to make the Bo-dega Bay Atomic Park completely 1
Mr. Alq'uist said the committee, l free t'o the pub!!c as a scer.k an l
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recreational asset." _
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A-pknt Row' Rep. Den Clausen (R-Crescent l
City) says he's watch!rg the con-troversy over the proposed Lode;oj j
Bcy r.ucIcar fuc!cd power. plant l "with an open mind."
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" hopeful that those who have con-
.ccrn" over the plant's safc:y w!!!
- cppear st the Atomic Er.crgy Corn-
! mission hear!:;s to "csk questions, jcad raise p;ints cf coucern to thoac peopI: Mho Crc qu;hfied to' i.M.. < C_
..caswer them."
Rep. Clausen ::id he hes r.o e
i positica on the plant proposd.f but is "w '. chir.: to see what is; being developed," cad watching!
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"with great interest."
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The AEC has not yet sched;!cd!
j hearin;s on the Pec'fic Gas &
Electrie Co. request for permis-
!sica to build the p::.n:. but has ls:id they
'ci'! he 1.dd it. 06.na Rosa.
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