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Guest says SB 1137's one-mile oil buffer sidelines royalty owners; Pacific Legal Foundation challenge cited
Summary
Eric Eisenhammer described SB 1137 as imposing roughly 3,000-foot (about one-mile) buffers around 'sensitive receptors,' said royalty owners and Pacific Legal Foundation are challenging the rule as an unconstitutional taking, and cited an estimated 600,000 affected royalty owners.
On Taxpayer Alert, Eric Eisenhammer discussed California's SB 1137 and its effects on oil production and private royalty owners. He said the law establishes large exclusion zones around "sensitive receptors" such as homes and small businesses — a restriction he described as roughly a 3,000-foot (about one-mile) buffer — and argued the regulation prevents owners from using resources they legally possess. "They're effectively taking it," Eisenhammer said, framing the dispute as a constitutional property-rights issue being pursued in court with representation from the Pacific Legal Foundation.
Eisenhammer said royalty owners and allied groups — which he characterized as representing about 600,000 people — are contesting the regulation in litigation, arguing it amounts to a government taking without compensation. The program did not include counsel for the state or other legal experts; the remarks reflect the guest's description of the suit and the statute. SB 1137 was named on-air; the broadcast did not present court filings or opposing legal analysis.
