California Proposition 4, California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Initiative (1956)
| California Proposition 4 | |
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| Election date November 6. 1956 | |
| Topic Natural resources | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 4 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating the California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prevent the waste of oil and gas and defining waste as "production methods which reduce maximum economic quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable by good engineering practices." |
A “no” vote opposed creating the California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prevent the waste of oil and gas and defining waste as "production methods which reduce maximum economic quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable by good engineering practices." |
Election results
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California Proposition 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,208,752 | 23.43% | ||
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3,950,532 | 76.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Oil and Gas Conservation Act | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Prohibits waste, defined as production methods which reduce maximum economic quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable by good engineering practices. Provides for unit operation of pools to increase ultimate recovery on agreement of lessors and lessees of three-fourths of pool, Creates California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prevent waste by any necessary or proper orders, including orders limiting' production but only to extent necessary to prevent waste. Provides for well spacing. Provides for pooling of spacing units in new Pools. Provides Commission's orders shall protect correlative rights. Provides for enforcement and administration. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 8 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1956, at least 322,429 valid signatures were required.
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