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Controller Comments on Governor’s Announcement Regarding Off-Shore Drilling

SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang today issued the following statement on the Governor’s announcement regarding his position on the proposed Tranquillon Ridge drilling project:

“I am pleased the Governor has withdrawn his support for what would have been the first new oil lease off the coast of California in 40 years.

“As a member of the State Lands Commission who voted against the project last year, I am saddened that it took a tragic and massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to remind us how important it is that we continue to protect California’s shores and our multi-billion dollar coastal and port economies.”