1999
Minerals Management Service, Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region, U.S. Department of the Interior; Western Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Program Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; The California State Lands Commission; The California State Fire Marshal -The purpose of this MOA is to implement the Offshore California Pipeline Inspection Survey (OCPIS) Plan process and procedures. The OCPIS Plan will provide a coordinated analytical framework for assessing the present condition and inspection needs of offshore pipelines.
1998
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) - The purpose of this MOA is to establish procedures by which DFG and DOGGR (now CalGEM) will participate in Coastal Sage Scrub Natural Community Conservation Planning.
1997
Department of Fish and Game (DFG), State Water Resources Control Board (SWCB)- The purpose of this MOA is to outline the procedures for modifying notification requirements for onshore drilling and production oil spills.
1996
Joint Coordination Committee - The purpose of this MOU is to establish a Joint Coordination Committee for Natural Resources Damage Assessment, the California Environmental Quality Act, and other studies related to the assessment of environmental impacts of Guadalupe Oil Field diluent releases.
1995
Department of Fish and Game (DFG), Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) - The purpose of this MOA is to establish procedures between DFG, OSPR, and DOGGR (now CalGEM), whereby DOGGR (now CalGEM) will participate in monthly marine aircraft patrol flights to monitor offshore oil and gas operations and provide reports of such activities to OSPR.
1993
Santa Barbara County - The purpose of this MOU is to establish procedures between DOGGR (now CalGEM) and Santa Barbara County for delineating administrative field boundaries for new oil and gas fields, and altering the
administrative field boundaries of existing oil and gas fields within Santa Barbara County.
1992
Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), State Lands Commission, California Coastal Commission, State Water Resources Control Board (SWCB) - The purpose of this MOA is to establish the Review Subcommittee, which is responsible for reviewing regulations, guidelines, and amendments to the state oil spill contingency plan.
1991
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Geothermal Wells - The purpose of this MOA is to establish the responsibilities of and procedures to be used by the EPA and DOGGR (now CalGEM) in the administration of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program for geothermal energy Class V injection wells.
1989
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management BLM), Department of Fish and Game (DFG), California Energy Commission (CEC), County of Kern - The purpose of this MOU is to define relationships among agencies with permit or regulatory authority over Species of Concern and to develop a cooperative program called the Kern County Endangered Species Program, which will ensure that the activities of private parties will comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning the Species of Concern in Kern County, and which will provide long-term protection of such species.
1985
South Coast Air Quality Management District - The purpose of this MOU is to outline the areas of responsibility between the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and DOGGR (now CalGEM) for the inspection of oilfield valves and flanges that fall under the provisions of SCAQMD Rule 466.1.
1983
Minerals Management Service (MMS) - The purpose of this MOU is to establish that MMS and DOGGR (now CalGEM) will notify each other and exchange information as soon as offshore, non-routine well-control problems occur in waters adjacent to California that are under the jurisdiction of each respective agency.
1979
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - This MOU establishes that USGS has the responsibility to permit and inspect all exploration, development, production, and utilization operations where the lessee or his operator is conducting the activity to recover federal geothermal resources.