Proposition Summary

Initiative. Specifies permissible composition and quality of gasoline and other fuel for internal combustion engines. Authorizes shutting down of businesses and factories violating air pollution standards. Imposes restrictions on leasing and extraction of oil and gas from tidelands or submerged lands, or onshore areas within one mile of mean high tide line. Prohibits construction of atomic powered electric generating plants for five years. Establishes restrictions on manufacture, sale, and use of pesticides. Prohibits enforcement officials from haying conflicting interests. Provides for relief by injunction and mandate to prevent violations. Imposes penal sanctions and civil penalties.

Proposition Number

9

Year

1972

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2128087; A: 35.3; N: 3901151; B: 64.7

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

William M. Bennett, Member--California State Board of Equalization; Attorney; Fortney H. Stark, Jr., Security National Bank, President-Owner; Hijinio Romo, URW-131, AFL-CIO

Against Author

Joseph J. Diviny, President, California Teamsters Legislative Council; Myron W. Doornbos, President, Southern Council of Conservation Clubs, Inc.; J. E. McKee, Professor of Environmental Engineering

Rebuttal Author

Joseph J. Diviny, President, California Teamsters Legislative Council; International Vice President, International; Myron W. Doornbos, President, Southern Council of Conservation Clubs, Inc.; J. E. McKee, Professor of Environmental Engineering

Rebuttal Against Author

William M. Bennett, Member -- California State Board of Equalization Attorney; Fortney H. Stark, Jr., Security National Bank President -- Owner; Hijinio Romo, URW 131 -- AFL-CIO

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