Thanks to the pressure you applied, the California Assembly stopped the attempt to do an end run on the State Lands Commission denial of the Plains Exploration and Production (PXP) Tranquillon Oil and Gas project.

The measure was defeated by a 43-30 vote in the Assembly and was taken out of the budget bill approved on Friday that seeks to close a $26 billion budget deficit

The Assembly's decision stresses the importance of California's system of independent boards and commissions to take action, and also highlights the grassroots efforts of the Surfrider Foundation and other environmental organizations to prevent Governor Schwarzenegger from circumventing the State Lands Commission's decision making process regarding the project.

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