Channel Islands National Park is getting funding to remove an abandoned oil well on one of the islands, as part of a bill which will remove orphaned wells from some national parks.
Legislation pushed by Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal allocates $9.8 million for the removal of some old oil and gas wells from seven national parks. $1.43 million dollars will go to remove an old well near Scorpion Ranch, on Santa Cruz Island.
The abandoned well will be properly covered, the infrastructure will be removed, and the site will be cleared and restored.
