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- Sep 22, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Vote 3-1 to Oppose the Hunt Amendment
- On Tuesday 22 September 2026 the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to send a letter opposing the Hunt Amendment, which the House added in July to its version of the National Defense Authorization Act[1]
- Laura Capps, Steve Lavagnino and Roy Lee voted for the letter, Board Chair Bob Nelson voted against, and Joan Hartmann recused herself because her property is next to the pipeline route; the county has asked the Fair Political Practices Commission for guidance[1][3]
- The amendment by Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt would authorize the Secretary of Defense to acquire easements along the Santa Ynez Pipeline System 'through purchase, donation, exchange or condemnation'[3]
- Capps said it would affect the state's and county's ability to make sure pipelines meet safety guidelines; supervisors cited the loss of local control over land use[1][3]
- Rep. Salud Carbajal told the board it 'would set a terrible precedent' and that Sable 'is asking its allies in Congress to rig the system in its favor'[2][5]
- The county will send its letter to Senate leadership; the Senate's version of the bill does not include the amendment[3][5]
- Surfrider Foundation, the Environmental Defense Center, Oceana, SBCAN and 805 Action spoke or wrote in favor of opposing the amendment[1]
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- [1]90%noozhawk.com/county-supervisors-oppose-federal-attempt-to-claim-land-for-sable-oil-pipelinenoozhawk.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Sep 22, 2026 ✓· 20% of score
Noozhawk, September 22, 2026: 'the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to officially oppose the so-called Hunt Amendment ... County supervisors voted 3-1 on Tuesday to send a letter opposing the amendment.'
- [2]72%County opposes eminent domain legislation for Sable pipelinesantamariasun.com· Published Sep 24, 2026· 20% of score
Santa Maria Sun: at the board's 22 Sep meeting Carbajal urged supervisors to oppose the Hunt Amendment, which per the county staff report would let the Defense Secretary acquire easements across private and state land along the Las Flores pipeline system 'to ensure continuous operation of the pipeline'.
- [3]78%Environmentalists Sue Trump Administration Over Sable Pipeline Permit as County Leaders Push Backkeyt.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· Starts Sep 22, 2026· 20% of score
KEYT: 'Supervisors voted 3-1 to oppose the so-called Hunt Amendment' on Tuesday; it would authorize the Secretary of Defense to acquire easements along the Santa Ynez Pipeline System 'through purchase, donation, exchange or condemnation'; Nelson voted no, Hartmann recused; the county will send its opposition to Senate leadership.
- [4]76%Santa Barbara Supes Formally Condemn Feds' Intervention on Sable Offshore's Behalfindependent.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· Starts Sep 22, 2026· 20% of score
Santa Barbara Independent: on Tuesday the Board of Supervisors, already in litigation with Sable over a permit it refused last year, weighed in against the amendment to the military appropriations bill.
- [5]74%Santa Barbara County pushes back on potential land seizures over Santa Ynez Pipeline Systemnewspress.com· Published Sep 22, 2026· 20% of score
News-Press: 'In a 3-1 vote, the county Board of Supervisors opposed language' in the 2027 NDAA passed by the House on 22 July; Carbajal told the board the amendment 'would set a terrible precedent'; the county will write to Senate leadership, whose version lacks the amendment.
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