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117th CONGRESS1st Session

H. R. 653

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 1, 2021

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McNerney, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021

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Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington

Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of California, Oregon, or Washington.

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