119 HR 2820 IH: California Clean Coast Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2820IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 10, 2025Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Chu, Mr. Correa, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Min, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Torres of California, and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the California Clean Coast Act of 2025.

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Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California

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

Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer continental shelf located off the coast of California

(1)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of the State of California. (2)

Effect

Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection..