109 HR 4782 IH: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2006-02-16 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4782 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2006 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Farr, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Solis, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Harman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Stark, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Honda, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Watson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Baca) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources A BILL To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act.

2.

Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer continental shelf

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 certain areas of the outer continental shelf

(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..

3.

Comprehensive inventory of outer continental shelf oil and natural gas resources

Section 357(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15912(a)) is amended by inserting after Continental Shelf the following: (other than the areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of California).