110 HR 2918 IH: California Ocean and Coastal U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-28 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 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2918 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2007 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Ms. Solis, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Honda, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 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).