119-hr2820

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2820 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2820

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
 of California, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 10, 2025

Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Barragan, 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. Sanchez, 
 Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Torres of California, and Mr. Thompson of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
 of California, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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:
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    (q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Areas of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Located Off the Coast of California.--
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    (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.''.
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