West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 10
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
What it does
The West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 would permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington by amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The bill applies to specific federal planning areas—Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California—as defined in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program. It directs the Secretary of the Interior not to issue any leases or authorizations for oil or natural gas activities in these areas, overriding any conflicting provisions of law. The measure aims to…
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