Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 24
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
What it does
The Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any new oil and gas leases or authorizations for exploration, development, or production in the Southern California Planning Area. This prohibition applies regardless of any other federal law and is based on the boundaries defined in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program from September 2023. The bill affects federal offshore energy planning and would prevent future oil and gas activity in that region of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. It was introduced in the House and referred…
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Where it stands
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Where it goes next
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