110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 151
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the
State of California, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
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 Ocean and Coastal Protection Act'.
SEC. 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.'.
SEC. 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)'.
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