S.Amdt. 3996

SA 3996. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION,
DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION ON THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.

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 Exploration, Development,
and Production in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental
Shelf.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section or any other law, the Secretary shall not issue
a lease or any other authorization for the exploration,
development, or production of oil or natural gas in the
planning areas described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Planning areas.--The planning areas referred to in
paragraph (1) are the following, as depicted in the 2024-2029
National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed
Final Program published on September 29, 2023, by the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of
availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
entitled `Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 National
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final
Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement' (88 Fed. Reg. 67798 (October 2, 2023))):
``(A) The Washington/Oregon Planning Area.
``(B) The Northern California Planning Area.
``(C) The Central California Planning Area.

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``(D) The Southern California Planning Area.''.
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