S.Amdt. 4015

SA 4015. Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Wyden) 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 IN CERTAIN AREAS OF
THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, none of the funds made available under any division
of this Act may be used to 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).
(b) 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))):
(1) The Washington/Oregon Planning Area.
(2) The Northern California Planning Area.
(3) The Central California Planning Area.
(4) The Southern California Planning Area.
(5) The North Atlantic Planing Area.
(6) The Mid-Atlantic Planning Area.
(7) The South Atlantic Planning Area.
(8) The Straits of Florida Planning Area.
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