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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2294
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 16, 2006
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the California Ocean and Coastal
Protection Act
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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:
Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer continental shelf
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.
Effect
Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection.
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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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