[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 433 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 433
To establish a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public land on the
Central Coast of California.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 20, 2023
Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public land on the
Central Coast of California.
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 Central Coast
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING ON PUBLIC LAND ON THE CENTRAL
COAST OF CALIFORNIA.
Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(r) Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Land on the
Central Coast of California.--
``(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
Record of Decision for the Central Coast Field Office Resource
Management Plan Amendment for Oil and Gas Leasing and
Development published on October 7, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 53470),
shall have no force or effect until the Bureau of Land
Management Central Coast Field Office completes and circulates
for public comment a supplemental environmental impact
statement under section 102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) and chapter 5 of title 5,
United States Code, that considers the environmental effects of
all oil and gas development authorized to occur under the
Bureau of Land Management's preferred alternative `Alternative
F', which appears in the final Environmental Impact Statement
published on May 10, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 20657), but was not
included or analyzed in the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement published January 6, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 1754), along
with the environmental effects of oil and gas development that
would be authorized as a result of such record of decision,
including such effects on--
``(A) air quality;
``(B) greenhouse gas emissions and the climate;
``(C) groundwater quality and availability;
``(D) surface water quality and availability;
``(E) seismicity;
``(F) wildlife and plant species, including
threatened species and endangered species; and
``(G) low-income communities, communities of color,
and indigenous communities, including federally and
State-recognized Indian Tribes.
``(2) New review.--If the supplemental environmental impact
statement under paragraph (1) finds any significant detrimental
effects on any matter described in subparagraphs (A) through
(G) of such paragraph, the Record of Decision referred to in
paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect and the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management shall conduct a new review of
Federal oil and gas leasing on the Central Coast of California
under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
``(3) Environmental protection agency review.--
``(A) After the date of the publication, pursuant
to paragraph (2), of a supplemental environmental
impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)), the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall review and publish comments
regarding such statement, including--
``(i) identification of any significant
environmental impacts of oil and gas leasing on
the Central Coast of California that should be
avoided to adequately protect the region's
natural resources; or
``(ii) a determination that the
supplemental environmental impact statement
does not contain sufficient information to
assess such impacts.
``(B) If the Administrator identifies significant
impacts under subparagraph (A)(i) or makes a
determination described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall consult
with the Administrator before taking any action to
proceed with Federal oil and gas leasing on the Central
Coast of California.
``(4) 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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