West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2023

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 22 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 22

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the 
              coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
  Murray, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
   Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the 
              coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

    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 ``West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING 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 Leasing in Certain Areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section or any other law, the Secretary shall not issue a lease for the 
exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any 
area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of 
California, Oregon, or Washington.''.
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