Introduced in House — H.R. 2862

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2862

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 10, 2025

Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Peters, Mr. Min, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Connolly, and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act.

Sec. 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area

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 the Southern California Planning Area
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Southern California Planning Area, as such planning area is described in the document entitled 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program, dated September 2023.