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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 310
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 8, 2019
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr.
DESAULNIER, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BARRAGA´N,
Mr. KILMER, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SMITH of Washington,
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to perma-
nently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the
outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Or-
egon, and Washington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘West Coast Ocean Pro-
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tection Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE
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OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST
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OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.
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Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
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(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the
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following:
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‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN
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CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any
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other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a
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lease for the exploration, development, or production of
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oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental
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Shelf off the coast of the State of California, Oregon, or
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Washington.’’.
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