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HR 262 107th Congress House Energy California Coastal zone Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Continental shelf Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Gas in submerged lands Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas leases Petroleum in submerged lands Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Submarine oil well drilling

To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 30, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 30, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E42)
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares a moratorium for the Planning Areas of Southern, Central, and Northern California, until certain peer-reviewed environmental studies are submitted to the Congress, during which period the Secretary of the Interior may neither conduct oil or gas preleasing or leasing activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act nor approve oil or gas exploration or development activities.
What's happening now February 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 262: To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-262/
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"H.R. 262: To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-262/.
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H.R. 262, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-262/.
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