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HR 2918 110th Congress House Energy California Continental shelf Gas in submerged lands Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas leases Oil well drilling Pacific Ocean Petroleum in submerged lands Prospecting

California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act

Introduced: June 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to exclude such areas from the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf whose oil and natural gas resources the Secretary of Energy is required to inventory and analyze.

What's happening now July 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2758 Related bill Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act
  • S 151 Identical bill California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 28, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 28, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 28, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 28, 2007
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 28, 2007
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2918: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2918/
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"H.R. 2918: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2918/.
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