,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,capps 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,farr1  
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 and ,mr4 ,huffman7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to permanently  
prohibit oil and gas leasing off the    
coast of the ,state of ,california1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,california ,ocean and ,coastal         
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of  
oil and gas leasing in certain areas of 
the outer ,continental ,shelf ,section  
#h of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf    
,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7q7 ,prohibition of oil and 
gas leasing in certain areas of the     
outer continental shelf  7#a7 ,in       
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of this ,act or any other law 
and except as provided in paragraph     

7#b71 beginning on the date of enactment
 of this subsection1 the conduct of oil 
and gas preleasing1 leasing1 and related
 activities is prohibited in areas of   
the outer ,continental ,shelf located   
off the coast of the ,state of          
,california4  7#b7 ,effect ,nothing in  
this subsection affects any rights under
 leases issued under this ,act before   
the date of enactment of this           
subsection4  4