,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjai,mr4 ,panetta 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,levin  
of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 
,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1
 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4        
,barragn1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,vargas1   
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 and   
,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a moratorium on   
oil and gas leasing on public land on   
the ,central ,coast of ,california4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,california ,central ,coast        
,conservation ,act4  #b4 ,moratorium on 
oil and gas leasing on public land on   
the ,central ,coast of ,california      
,section #ag7;a7 of the ,mineral        
,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;a77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7q7 ,moratorium on oil and  

gas leasing on public land on the       
,central ,coast of ,california  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 ,record of     
,decision for the ,central ,coast ,field
 ,office ,resource ,management ,plan    
,amendment for ,oil and ,gas ,leasing   
and ,development published on ,october  
#g1 #bjai 7#hd ,fed4 ,reg4 #ecdgj71     
shall have no force or effect until the 
,bureau of ,land ,management ,central   
,coast ,field ,office completes and     
circulates for public comment a         
supplemental environmental impact       
statement under section #ajb of the     
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 and chapter
 #e of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
that considers the environmental effects
 of all oil and gas development         
authorized to occur under the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management's preferred          

alternative ,alternative ,f1 which      
appears in the final ,environmental     
,impact ,statement published on ,may    
#aj1 #bjai 7#hd ,fed4 ,reg4 #bjfeg71 but
 was not included or analyzed in the    
,draft ,environmental ,impact ,statement
 published ,january #f1 #bjag 7#hb ,fed4
 ,reg #aged71 along with the            
environmental effects of oil and gas    
development that would be authorized as 
a result of such record of decision1    
including such effects on--  7,a7 air   
quality2  7,b7 greenhouse gas emissions 
and the climate2  7,c7 groundwater      
quality and availability2  7,d7 surface 
water quality and availability2  7,e7   
seismicity2  7,f7 wildlife and plant    
species1 including threatened species   
and endangered species2 and  7,g7       
low-income communities1 communities of  
color1 and indigenous communities1      
including federally- and                
,state-recognized ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7
 ,new review ,if the supplemental       
environmental impact statement under    

paragraph 7#a7 finds any significant    
detrimental effects on any matter       
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,g7 of such paragraph1 the ,record of  
,decision referred to in paragraph 7#a7 
shall have no force or effect and the   
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management shall conduct a new review  
of ,federal oil and gas leasing on the  
,central ,coast of ,california under    
section #ajb of the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74  7#c7            
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
review  7,a7 ,after the date of the     
publication1 pursuant to paragraph 7#b71
 of a supplemental environmental impact 
statement under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of 
the ,national ,environmental ,policy    
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#dccb7b77;,c771 the ,administrator of   
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
shall review and publish comments       
regarding such statement1 including--   
7i7 identification of any significant   

environmental impacts of oil and gas    
leasing on the ,central ,coast of       
,california that should be avoided to   
adequately protect the region's natural 
resources2 or  7ii7 a determination that
 the supplemental environmental impact  
statement does not contain sufficient   
information to assess such impacts4     
7,b7 ,if the ,administrator identifies  
significant impacts under subparagraph  
7,a77i7 or makes a determination        
described in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management shall consult with the      
,administrator before taking any action 
to proceed with ,federal oil and gas    
leasing on the ,central ,coast of       
,california4  7#d7 ,effect ,nothing in  
this subsection affects any rights under
 leases issued under this ,act before   
the date of enactment of this           
subsection4  4