,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eicf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ba1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,carbajal 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a new
 supplemental environmental impact      
statement for oil and gas development in
 the ,bakersfield ,field ,office        
planning area1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,california's ,land             
,preservation and ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,delay of oil and gas development in   
the ,bakersfield ,field ,office planning
 area  7a7 ,new supplemental            
environmental impact statement required 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,record of ,decision for the   
,bakersfield ,field ,office ,hydraulic  
,fracturing published on ,december #ab1 
#bjai1 shall have no force or effect    
until the ,director of the ,bureau of   

,land ,management completes and         
circulates for public comment a new     
supplemental environmental impact       
statement under section #ajb of the     
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 that       
considers the environmental effects of  
all oil and gas development in the      
,bakersfield ,field ,office planning    
area1 as such area is described by the  
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management1 including considering the  
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  7b7 
,environmental ,protection ,agency      

review  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date on which the  
supplemental environmental impact       
statement required by subsection 7a7 is 
published1 the ,administrator of the    
,environmental ,protection ,agency shall
 review and publish comments regarding  
such statement1 including by-- 7,a7     
identifying whether there would be any  
significant environmental impacts of oil
 and gas leasing in the ,bakersfield    
,field ,office planning area that should
 be avoided to adequately protect the   
natural resources of such area2 or  7,b7
 making a determination whether the new 
supplemental environmental impact       
statement required by subsection 7a7    
contains sufficient information to      
assess the environmental impacts of all 
oil and gas development in the          
,bakersfield ,field ,office planning    
area4  7#b7 ,effect of determination of 
insufficient information ,if the        
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency identifies a        

significant impact under paragraph      
7#a77;,a7 or determines there is        
insufficient information under paragraph
 7#a77;,b71 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 in the ,bakersfield ,field  
,office planning area4