,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eicf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,c>bajal 7= himself & ,ms4    
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require a new supplem5tal environm5tal  
impact /atem5t = oil & gas developm5t 9 
! ,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice plann+ area1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cali=nia's ,l&   
,pres]vation & ,protection ,act4  #b4   
,delay ( oil & gas developm5t 9 !       
,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice plann+ area   
7a7 ,new supplem5tal environm5tal impact
 /atem5t requir$ ,not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law1 ! ,record ( ,decision =
 ! ,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice ,hydraulic 
,fractur+ publi%$ on ,decemb] #ab1      
#bjai1 %all h no =ce or effect until !  
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t  
completes & circulates = public comm5t a
 new supplem5tal environm5tal impact    
/atem5t "u section #ajb ( ! ,national   

,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 t consid]s !           
environm5tal effects ( all oil & gas    
developm5t 9 ! ,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice
 plann+ area1 z su* area is describ$ by 
! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l&           
,managem5t1 includ+ consid]+ ! effects  
on-- 7#a7 air quality2  7#b7 gre5h\se   
gas emissions & ! climate2  7#c7        
gr\ndwat] quality & availability2  7#d7 
surface wat] quality & availability2    
7#e7 seismicity2  7#f7 wildlife & plant 
species1 includ+ ?reat5$ species &      
endang]$ species2 &  7#g7 l[-income     
communities1 communities ( color1 &     
indig5\s communities1 includ+ f$]ally- &
 ,/ate-recogniz$ ,indian ,tribes4  7b7  
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy review 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! supplem5tal            
environm5tal impact /atem5t requir$ by  
subsection 7a7 is publi%$1 !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all review & publi% 
comm5ts reg>d+ su* /atem5t1 includ+ by--

 7,a7 id5tify+ :e!r !re w\ld be any     
significant environm5tal impacts ( oil &
 gas leas+ 9 ! ,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice
 plann+ area t %\ld be avoid$ to        
adequately protect ! natural res\rces ( 
su* area2 or  7,b7 mak+ a det]m9ation   
:e!r ! new supplem5tal environm5tal     
impact /atem5t requir$ by subsection 7a7
 conta9s suffici5t in=mation to assess !
 environm5tal impacts ( all oil & gas   
developm5t 9 ! ,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice
 plann+ area4  7#b7 ,effect (           
det]m9ation ( insuffici5t in=mation ,if 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal        
,protection ,ag5cy id5tifies a          
significant impact "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7
 or det]m9es !re is insuffici5t         
in=mation "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 !      
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t  
%all consult ) ! ,adm9i/rator be=e tak+ 
any action to proce$ ) ,f$]al oil & gas 
leas+ 9 ! ,bak]sfield ,field ,(fice     
plann+ area4