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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 456 
To require a new supplemental environmental impact statement for oil and 
gas development in the Bakersfield Field Office planning area, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require a new supplemental environmental impact state-
ment for oil and gas development in the Bakersfield 
Field Office planning area, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Land Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DELAY OF OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE BA-
KERSFIELD FIELD OFFICE PLANNING AREA. 
(a) NEW SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 
STATEMENT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
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vision of law, the Record of Decision for the Bakersfield 
Field Office Hydraulic Fracturing published on December 
12, 2019, shall have no force or effect until the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management completes and cir-
culates for public comment a new supplemental environ-
mental impact statement under section 102 of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) 
that considers the environmental effects of all oil and gas 
development in the Bakersfield Field Office planning area, 
as such area is described by the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management, including considering the effects 
on— 
(1) air quality; 
(2) greenhouse gas emissions and the climate; 
(3) groundwater quality and availability; 
(4) surface water quality and availability; 
(5) seismicity; 
(6) wildlife and plant species, including threat-
ened species and endangered species; and 
(7) low-income communities, communities of 
color, 
and 
indigenous 
communities, 
including 
federally- and State-recognized Indian Tribes. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
RE-
VIEW.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the supplemental environ-
mental impact statement required by subsection (a) 
is published, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall review and publish com-
ments regarding such statement, including by— 
(A) 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 pro-
tect the natural resources of such area; or 
(B) making a determination whether the 
new supplemental environmental impact state-
ment required by subsection (a) contains suffi-
cient information to assess the environmental 
impacts of all oil and gas development in the 
Bakersfield Field Office planning area. 
(2) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION OF INSUFFI-
CIENT INFORMATION.—If the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency identifies a signifi-
cant impact under paragraph (1)(A) or determines 
there is insufficient information under paragraph 
(1)(B), the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment shall consult with the Administrator before 
taking any action to proceed with Federal oil and 
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gas leasing in the Bakersfield Field Office planning 
area. 
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