I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 479 
To establish a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public land on the 
Central Coast of California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; 
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 California. 
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 Central 
Coast Conservation Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
15:40 Feb 14, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H479.IH
H479
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING ON PUB-
LIC LAND ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALI-
FORNIA. 
Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING ON 
PUBLIC LAND
ON
THE CENTRAL COAST
OF CALI-
FORNIA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act or any other law and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Record of Decision 
for the Central Coast Field Office Resource Manage-
ment Plan Amendment for Oil and Gas Leasing and 
Development published on October 7, 2019 (84 Fed. 
Reg. 53470), 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 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) and chapter 5 
of title 5, United States Code, that considers the en-
vironmental effects of all oil and gas development 
authorized to occur under the Bureau of Land Man-
agement’s preferred alternative ‘Alternative F’, 
which appears in the final Environmental Impact 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
15:40 Feb 14, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H479.IH
H479
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
Statement published on May 10, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 
20657), but was not included or analyzed in the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement published 
January 6, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg 1754), along with 
the environmental effects of oil and gas development 
that would be authorized as a result of such record 
of decision, including such effects on— 
‘‘(A) air quality; 
‘‘(B) greenhouse gas emissions and the cli-
mate; 
‘‘(C) groundwater quality and availability; 
‘‘(D) surface water quality and availability; 
‘‘(E) seismicity; 
‘‘(F) wildlife and plant species, including 
threatened species and endangered species; and 
‘‘(G) low-income communities, communities 
of color, and indigenous communities, including 
federally- and State-recognized Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(2) NEW REVIEW.—If the supplemental envi-
ronmental impact statement under paragraph (1) 
finds any significant detrimental effects on any mat-
ter described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of 
such paragraph, the Record of Decision referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect and 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
15:40 Feb 14, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H479.IH
H479
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
shall conduct a new review of Federal oil and gas 
leasing on the Central Coast of California under sec-
tion 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY 
REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) After the date of the publication, pur-
suant to paragraph (2), of a supplemental envi-
ronmental impact statement under section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall review and publish comments re-
garding such statement, including— 
‘‘(i) identification of any significant 
environmental impacts of oil and gas leas-
ing on the Central Coast of California that 
should be avoided to adequately protect the 
region’s natural resources; or 
‘‘(ii) a determination that the supple-
mental environmental impact statement 
does not contain sufficient information to 
assess such impacts. 
‘‘(B) If the Administrator identifies signifi-
cant impacts under subparagraph (A)(i) or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
15:40 Feb 14, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H479.IH
H479
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
makes a determination described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii), the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management shall consult with the Ad-
ministrator before taking any action to proceed 
with Federal oil and gas leasing on the Central 
Coast of California. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects any rights under leases issued under this Act 
before the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
15:40 Feb 14, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H479.IH
H479
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS