retary, the Secretary may make technical modifications to 
the boundaries described in this section for clarity and 
ease of identification, as appropriate. 
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING AND PER-
MITTING. 
No lease or permit may be issued that authorizes ex-
ploration, development, production, or transporting by 
pipeline of minerals or hydrocarbons within the Sanc-
tuaries. 
SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT PLANS AND REGULATIONS. 
(a) INTERIM PLAN.—The Secretary shall complete an 
interim supplemental management plan for the Sanc-
tuaries by not later than 24 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, that focuses on management in the 
areas added to the Sanctuaries under this Act. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the supplemental plan does not 
weaken existing resource protections. 
(b) REVISED PLANS.—The Secretary shall issue a re-
vised comprehensive management plan for the Sanctuaries 
during the first management review initiated after the 
date of the enactment of this Act under section 304(e) 
of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 
1434(e)) for the Sanctuaries, and issue such final regula-
tions as may be necessary. 
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(c) APPLICATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.—The 
regulations for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine 
Sanctuary (15 C.F.R. 922, subpart H) and the Cordell 
Bank National Marine Sanctuary (15 C.F.R. 922, subpart 
K), including any changes made as a result of a joint man-
agement plan review for the Sanctuaries conducted pursu-
ant to section 304(e) of the National Marine Sanctuaries 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1434(e)), shall apply to the areas added 
to each Sanctuary, respectively, under section 5 until the 
Secretary modifies such regulations in accordance with 
subsection (d) of this section. 
(d) REVISED REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out an assessment of necessary revisions to the regu-
lations for the Sanctuaries in a manner that ensures 
the protection of the resources of the Sanctuaries 
consistent with the purposes and policies of the Na-
tional Marine Sanctuaries Act and the goals and ob-
jectives for the new areas added to each sanctuary 
under section 5 of this Act. The assessment and any 
corresponding regulatory changes shall be complete 
within 24 months of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) REGULATION OF SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.—In 
revising the regulations for the Sanctuaries pursuant 
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to this subsection, the Secretary shall consider ap-
propriate regulations for the following activities: 
(A) The deposit or release of introduced 
species. 
(B) The alteration of stream and river 
drainage into the Sanctuaries. 
(C) Mariculture operations in the Sanc-
tuaries. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In revising the regula-
tions for the Sanctuaries pursuant to this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consider exempting from 
further regulation under the National Marine Sanc-
tuaries Act and this Act discharges that are per-
mitted under a National Pollution Discharge Elimi-
nation System permit in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, or under a new or renewed Na-
tional Pollution Discharge Elimination System per-
mit that does not increase pollution in the Sanc-
tuaries and that originates— 
(A) in the Russian River Watershed out-
side the boundaries of the Gulf of the 
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; or 
(B) from the Bodega Marine Laboratory. 
(e) CONTENTS OF PLANS.—Revisions to each com-
prehensive management plan under this section shall, in 
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