US Congress House Bill 5936 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Delays hydraulic fracturing of oil or gas resources on certain federal lands in California. On December 12, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a record of decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the BLM Bakersfield Field Office. nullifies the EIS until the BLM completes and circulates for public comment a new EIS. The new EIS must consider the environmental effects of all oil or gas development in the planning area. After the new EIS is published, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review and publish comments regarding the EIS. If the EPA identifies significant environmental impacts or determines that there is insufficient information to assess the environmental impacts of all oil or gas development in the planning area, then the BLM must consult with the EPA before proceeding with federal oil or gas leasing in the planning area.

California’s Land Preservation and Protection Act

Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2020-02-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2020-02-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5936/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5936/BILLS-116hr5936ih.pdf