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Committee adopts resolution opposing proposed federal offshore leasing plan

Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, California State Senate · March 24, 2026
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Summary

Senate Joint Resolution 12, introduced by Sen. Laird, urges removal of California from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's draft offshore leasing program and stronger review and public engagement; the committee adopted the resolution after broad testimony from coastal conservation groups and local leaders.

Sen. Laird presented SJR 12, a bipartisan resolution opposing the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed offshore oil and gas leasing program and asking that California be removed from the plan. He said the draft program would authorize dozens of lease sales across more than a billion acres of federal waters, including potential…

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