United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1890 (104th)
California Ocean Protection Act of 1995
Introduced
20 June 1995
Last action
3 July 1995 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
California Ocean Protection Act of 1995 - Establishes a California Ocean Protection Zone consisting of waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of California that are outside the waters of the State of California and that portion of the outer Continental Shelf underlying the waters. Prohibits: (1) the head of a Federal agency from issuing a lease, permit, or license for exploration for, or development or production of, minerals in or from the Zone; (2) a person from engaging in such activities after the date of the cancellation, expiration, transfer, relinquishment, or termination of a lease, permit, or license for such activities, the date of the suspension of operations associated with such activities under regulations implementing the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act as in effect on January 1, 1986, or the date on which a lease, permit, or license for such activities in any way becomes inactive; or (3) an agency head from issuing a lease, permit, or license for ocean incineration or harmful ocean dumping within the Zone or for any onshore facility that facilitates ocean incineration or harmful ocean dumping within the Zone. Declares that this Act is not intended to regulate, restrict, or prohibit commercial or recreational fishing, or other harvesting of ocean life in the Zone.
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Timeline
20 June 1995
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
20 June 1995
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
20 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 June 1995
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, EPA.
Source: Committee
23 June 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
3 July 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 June 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
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Related records
- related to ← California Ocean Protection Act of 1995
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1890
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1890
- us · 104-hr-1890 · source updated 21 August 2025