California Outer Continental Shelf Protection and Development Act - Permits oil and gas leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for specified submerged lands of the California Outer Continental Shelf. Requires such activities to be carried out in a manner which minimizes their environmental, economic, and social impacts.
Authorizes the conduct of one Continental Off-Structure Stratigraphic Test in specified areas.
Permits exploration or development activities on specified lands only under emergency conditions of a severe energy supply interruption. Terminates such activities unless the President renews his findings of emergency conditions.
Terminates this Act after 1999.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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