Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025

This bill stops the federal government from offering new offshore oil and gas leases in the Central California Planning Area. It tells the Secretary of the Interior not to issue leases for exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in that area.

In plain terms, it would block new offshore drilling leases off the central coast of California by changing the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to add this ban.

• Who is affected: The Department of the Interior and any companies seeking oil and gas leases in the Central California Planning Area.
• What changes: No leases can be issued for exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in that area.
• Where: The Central California Planning Area, offshore of central California.