Who is affected and how:

• Coastal shoreline communities (California, Oregon, Washington): These communities may see reduced risk of oil-spill impacts and changes to coastal environmental risk profiles; the prohibition could support tourism, fisheries, and coastal economy priorities tied to clean coasts, while foreclosing local economic activity tied to new offshore oil and gas development and related jobs.

• Commercial and recreational fishers: Bans on new oil and gas authorizations lower the chance of future drilling-related impacts to fisheries habitat and fishing operations in the affected offshore waters, potentially protecting fisheries resources and livelihoods that depend on marine health.

• State governments of California, Oregon, and Washington: States gain a federal statutory restriction that aligns with many coastal conservation and climate goals; it limits the potential for federal oil and gas development that might conflict with state coastal management and environmental objectives.

• Federal agencies (BOEM, Department of the Interior): Agencies responsible for offshore leasing and permitting must follow the statutory prohibition, altering planning, lease sale schedules, and any pending or future efforts to prepare leases/authorizations for those planning areas.

• Offshore oil and gas companies (exploration, development, production): Companies lose the ability to receive federal leases or authorizations for oil and gas activities in those specific planning areas, which affects corporate exploration plans, investment decisions, and potential future revenue streams (royalties, production).

• Energy markets and federal revenues: The ban could modestly affect long-term domestic oil and gas supply scenarios and expected federal lease royalties from those areas. The immediate budgetary impact is likely limited because it does not alter existing spending or current leases, but it could reduce potential future receipts tied to new leases.

• Environment and climate outcomes: Preventing new offshore oil and gas authorizations in these areas reduces the risk of new drilling-related environmental harm and aligns with emissions-reduction and coastal-protection objectives.

Practical considerations:

• The prohibition is geographically specific and tied to BOEM’s 2024–2029 planning-area definitions; legal challenges could arise over scope or interpretation, but administratively it creates a clear restriction on new federal authorizations.
• Existing leases or authorizations outside the named areas are not affected by this text; the provision does not itself modify existing leases or other unrelated statutory authorities.