California Coast Oil Plans: BLM Seeks Input on Drilling's Eco Footprint
Published Date: 6/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management is getting ready to update plans about oil and gas activities on public lands in California’s Central Coast. They want to check how drilling might affect the environment and possibly change rules to keep things safe and fair. People can share their thoughts soon, and this process could shape land use and energy development for years to come.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Certain Lands Stay Unavailable
Lands withdrawn from mineral entry by law, including national monuments and designated wilderness areas, will remain unavailable for oil and gas leasing and development under this planning process. That means those specific withdrawn lands in the Central Coast area cannot be leased or developed for minerals.
Supplemental EIS and RMP Amendment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and may amend the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Central Coast Field Office in California to analyze oil and gas leasing and development impacts. This starts a formal planning and review process that could shape land use and energy development in the Central Coast area.
Public Comment Opportunity Opens
The notice opens a public comment process so people can share issues and input about oil and gas leasing and development on BLM lands in the Central Coast of California. If you live in or care about that area, you can submit comments during the process to help identify issues the EIS should analyze.
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