Carbajal, Markey introduce Legislation to Support the Reduction of Emissions in the Maritime Sector

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Washington, DC -- Last week, Rep. Salud Carbajal reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program (META) Act. The legislation supports the reduction of air emissions from ports and vessels by authorizing an additional $3 million for the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program, which will fund research and activities related to…

Reps. Carbajal, LaMalfa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Forest Roads

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1) introduced the Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together (FOREST) Act to help ensure forest roads in California and across the nation have the funding needed to maintain their infrastructure and keep communities safe. Currently, the National Park Service (NPS) receives $292 million to…

Carbajal, Central Coast Colleagues Introduce California Land Protection Act

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Santa Barbara, CA – Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal introduced the California Land Protection Act. The legislation would block new fracking or oil and gas drilling on federal lands on California’s central and southern coasts. The bill is a direct response to the Trump administration’s move last year to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to pursue oil and gas leasing on over 1.2 million…

Carbajal Reconvenes Offshore Wind Working Group, Secures Commitment from Navy

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Washington, DC – The public comment period on proposed offshore wind development off the Central Coast has now closed and, with a new commitment from the Navy in hand, Congressman Carbajal has called on the Offshore Wind Working Group to reconvene and move forward with negotiations on a leasing area for the development.   “Now that the public comment period is over and the Navy…

Carbajal Legislation Included in Climate Crisis Action Plan

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Washington, DC – On Tuesday, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive congressional climate action framework, which includes two of Congressman Carbajal’s bills: H.R. 2470, the Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act and H.R. 2199, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act. The Select Committee’s climate action framework outlines…

Carbajal Introduces Bill to Halt Future Oil and Gas Drilling on California’s Central Coast

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the California’s Land Preservation and Protection Act to place a moratorium on fracking and new oil and gas drilling on federal lands on California’s central and southern coasts. This is direct pushback on the Trump administration’s decision allowing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to pursue oil and gas leasing on over 1.2 million acres of…

Carbajal Public Land Protection Bill Passes House

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal’s Central Coast Heritage Protection Act (H.R. 2199) passed the U.S. House as part of the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act, a bill package aimed at preserving public lands. On Friday, February 14, Carbajal will host a press conference with local leaders and advocates to celebrate the bill’s passage. “Our district is the most beautiful in the nation—we must do…

Carbajal Coastal Climate Preparedness Bill Passes House

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Rep. Salud Carbajal’s bipartisan Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act, H.R. 3541, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today as part of a larger environmental bill package, known as H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act. The bill package creates programs to better support the coastal regions that are dealing with the impact of climate change…

Carbajal, LaMalfa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Forest Roads

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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) introduced the Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together (FOREST) Act to help ensure forest roads in California and across the nation have the funding needed to maintain infrastructure and keep communities safe. Currently the National Park Service (NPS) receives $292 million to maintain over 13,000 miles of…

Carbajal Land Protection Bill Passes Through Natural Resources Committee

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Rep. Salud Carbajal’s Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, H.R. 2199, passed through the House Natural Resources Committee today. The next stop for the bill is a full vote on the House floor. The Central Coast Heritage Protection Act seeks to designate nearly 250,000 acres of land within Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument as protected wilderness areas. The…