Governor Brown Signs Oregon Offshore Oil Drilling Prohibition Into Law - Oceana USA

Victory | March 27, 2019

Governor Brown Signs Oregon Offshore Oil Drilling Prohibition Into Law

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Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 256 (SB 256), which indefinitely extends Oregon’s moratorium on offshore oil drilling in state marine waters (0 to 3 miles from shore) and prohibits activities or new infrastructure that would support oil drilling in federal waters offshore Oregon (3 to 200 miles from shore).

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