LA County Board

14.\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath: Direct the\nActing Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, to join the Local Government Outer\nContinental Shelf (OCS) Coordination Program on behalf of the County. Instruct\nthe Chief Sustainability Officer, and the Directors of Beaches and Harbors,\nRegional Planning and Public Works, through its Office of Oil and Gas, in\nconsultation with County Counsel, to submit public comments via the Federal\nRegister in response to the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy\nManagement’s January 26, 2026, Call for Nominations designating a “negative\nnomination” for all of California’s OCS tracts under consideration. Comments\nshould be submitted to both the Central and Southern OCS planning regions to\naddress the regionwide impacts of drilling Direct the Acting Chief Executive\naddress the regionwide impacts of drilling. Direct the Acting Chief Executive\nOfficer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch,\nto oppose any proposals that would increase or expand offshore oil and gas\ndrilling and deep seabed mining and urge Federal and State decision-makers to\npermanently prohibit offshore drilling and deep seabed mining in all United\nStates waters, including the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Instruct\nthe Director of Regional Planning to report back to the Board in writing within 60\ndays on the progress and feasibility of prohibiting onshore facilities that would\nsupport offshore oil and gas drilling and deep seabed mining. Authorize County\nCounsel to initiate, join, participate in, or support litigation including amicus\nfilings aimed at protecting California’s coastal communities, economies, and\necosystems from offshore drilling and mining, and provide periodic updates to\nthe Board, as necessary.  (26-1053)\nMotion by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath (Exempt From Cluster)\nSecuring Funding to Preserve Critical County Services Cut by H.R.1