Actually, the article specifically says tracts off the coast of California were included in the proposal.
The preliminary plan drawn up by the Bush administration would have authorized 31 energy exploration lease sales between 2010 and 2015 for tracts along the East Coast and off the coasts of Alaska and California.
32 posted on 04/29/2010 10:36:08 AM PDT by ColdWater
("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")