To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes.
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To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2008
Ms. CASTOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRELEASING, LEASING, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN AREAS OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA.
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(i) Prohibition of Oil and Natural Gas Preleasing, Leasing, and Related Activities in Certain Areas Off the Coast of Florida-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(1) PROHIBITION- Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for oil and gas leasing or preleasing or any related activity, any tract located in--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(2) LIMITATION ON EFFECT- Nothing in this subsection affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.5861 as Introduced in House Florida Coastal Protection Act
