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Florida Coastal Protection Act
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S. 2292 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2292


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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 10, 2018

Mr. Nelson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Florida Coastal Protection Act”.

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:

“(i) Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida.—

“(1) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for oil and gas preleasing or leasing, or any related activity, any tract located in—

“(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 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note);

“(B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees, 43 minutes North Latitude; or

“(C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area.

“(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.”.