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HOUSE 1443118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Florida Coastal Protection Act

Last Action
3/22/2023

Actions

  • 2023-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • 2023-03-08Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2023-03-08Introduced in House
  • 2023-03-08Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-03-08 (00)

Florida Coastal Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas:

  • the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida,
  • the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude, or
  • the Straits of Florida Planning Area.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
  • Darren Soto (D-FL)
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
  • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
  • Lois Frankel (D-FL)
  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
  • Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
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