HOUSE 728115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.
- Last Action
- 2/10/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2017-01-30Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2017-01-30Introduced in House
- 2017-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-30 (00)
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil exploration or extraction on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf that are located within 125 miles off the coastline of New Jersey.
Cosponsors (3)
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
Subjects
- Atlantic Ocean
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- New Jersey
- Oil and gas
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