Preserving Florida's Coastal Communities Act

Bill: 114-hr-2630
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2015-06-03
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Florida

Gulf of Mexico

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preserving Florida's Coastal Communities Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico for five years (through June 30, 2027).</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2630 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2015 Mr. Jolly (for himself and Ms. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Florida’s Coastal Communities Act . 2. Moratorium on commercial industrial activity in certain areas of Gulf of Mexico Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by striking June 30, 2022 and inserting June 30, 2027 .