New England Coastal Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-1296
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-05-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean

Connecticut

Maine

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Oil and gas

Rhode Island
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>New England Coastal Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 2, 2019 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Collins , Ms. Hassan , Mr. King , Mr. Markey , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Reed , Mrs. Shaheen , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New England Coastal Protection Act . 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration for, or development or production of, oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut. .