Defend our Coast Act

Bill: 117-hr-569
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2021-01-28
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean

Delaware

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Maryland

North Carolina

Oil and gas

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defend our Coast 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 gas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 569 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2021 Mr. McEachin (for himself, Ms. Adams , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Brown , Mr. Connolly , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Ross , and Mr. Scott of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic planning area from disposition, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend our Coast Act . 2. Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental Shelf Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental Shelf The Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic planning area. .