110 HR 5861 IH: Florida Coastal Protection U.S. House of Representatives 2008-04-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2008 Ms. Castor introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Florida Coastal Protection Act.

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Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida

Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i)

Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida

(1)

Prohibition

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for oil and gas leasing or preleasing or any related activity, any tract located in— (A)any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; (B)the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; or (C)the Straits of Florida Planning Area. (2)

Limitation on effect

Nothing in this subsection affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .