109 S28 IS: Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act U.S. Senate 2021-01-22 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.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 28IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 22, 2021Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo include the State of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program, to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act.

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Inclusion of State of Florida in Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program

Section 102 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:(7)

Gulf producing State

The term Gulf producing State means each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas..

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Moratorium on oil and gas leasing 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; Public Law 109–432) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking June 30, 2022 and inserting June 30, 2032.